Reproductive Endocrinology Disorders News

• ACOG 2023 Scheduled Bleeding Boosts Tolerability of Hormone Implants After taking norethindrone acetate for 1 week every 4 weeks, 80% of participants reported satisfactory bleeding patterns with etonogestrel implants in a new study.
  Medscape Medical News, May 22, 2023
• Rising Interest in Weight Loss Meds Despite Cost Interest in these treatments is soaring among people living with obesity despite the lack of public awareness just a handful of months ago.
  WebMD Health News, May 05, 2023
• FDA Does Not Require Menstrual Product Ingredients on Labels New York and California have passed laws requiring disclosure of ingredients on menstrual product packaging. Advocates want more transparency across the United States.
  KFF Health News, May 03, 2023
• Cycle Timing May Reduce Hormonal Dosage for Contraception Researchers examined how the timing of hormone administration during a cycle might affect the amount of hormones needed for contraception.
  MDedge News, April 26, 2023
• Smoking Cessation Has Many Benefits in Diabetes In addition to a slight and temporary risk for blood sugar imbalance, smoking cessation is associated with reduced risks for all-cause mortality and for macro- and microangiopathic complications.
  Medscape Medical News, April 25, 2023
• AHA Statement Targets Nuance in CVD Risk Assessment of Women A new AHA statement highlights the importance of considering nonbiological and social factors when assessing CVD risk in women, particularly women of diverse races and ethnicities.
  Medscape Medical News, April 11, 2023
• Menstrual Leave in Mexico: Implications of the Initiative Proposed by Mexico City Congress Proposal also includes one day of paid leave per year for mammograms and Pap smears for working women, and a half-day for prostate exams for men.
  Medscape Medical News, March 28, 2023
• New State Bill Could Protect Docs Prescribing Abortion Pills Out-of-State Proposed legislation could shield California physicians and pharmacists who provide abortion care through telemedicine from criminal or civil penalties by states restricting abortion. Other pro-choice states have enacted similar laws.
  Medscape Medical News, March 24, 2023
• Ectopic Pregnancy Risk and Levonorgestrel-Releasing IUD "If 10,000 women using the hormonal IUD for 1 year were given the 19.5-mg hormonal IUD instead of the 13.5-mg hormonal IUD, around nine ectopic pregnancies would be avoided."
  MDedge News, March 22, 2023
• Scientists Create 'Vagina on a Chip': What to Know A microfluidic chip designed to mimic the vagina's microbiome is likely to drive vital new treatments in the long-neglected field of women's reproductive health.
  WebMD Health News, February 09, 2023
• Jessica Pegula Reveals Her Mother Kim Pegula's Health Crisis Jessica decided to write about her mother's ordeal after Bills player Damar Hamlin went into cardiac arrest on the field during a game in what Pegula described as "some bizarre, messed-up, full circle moment."
  Associated Press, February 07, 2023
• Decoding Endometriosis: Recent Research Fosters Hope Although the disease afflicts at least 1 out of every 10 women, endometriosis remains a conundrum for patients and their physicians.
  MDedge News, February 02, 2023
• Female Doctors Have Higher Infertility Rates: What Can Be Done? Data show female physicians have higher risks for infertility and pregnancy loss than the general public. What can be done in a rigorous medical culture that challenges the term 'family friendly?'
  Medscape Medical News, January 27, 2023
• Military Probing Whether Cancers Linked to Nuclear Silo Work “There are indications of a possible association between cancer and missile combat crew service at Malmstrom AFB.”
  Associated Press, January 23, 2023
• Bleeding and in Pain, a Pregnant Woman Couldn't Get Answers How one Louisiana woman experiencing a miscarriage sought care amid a climate of fear and confusion among doctors fueled by that state's restrictive abortion law.
  Kaiser Health News, January 12, 2023
• Menstrual Disorders Linked With Cardiovascular Disease Risk Certain characteristics of the menstrual cycle across a woman's reproductive life span may constitute additional risk factors for cardiovascular disease, according to researchers.
  Medscape Medical News, December 30, 2022
• Do Doctors Dismiss Endometriosis-Related Pain During Sex? Women with sexual problems express the desire for better information — and for their gynecologists to initiate the conversation.
  Medscape Medical News, December 28, 2022
• Can Metformin Lower Need for Joint Replacement in Diabetes? Patients with type 2 diabetes who were treated with metformin had a 30% reduction in risk for total knee and total hip replacement, compared with patients who did not receive the drug.
  Medscape Medical News, December 20, 2022
• Teen's Undisclosed Dieting May Precede Anorexia Nervosa Parents lag behind when identifying teen eating disorders, according to a new study. The findings suggest parents should monitor teen eating habits more closely.
  MDedge News, December 09, 2022
• Breaking Bad News During IVF: How to Soften the Blow Patients undergoing IVF often feel alienated by clinicians who don’t know their cases. Showing interest in patients' situations can help reduce the psychological fallout of failed treatments, doctors say.
  Medscape Medical News, December 08, 2022