Reproductive Endocrinology
News
CDC specifies risk-reduction strategies for HIV-discordant conception
Multiple low-risk strategies exist to help HIV-discordant couples conceive safely, according to a CDC report.
Conference Coverage
Study validates endometriosis fertility index
VANCOUVER – The tool accurately predicted the odds of natural live births in women with stage III and stage IV endometriosis.
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Oral GnRH antagonist offers endometriosis pain relief in trials
VANCOUVER – Elagolix is an oral, nonpeptide, gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) antagonist being developed by Neurocrine Biosciences and AbbVie...
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Modern estrogen ‘microdoses’ in contraceptives did not increase risk of melanoma
PORTLAND, ORE. – The null results of a retrospective cohort study belied decades-old studies that linked contraceptives containing much higher...
Conference Coverage
VIDEO: Use oil-based contrast for HSG fertility boost
VANCOUVER – A new study helps settle the debate on what type of contrast to use in hysterosalpingography.
Conference Coverage
For girls with Turner syndrome, experimental fertility preservation may offer the hope of a baby of their own
Fertility preservation techniques pioneered in young cancer patients may someday allow some women with Turner syndrome to give birth to their own...
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Reduced-intensity conditioning may not preserve fertility in young girls after bone marrow transplant
ORLANDO – Talking with a child who is about to undertake chemo about preserving her fertility may be the furthest thing from everyone’s mind, but...
From the Journals
Updated embryo transfer recommendations promote singletons
The recommendations will help to continue the trend toward single embryo transfer in an ever-widening group of patients.
Conference Coverage
Infants’ head circumference larger with PCOS moms on metformin
Infants born to women with PCOS who took metformin during pregnancy have larger heads than those born to women who took placebo.
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New guidance: Bone health is front and center in functional hypothalamic amenorrhea care
Diagnosing can be tricky, but several viable treatment options exist.
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Endometriosis survey findings show doctors aren’t asking key questions
Physicians should be asking women about pain during sex or pelvic pain that might interfere with daily life.