Reproductive Endocrinology
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Patients seeking infertility care report infrequent counseling on weight loss
While 60% said they’d received weight loss/infertility counseling by any health care provider, just 41.7% reported that their primary ob.gyn....
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Bone risk: Is time since menopause a better predictor than age?
The amount of time since a woman’s final menstrual period factors into bone density and fracture risk, in some cases with an even stronger...
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White House unveils plan to combat endocrine-disrupting PFAS pollution
The Biden administration announces actions by federal agencies to protect Americans from per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances.
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Synthetic chemical in consumer products linked to early death, study says
Daily exposure to phthalates may lead to hundreds of thousands of early deaths each year among older adults in the United States.
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Optimizing thyroid management in reproduction
For now, it is reasonable to obtain a serum TSH on all women desiring fertility, to treat SCH with levothyroxine to maintain TSH <2.5 mIU/L in...
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Diabetes drug may extend pregnancy in women with preeclampsia
Pregnant individuals given metformin extended their pregnancy by a week. While this finding was statistically insignificant, researchers said they...
Commentary
Time to hit pause on ‘pausing’ puberty in gender-dysphoric youth
Every clinician considering prescribing hormones for youth with gender dysphoria should ask themselves, ‘Just because I can, does it mean I should...
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Consensus statement warns against acetaminophen use during pregnancy
Widely used drug perceived as safe may adversely affect fetal and childhood development.
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Although inconclusive, CV safety study of cancer therapy attracts attention
Even though PRONOUNCE, a trial comparing prostate cancer drugs for cardiovascular safety couldn’t reach a conclusion, it may prove to be a model...
Commentary
‘Countdown to zero’: Endocrine disruptors and worldwide sperm counts
A urologist makes the case that everyday chemicals are behind the ongoing decline in sperm counts seen in Western countries.
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‘I did nothing wrong’: MDs used their own sperm for fertility patients
“The hubris of a doctor to impregnate his own patient, in some effort to either save money or populate the world with his offspring, is striking...