Sometimes medical syndromes are named long before they are fully understood. Take polycystic ovarian syndrome, or PCOS, which affects as many as 10 percent of women of childbearing age, often impairing their fertility. But not all of these women have polycystic ovaries, a fact that can result in misdiagnosis. As it turns out, cysts — sacs of fluid on the ovaries — are just one manifestation of a complex hormonal condition.Sometimes medical syndromes are named long before they are fully understood.Take polycystic ovarian syndrome, or PCOS, which affects as many as 10 percent of women of childbearing age, often impairing their fertility.But not all of these women have polycystic ovaries, a fact that can result in misdiagnosis. As it turns out, cysts — sacs of fluid on the ovaries — are just one manifestation of a complex hormonal condition.
Month: November 2014
FDA Issues Caution on Use of Uterine Surgery Device That Can Spread Cancer
A power device used during uterine surgery in at least 50,000 women a year in the United States risks spreading cancerous tissue and should no longer be used in “the vast majority” of women, the Food and Drug Administration said on Monday.
Preventing Male Infertility: 12 Natural Ways to Make Healthy Sperm
For about 30 percent of couples struggling with infertility, the cause has something to do with the male’s health, according to the American Society for Reproductive Medicine. Even if your guy’s semen analysis results come back normal, there are still things that could be affecting your chances of getting pregnant.
Culture Characteristics Not Associated with Birthweight from Assisted Reproduction
1. The type of culture media and the duration of embryo culture were not associated with changes in birthweight in singletons born using assisted reproductive technologies (ART).2. These findings contradict previous studies.
Egg Freezing’s Popularity is Booming, But It’s a Choice That Offers No Guarantees
After the abrupt end of her marriage, Tiffany Angelo gave herself a few months to grieve. Then she moved on. Not to the next romance, but to something she could plan for: the children she deeply desired and would still have. With or without her ex.
D.C. Circuit Upholds Contraceptive Coverage Mandate
Last week, a unanimous three-judge panel of the D.C. Circuit upheld the religious accommodation to the Affordable Care Act’s (“ACA”) contraceptive coverage mandate (Priests for Life v. HHS, D.C. Cir. No. 13-5368, Nov. 14, 2014). The court held that the accommodation set out by the Department of Labor (“DOL”) and Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) is a simple solution that does not impose a burden for purposes of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 (“RFRA”).
Guidelines Recommend Against Testosterone Therapy in Otherwise Healthy Women
Guidelines from the Endocrine Society report that postmenopausal women with low sexual desire may benefit from up to 6 months of testosterone replacement therapy but say there’s no other demonstrated benefit to women who receive the treatment.
The Potential Minefield of Gay Parenthood
Gay parenthood can be joyful – or go disastrously wrong, as two recent news stories have shown. What are the dangers of surrogacy and co-parenting?
Mutation Boosts Paternal Age’s Autism-Like Effects in Mice
Mice born to older males with mutations in PAX6 — a gene involved in brain development — vocalize less than those with younger dads. The unpublished findings, presented today at the 2014 Society for Neuroscience annual meeting in Washington, D.C., suggest how genes and paternal age can work together to trigger symptoms.
CMC Helps Pave The Way For A New Treatment For Infertility
Neri Thompson is like many women. She suffers from Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS), a common testosterone imbalance that often leads to infertility. In fact, it’s the most common hormonal disorder in reproductive-age women. She found out about it when she and her husband were ready to have a family just over seven years ago.