Reproductive Rounds
Reproductive Rounds
Stress and infertility – is it a proven cause and effect?
A definitive link between stress and infertility is evasive because of the lack of controlled, prospective longitudinal studies and the challenge...
Reproductive Rounds
Hyperprolactinemia – When, why, and how to evaluate prolactin
Like the management of thyroid dysfunction, our field must be aware of prolactin disorders for early detection, prompt referral, and appropriate...
Reproductive Rounds
Treating unexplained infertility – avoiding trial and error
The first-line treatment of unexplained infertility is clomiphene citrate with intrauterine insemination.
Reproductive Rounds
The male biological clock – How to tell the time
For all ages, studies have suggested that elevated male body mass index as well as alcohol consumption and cigarette smoking, including e-...
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Optimizing thyroid management in reproduction
For now, it is reasonable to obtain a serum TSH on all women desiring fertility, to treat SCH with levothyroxine to maintain TSH <2.5 mIU/L in...
Reproductive Rounds
COVID-19 and fertility: Unmasking the truth
Those couples wanting to conceive, and pregnant women should receive the COVID-19 vaccine to prevent general health morbidity and mortality,...
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Fibroids: Is surgery the only management approach?
The current literature cannot conclude that fibroids reduce the likelihood of achieving pregnancy with or without fertility treatment based on a...
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Polycystic ovary syndrome: It’s not just about fertility
PCOS is not “just about fertility” but has extensive gynecologic and metabolic consequences that require a personalized approach to care.
Reproductive Rounds
Preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidy
Where does preimplantation genetic testing belong in the IVF armamentarium and why, after 30 years, are there two diametrically opposed views on...
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Recurrent miscarriage: What’s the evidence-based evaluation and management?
After three or more spontaneous miscarriages, nulliparous women appear to have a higher rate of subsequent pregnancy loss, compared with parous...