Reproductive Endocrinology
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Immune globulin may not block intrauterine CMV transmission
Major finding: Thirty percent of women given intravenous anti-CMV hyperimmune globulin, but 44% of those given a saline placebo, passed CMV on to...
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Erectile dysfunction, sexual disinterest result from drops in both testosterone and estrogen in men
Major finding: Declines in testosterone, estrogen, and both hormones in tandem – not simply a decline in testosterone alone – are responsible for...
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Drop in infertility rate among findings of national survey
Major finding: From 2006 to 2010, an estimated 6% of married women in the United States aged 15-44 were infertile, down from 8.5% in 1982.
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Finasteride use in prevention not linked to higher mortality
Major finding: At 15-years, survival was 78% with finasteride and 78.2% with placebo, a nonsignificant difference, and the median age at prostate...
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Long-term mifepristone associated with endometrial thickening, bleeding
Major finding: Clinically relevant bleeding developed in four women with greater than 20 mm of endometrial thickening after 14 or more weeks of...
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Long-term depression may affect ability to conceive
Major finding: Six-plus years of depression was associated with a longer time to pregnancy than was no depression (adjusted OR 1.25).
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Low-molecular-weight heparin improves fertility treatment outcomes
Major finding: Implantation (22.2% vs. 10%, P =.0136), pregnancy (47% vs. 20.6%, P = .0026), and live birth rates (30% vs.
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Pregnancy in Turner’s syndrome carries high hypertensive risk
Major finding: Hypertensive complications were seen in 35% of women, with preeclampsia in 20%.
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Adequate hypothyroid treatment aids assisted fertility success
Major finding: Implantation (28% vs. 22%, P = .11), clinical pregnancy (36% vs. 34%, P = .93), and live delivery (30% vs.
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Analysis: Estrogen therapy after hysterectomy may have saved lives
Major finding: A minimum of 18,600 and as many as 91,600 excess deaths occurred between 2002 and 2011 among hysterectomized women aged 50-59 years...
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Surgery improves pregnancy rates in women with ovarian cysts
Major finding: 63% of women became pregnant after assisted conception methods; before surgery only 7% conceived.Data source: A 10-year,...