Reproductive Endocrinology
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...
Conference Coverage
Preconception marijuana use by male partner raises spontaneous abortion risk
PHILADELPHIA – Use of marijuana by the male once or twice in the week prior to conception doubled the risk of spontaneous abortion.
Conference Coverage
Lifestyle program improves chance of spontaneous conception for women with obesity
PHILADELPHIA – Lifestyle interventions aimed at healthy eating and physical activity in women with obesity could...
From the Journals
New drug improves sex drive, at least on paper
Injectable improves sexual satisfaction scores, but its clinical impact is hard to discern.
Conference Coverage
Elagolix with add-back therapy appears efficacious despite uterine and fibroid factors
PHILADELPHIA – Factors such as primary fibroid volume, fibroid stage, and uterine volume did not appear to affect...
Conference Coverage
Consider treating ovarian torsion with conservative surgery in young women
PHILADELPHIA – “We believe that conservative surgery should be performed whenever possible in young women with...
Conference Coverage
SSRIs may reduce fecundability, live birth rate in reproductive-age women
PHILADELPHIA – Women in a subgroup receiving fluoxetine experienced a greater incidence of pregnancy loss than women taking other SSRIs, but the...
News from the FDA/CDC
Twin births down among women 30 and older
Race and ethnicity also played a role in the decline in twin birthrates since 2014.
From the Journals
High maternal lead levels linked to children’s obesity
High maternal folate levels mitigated the association between children’s risk of obesity and mothers’ high lead levels, suggesting an...
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.