Reproductive Endocrinology
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No short-term serious side effects from hormones for transsexuals
Major finding: Hormonal therapy for transgender patients did not adversely affect bone density in adolescents and caused no serious unwanted side...
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Slight cognition benefit found for testosterone gel after menopause
Major finding: After 6 months of daily testosterone gel, women scored 1.57 points better on the 48-point International Shopping List Task test....
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Ten steps reduce dangerous chemicals in pregnancy
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Endometriomas do not negatively affect ability to conceive
Major finding: Spontaneous ovulation occurred in 50.3% of affected ovaries and 49.7% of healthy ovaries over the course of six ovulatory cycles....
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Testosterone gel's pain relief modest in opioid-induced androgen deficiency
Major finding: Men treated with testosterone gel for 14 weeks had about a 5-W improvement in their toleration of a blunted pressure pin applied to...
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No safety issues detected in HPV vaccine pregnancy registry
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Anti-Müllerian hormone identified PCOS in small study
Major finding: An anti-Müllerian hormone cutoff level of 3.4 ng/mL discriminated between PCOS patients and controls.Data source: Prospective, case...
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Androgens helped even young boys with Klinefelter's
Major finding: Klinefelter’s patients had a moderate improvement in various social adjustment scores after 2 years of low-dose androgen therapy....
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Low-dose paroxetine approved for hot flashes
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Bremelanotide improves female sexual dysfunction
Major finding: Self-administered subcutaneous injections of the novel agent bremelanotide at the top dose tested resulted in quadruple the number...
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No higher risk of cancer after 9 years of testosterone replacement therapy
Major finding: Overall, 55 men developed cancer during a mean follow-up of 8.7 years; 22 were on testosterone replacement therapy (6.6%) and 33...