Reproductive Endocrinology
Conference Coverage
Anti-Müllerian hormone identified PCOS in small study
Major finding: An anti-Müllerian hormone cutoff level of 3.4 ng/mL discriminated between PCOS patients and controls.Data source: Prospective, case...
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Androgens helped even young boys with Klinefelter's
Major finding: Klinefelter’s patients had a moderate improvement in various social adjustment scores after 2 years of low-dose androgen therapy....
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Low-dose paroxetine approved for hot flashes
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Bremelanotide improves female sexual dysfunction
Major finding: Self-administered subcutaneous injections of the novel agent bremelanotide at the top dose tested resulted in quadruple the number...
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No higher risk of cancer after 9 years of testosterone replacement therapy
Major finding: Overall, 55 men developed cancer during a mean follow-up of 8.7 years; 22 were on testosterone replacement therapy (6.6%) and 33...
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LARC use leads to dramatic drop in teen pregnancies
Major finding: The annual pregnancy rate among adolescents who chose a LARC was 29.9/1,000, compared with the 2008 U.S. teen pregnancy rate of 67....
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LARCs appear safe in adolescents with CVD
Major finding: In a study of LARC use among adolescents with congenital cardiac anomalies or other cardiovascular disease, no cases of...
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Work-up, treatment of adolescent PCOS varies by specialty
Major finding: After evaluating adolescents for potential PCOS, 49% of adolescent medicine specialists ordered lipid tests, compared with 22% of...
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Ovarian dermoid cysts recur in 11% of adolescents
Major finding: Of 66 patients who underwent dermoid cystectomy, 7 (11%) had a recurrence of ovarian dermoid cysts.Data source: A retrospective...