Menopause
Conference Coverage
Ovarian cryopreservation should no longer be experimental
PHILADELPHIA – Most patients who underwent ovarian tissue freezing followed by reimplantation went on to have successful spontaneous pregnancies...
News for Your Practice
What does the REPLENISH trial reveal about E2/P4’s ability to affect VMS and sleep and appropriate dosing for smokers?
Compared with placebo, women taking E2/P4 experienced reduced VMS frequency and severity and improved sleep
The REPLENISH...
News for Your Practice
Postmenopausal women would benefit from clinician-initiated discussion of GSM symptoms
Almost 20% of postmenopausal women wished that their practitioner had addressed their vulvovaginal health in a discussion at...
Expert Commentary
Can we discern optimal long-term osteoporosis treatment for women?
The use of osteoporosis drugs in sequence—rather than a single agent for a long time—may be the most effective management...
Guidelines
Try testosterone for some women with sexual dysfunction, but not others
Evidence does not support testosterone use for other conditions, and concentrations should mirror premenopausal physiological conditions.
From the Journals
Higher BMD linked to family history of diabetes in postmenopausal women
The connection may be related to insulin resistance.
Product Review
Product Update: Osphena’s NDA, new hysteroscope, TempSure RF technology, Resilient stirrup covers
Clinical Review
Hormone therapy and cognition: What is best for the midlife brain?
Memory issues are a common source of concern for midlife women. ObGyns are in a unique position to advise women about the roles...
Clinical Review
Office hysteroscopic evaluation of postmenopausal bleeding
Postmenopausal bleeding can indicate endometrial carcinoma. When and how can hysteroscopy make the difference in diagnosis (and...
Conference Coverage
Transdermal estradiol may modulate the relationship between sleep, cognition
LOS ANGELES – Women using the patch fared better in all measures than did those taking oral conjugated equine estrogen.
From the Journals
CVD risk upped in postmenopausal breast cancer survivors
Overall, breast cancer patients had significantly higher HSP60 levels and lower HSP70 levels than those of their cancer-free peers.