Reproductive Endocrinology
Conference Coverage
Ulipristal acetate reduced bleeding for women with fibroids
SAN ANTONIO – About half of women in the VENUS II study achieved amenorrhea.
Commentary
Contraception coverage rollback is discriminatory
Policy shows the Trump administration’s lack of concern for women’s health.
Conference Coverage
Know the best specific signs for polycystic ovary syndrome
Hirsutism and acanthosis nigricans are “the best specific signs for PCOS.”
From the Journals
What’s in a name?
For some, a PCOS diagnosis might hurt more than it helps.
From the Journals
Less sex, more contraception use in teens in last decade
Contraception use is up in teens.
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.
Conference Coverage
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...
Conference Coverage
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...