Reproductive Endocrinology
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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...
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Gender and Sports: Can Science Enable Fair Competition?
Genetic, chromosomal, and hormonal factors can be involved in the mixed presence of typical male and female characteristics.
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PCOS Increases Eating Disorder Risk
Women with PCOS had 53% higher odds of any eating disorder than control individuals without PCOS; disordered eating scores were higher in both the...
From the Journals
Why Is Mom’s Type 1 Diabetes Half as Likely as Dad’s to Pass to Child?
Individuals with type 1 diabetes were almost twice as likely to have a father with the condition than a mother.
Commentary
For Richer, for Poorer: Low-Carb Diets Work for All Incomes
A visit to an endocrinologist proved to be life-changing for a single mother of two with poorly controlled blood sugar.
From the Journals
Metformin Gets a Reproductive Reprieve — For Diabetic Moms and Dads Alike
Physicians can reassure parents with diabetes about the safety of metformin use before conception and in early pregnancy.
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Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome: New Science Offers Old Remedy
A derivative of artemisinin — which has been used as far back as 1596 to treat malaria in China — helped relieve PCOS symptoms in rats and a small...
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Investigational Male Contraceptive Suppresses Sperm Rapidly
The topical gel is applied to the shoulders daily.
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Frontal Fibrosing Alopecia: Study Finds Oral Contraceptive Use Modulates Risk In Women with Genetic Variant
The study suggests a significant gene-environment interaction, the authors wrote.
Conference Coverage
Most women can conceive after breast cancer treatment
In a modern cohort of patients under 40 without metastatic disease, financial status and egg or embryo freezing — but not chemotherapy — affected...
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Research Highlights From ESMO Breast Cancer
An international panel provided insights on notable breast cancer research.