Reproductive Endocrinology Disorders News

• Two Drugs for Uterine Leiomyomas Show Promise Ulipristal acetate, a selective progesterone receptor modulator, and elagolix, an oral gonadotropin-releasing hormone receptor antagonist, are effective for the treatment of uterine leiomyomas, according to two industry-sponsored randomized controlled trials.
  Reuters Health Information, October 2018
• 'Unexpected': Age 35 Key to Ovarian Function After Chemo for HL Age impacts recovery of ovarian function after chemotherapy for Hodgkin's lymphoma, even when regimens considered less toxic are used.
  Medscape Medical News, October 2018
• PUFAs for Anxiety: The Evidence to Date For patients with anxiety unresponsive to antidepressants or psychotherapy, omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) may be a promising alternative, research suggests.
  Medscape Medical News, September 2018
• Primary Care Doctors Less Familiar With Vaginal Atrophy Postmenopausal women who experience problems like vaginal dryness, painful intercourse or urinary incontinence may want to see a gynecologist instead of a primary care provider for help, a recent study suggests.
  Reuters Health Information, September 2018
• Adolescents Conceived by ART Show Increased Vascular Aging A follow-up of healthy adolescents conceived through assisted reproductive technologies shows persistent premature vascular aging and progression to hypertension.
  Medscape Medical News, September 2018
• Early Menopause in 64% of Young Lung Cancer Patients Premenopausal women with lung cancer treated with chemotherapy are, like young women with breast cancer, at significant risk for amenorrhea, according to a first-of-its-kind study.
  Medscape Medical News, September 2018
• Many Rectal STIs in Women Missed by Genital Testing Only One in five women reporting anal sex were infected with a rectal STI only, which would have been missed if they were tested for genital STIs alone.
  Medscape Medical News, August 2018
• High Fertility Rate After Surgery for Colorectal Endometriosis
  Reuters Health Information, August 2018
• Patients With PCOS Lack Faith in Primary Care Physicians In the survey comparing healthcare experiences, patients with polycystic ovary syndrome expressed a lack of confidence in the ability of primary care providers to adequately address their condition.
  Medscape Medical News, August 2018
• New Guidance on Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Aims to Improve Care, Reassure Women
  Reuters Health Information, July 2018
• Childhood Abuse Linked to Endometriosis Risk Women who were abused as children may be more likely to develop endometriosis in adulthood, separate studies suggest.
  Reuters Health Information, July 2018
• IVF Hits 40-Year Mark, But Challenges Remain An estimated 6 to 8 million people have been born through advanced fertility treatments since 1978, yet the high costs of these treatments may still keep them out of reach for many, physicians say.
  Medscape Medical News, July 2018
• AbbVie Prices New Endometriosis Drug At $10,000 a Year Drugmaker AbbVie Inc priced its new endometriosis drug Orilissa (elagolix) at around $10,000 a year after receiving approval from U.S. regulators for the treatment on Tuesday.
  Reuters Health Information, July 2018
• Alert FDA Clears Elagolix (Orilissa) for Endometriosis Pain Elagolix is the first oral gonadotropin-releasing hormone antagonist specifically developed for the treatment of moderate to severe pain associated with endometriosis.
  FDA Approvals, July 2018
• Physical Exam Techniques Clarify Diagnosis of Pelvic Floor Myofascial Pain Careful assessment of pain during palpation of pelvic muscles can help to clarify the diagnosis of pelvic floor myofascial pain, according to a systematic review.
  Reuters Health Information, July 2018
• Breast and Gynecological Cancer Risk Is Minimal With IVF The study of more than 250,000 British women shows reassuring data on breast cancer risk; there is an increased ovarian cancer risk but it is small and limited to those with existing risk factors.
  Medscape Medical News, July 2018
• Fertility Problems, Reproductive Technology Tied to Slightly More Birth Defects Women who struggle to get pregnant or use reproductive technologies such as in vitro fertilization (IVF) may be more likely to have preemies and kids with birth defects than their peers who conceive without difficulty, a U.S. study suggests.
  Reuters Health Information, July 2018
• Laparoscopic Endometriosis Surgery Appears to Improve Women's Sexual Quality of Life
  Reuters Health Information, June 2018
• Investigational Oral Medication Promising for Endometriosis Pain Investigational oral agent, elagolix, shows promise for the treatment of endometriosis-related pain with good efficacy and safety data now out to 12 months in 2 extension studies; drug is awaiting approval.
  Medscape Medical News, June 2018
• OB-GYNs Can Help Identify Eating Disorders in Adolescents
  Reuters Health Information, June 2018