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Jul 26th, 2021 - Premature ovarian insufficiency (POI) is a life-long disorder of heterogeneous etiology, presenting as adolescent primary amenorrhea in its most severe form, with an overall incidence of 1%. Idiopathic POI accounts for up to 70% of women with POI;...

Jul 19th, 2021 - We present the first case that describes a right broad ligament pregnancy patient complicated with pelvic congestion syndrome. A 23-year-old female referred to the gynecological emergency room with pelvic pain and amenorrhea. Serum beta-human chor...

Jul 13th, 2021 - The contraceptive effect of breastfeeding remains essential to controlling fertility in many developing regions of the world. The extent to which this negative effect of breastfeeding on ovarian activity is sensitive to ecological conditions, nota...

Jun 30th, 2021 - Premature ovarian insufficiency (POI) is an ovarian defect characterized by primary or secondary amenorrhea, hypergonadotropism and hypoestrogenism which occurs before the age of 40 years with a major genetic component. In this study we performed ...

Jun 18th, 2021 - Sexual and reproductive function are impacted negatively in individuals with chronic kidney disease and end-stage renal disease. Disruption of the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis plays a pivotal role in contributing to these manifestations as ...

May 25th, 2018 - The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition, defines eating disorders as a "persistent disturbance of eating or eating-related behavior that results in the altered consumption or absorption of food and that significant...

Apr 3rd, 2017 - The American Society for Reproductive Medicine, the European Society of Endocrinology, and the Pediatric Endocrine Society. This guideline was funded by the Endocrine Society. To formulate clinical practice guidelines for the diagnosis and treatme...

Jul 27th, 2016 - For an adolescent with physical disabilities, intellectual disabilities, or both, and for her caregivers, menstruation can present significant challenges. If, after an evaluation, the adolescent, her family, and the obstetrician-gynecologist have ...

Mar 24th, 2020 - Prematurity is defined as birth before 37 weeks of amenorrhea. It is the leading cause of perinatal morbidity and mortality. It is estimated that premature births to 15 million worldwide in 2010, including 60,000 children in France (7,4% of births...

Mar 23rd, 2020 - Heavy menstrual bleeding are a common reason for consultation in gynecology and are defined by International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics as the perception of menstrual volume increased regardless of the frequency, duration and regulari...

Jan 8th, 2020 - Hyaline membrane disease is one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in premature newborns in industrialized countries. For 30 years, the management of the hyaline membranes disease has been transformed by intratracheal administration ...

Jan 5th, 2020 - Very little is known about the incidence, onset, time course, and symptomatology of premature menopause induced by breast cancer therapy. No prospective study exists. The purpose of the present study is to identify determinants of treatment-relate...

Jan 1st, 2020 - Eating disorder is a chronic mental disorder characteristic of abnormal eating behaviors and psychological disorders, accompanied by significant weight changes and physiological dysfunction. Many people with EDs have cognitive disorder of their bo...

Jul 13th, 2021 - One of the most common reasons patients seek care from an ob.gyn. is for contraceptive counseling and family planning. While prescribing contraceptives for cisgender patients is often part of the daily routine for ob.gyns., many are unfamiliar wit...

Feb 17th, 2021 - Editor's Note: The Case Challenge series includes difficult-to-diagnose conditions, some of which are not frequently encountered by most clinicians but are nonetheless important to accurately recognize. Test your diagnostic and treatment skills us...

Feb 17th, 2021 - (Reuters Health) - Daily relugolix therapy cuts menstrual bleeding by at least half without affecting bone density in 71% of women with uterine fibroids, according to results from the LIBERTY 2 trial, published by The New England Journal of Medici...

Feb 2nd, 2021 - New details confirm an increased risk of developing intracranial meningiomas after prolonged use of the hormonal product cyproterone acetate. Cyproterone acetate is a synthetic progestogen and potent anti-androgen that has been used in the treatme...

Oct 15th, 2020 - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A 16-year-old female was unexpectedly identified by direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic testing to have XY gonadal dysgenesis and subsequently diagnosed with metastatic dysgerminoma, according to a case report. "Physicians...