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Postmenopausal testosterone for low libido only, doctors say
“Despite this preponderance of scientific evidence and recommendations, the myths about testosterone die hard, including that it improves women’s...
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Obesity boosts gestational diabetes risk in women with PCOS
Prepregnancy insulin resistance is common among women with PCOS and may play a major part in the pathogenesis of gestational diabetes.
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Lack of racial, ethnic diversity in cryopreserved donor sperm in the U.S.
Study sheds light on the need to identify and address the barriers that discourage potential donors from underrepresented groups from...
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Postmenopausal stress linked to mood, cognitive symptoms
Hair cortisol offers a novel way to collect data on chronic stress in postmenopausal women, the lead researcher suggested.
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Bariatric surgery, including sleeve gastrectomy, linked to fracture risk
A study of a largely male veteran population reinforces observations in younger women and underscores concerns about osteoporosis in men.
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Tricyclics may raise fracture risk in type 2 diabetes
Although the findings are suggestive, they don’t definitively pin blame on tricyclic antidepressants alone in directly leading to fractures.
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Treatment order evidence comes to light for premenopausal idiopathic osteoporosis: What to do after denosumab
Extension trial gives insight into treatment order for a little-studied population of premenopausal women.
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A focus on women with diabetes and their offspring
The rate of pregestational diabetes in 2021 was 10.9 per 1,000 births, a 27% increase from 2016 (8.6 per 1,000).
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Taking a new obesity drug and birth control pills? Be careful
“It [the warning] was in the product insert, but clinically speaking, I don’t know if it was at the top of providers’ minds when they were...
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Scientists find the ‘on’ switch for energy-burning brown fat
Activating brown fat could trigger “signals that help coordinate whole-body energy metabolism.”
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Fractures beget fractures at any age
From a person’s 20s to their 80s, the increased risk of fracture after a prior fracture may not be significantly different.