Reproductive Endocrinology Disorders News

• Medical Therapy Is Cost-effective for Endometriosis For patients with endometriosis-related dysmenorrhea, it is cost effective to use medical therapy before surgery, according to investigators.
  Medscape Medical News, September 20, 2021
• Antipsychotics Tied to Increased Breast Cancer Risk New research suggests that antipsychotics that increase prolactin are associated with an increased risk for breast cancer. However, an expert says that at this point, clinical implications are premature.
  Medscape Medical News, September 13, 2021
• Abnormal Brain Function Seen in Women With Primary Dysmenorrhea Researchers in China have observed brain alterations in women with primary dysmenorrhea and identified a potential treatment target.
  Reuters Health Information, August 26, 2021
• Why the CDC Doesn't Recommend Screening Straight Men for STDs Women and MSM (men who have sex with men) benefit most from screening efforts, experts say.
  WebMD Health News, August 26, 2021
• Women Not Told About Need for Contraception After IVF Births After an IVF birth, many women have misperceptions about their fertility and have unexpected, spontaneous pregnancies, suggesting an urgent need to address the contraceptive needs in these women.
  Medscape Medical News, June 29, 2021
• In Black Patients, Acne Scarring Might Not Mean What You Think "Scarring is not usually what they're talking about, although they may have some of that as well."
  Medscape Medical News, June 28, 2021
• Diaphragmatic Endometriosis Diagnosed Years After Symptom Onset Patients may see a primary care physician several times before referral to a gynecologist, a survey shows.
  Medscape Medical News, June 23, 2021
• ACOG 2021 Hormone Pellet Safety Data 'Not Very Reassuring at All' for Women Women who receive pellet hormonal therapy may be significantly more likely to have side effects compared with women who receive FDA-approved hormonal treatments.
  Medscape Medical News, June 18, 2021
• ACOG 2021 Language Barriers May Contribute to Pain Management Disparities Patients whose first language is not English received fewer pain assessments and fewer doses of NSAIDs and oxycodone therapeutic equivalents following cesarean deliveries, new research suggests
  Medscape Medical News, June 10, 2021
• Neurologists Brace, Prepare for Long-COVID Fallout At least 1 in 3 patients are affected by post-acute neurologic sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection, and this is just the tip of the iceberg.
  Medscape Medical News, May 28, 2021
• ACOG 2021 Lesions in Pelvis May Be 'Tip of the Iceberg' in Endometriosis Recognizing the systemic effects of endometriosis may help doctors better understand the experiences of patients with the disease, a researcher suggests.
  Medscape Medical News, May 19, 2021
• ACOG 2021 Primary Ovarian Insufficiency Requires Long-term Management Women with primary ovarian insufficiency may experience some intermittent ovarian function, experts report.
  Medscape Medical News, May 18, 2021
• The Pandemic is Making Periods Unbearable for Some Women Stories of how the pandemic disrupted women's periods reverberated across the internet. Here's what docs can do to help.
  Medscape Medical News, April 06, 2021
• COVID Put Remote Abortion to the Test. Supporters Say It Passed. Most abortion providers interpreted this language to mean they could not mail mifepristone to patients' homes, rendering fully remote abortion care impossible.
  Undark, April 05, 2021
• ENDO 2021 Obesity Is Source of Marked Increased Risk of Diabetes in PCOS Obesity has been identified as the key risk factor for type 2 diabetes in women with polycystic ovary syndrome in a new study.
  Medscape Medical News, March 30, 2021
• ENDO 2021 Many Unknowns on Fertility Preservation in Transgender Patients The effect of gender-affirming hormones on fertility in transgender people is still a big unknown, and those embarking upon such treatment need good counseling around fertility preservation, say experts.
  Medscape Medical News, March 29, 2021
• ENDO 2021 High-Intensity Interval Training Cuts Cardiometabolic Risks in Women With PCOS HIIT was better than moderate-intensity training for improving several measures of cardiometabolic health in women with polycystic ovary syndrome in a prospective, randomized, single-center study.
  Medscape Medical News, March 24, 2021
• ENDO 2021 PCOS Equivalent in Men: No Ovaries Required The concept that there is a male equivalent of polycystic ovary syndrome was first described more than 15 years ago; a new study has further validated the principle using a polygenic risk score.
  Medscape Medical News, March 24, 2021
• Alert FDA Clears Ponesimod (Ponvory), New Oral Drug for MS The selective sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor 1 modulator for adults with relapsing forms of MS proved superior to teriflunomide in a phase 3, 2-year, head-to-head comparative study.
  FDA Approvals, March 23, 2021
• Women With PCOS at Increased Risk for COVID-19 Women with PCOS have a significantly increased risk for COVID-19, yet have been 'overlooked' so far in the pandemic, say UK experts who warn that they could face further disenfranchisement.
  Medscape Medical News, March 18, 2021