Reproduction/Androgen Disorders News

In this video exclusive, Caroline T. Nguyen, MD, talks with Cynthia A. Stuenkel, MD, MSCP, about diagnosing primary ovarian insufficiency, a condition similar to but different from menopause among women younger than 40 years.

Testosterone therapy improves sexual function and quality of life for men with a baseline serum testosterone of less than 12 nmol/L, though less improvement was observed for older men and those with obesity, data show.

Exposure to heavy metals, such as arsenic, cadmium and mercury, was associated with lower anti-Müllerian hormone concentrations and/or increased decline during the menopause transition, researchers reported.

Testosterone level does not influence sleep quality or sleep duration among older men, according to findings published in BMC Geriatrics.

Exposure to endocrine-disrupting phthalates may reduce women’s fecundability, or odds of becoming pregnancy during a menstrual cycle, according to findings published in Environmental Health Perspectives.

PHILADELPHIA — Two common reproductive health conditions, dysmenorrhea and polycystic ovary syndrome, are associated with increasing CVD risk in women, according to research presented at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions.

Women with metabolic syndrome are more likely to have increased risk for atherosclerotic changes than women without metabolic syndrome, regardless of whether they also have obesity, according to study findings published in Menopause.

DENVER — Therapeutic lifestyle modifications, particularly focusing on diet quality, can improve long-term cardiometabolic health for perimenopausal and postmenopausal women, according to a presenter at the Lifestyle Medicine Conference.

Testosterone therapy increases hemoglobin levels for older men with anemia and is linked to a lower likelihood for developing anemia for men without the condition, according to study data.

DENVER — For women with polycystic ovary syndrome, therapeutic lifestyle modifications help to regulate menstruation, improve glucose metabolism and increase fertility, according to a speaker at the Lifestyle Medicine Conference.