Reproductive Endocrinology
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Update Coming for Thyroid Disease in Pregnancy Guidelines
Age over 30 years, having at least two prior pregnancies, and morbid obesity (body mass index [BMI] at least 40 kg/m2), will no longer...
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Weight Loss Interventions Improve Key Features of PCOS
“This is the first review to show a clinically significant association in improvement in menstrual frequency with weight loss interventions, an...
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Topiramate Plus Metformin Effective for Weight Loss in PCOS
Topiramate combined with metformin resulted in greater mean weight loss at 3 months and 6 months than placebo plus metformin.
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Weight Loss Drugs Don’t Reduce Oocyte Retrieval
The use of glucagon-like peptide 1 agonists within a year had no apparent effect on the number of oocytes retrieved in controlled ovarian...
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The Genitals Are a Window Into Health: Sex as a Vital Sign
The genitals give information about the cardiovascular system, the peripheral nervous system, and the hormonal system.
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PCOS Linked to Hypertensive Blood Pressure in Teens
The proportion of adolescent girls with high blood pressure was significantly greater among those with PCOS than among those without the condition...
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How to Treat Cancer While Preserving Fertility
Some chemotherapies are known for their effects on oocytes, follicle maturation, and spermatogenesis, but knowledge about newer treatment options...
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Severe Autoimmune Diseases Linked to Premature Ovarian Insufficiency
“The study results strengthen the hypothesis that autoimmune mechanisms play an important role in the pathogenesis of POI.”
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Hyperandrogenic PCOS Linked to Lower Pregnancy and Live Birth Rates
“Patients with nonhyperandrogenic PCOS may represent a different disease process with unique morbidities and outcomes and could be counseled...
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Does Preconception BMI Affect Time to Pregnancy and Miscarriage Risk?
BMI outside of the normal category in women and men was associated with lower fecundability, subfertility, and increased odds of miscarriage.
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When Childhood Cancer Survivors Face Sexual Challenges
The disruptions caused by cancer and its treatment can interfere with normal physiological and psychological development, leading to issues with...