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Low testosterone among men and low sex hormone-binding globulin among women are associated with progression from prediabetes to diabetes, according to a study published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

Healio spoke with Shawana S. Moore, DNP, MSN, APRN, CRNP, WHNP-BC, about currently available treatment options for endometriosis as well as newer and emerging therapeutics.

Among postmenopausal women living in Brazil, lower appendicular lean mass was independently associated with low bone mass, according to findings of a cross-sectional study published in Menopause.

Short-term time-restricted eating resulted in no changes in sex steroid levels but was associated with a decrease in dehydroepiandrosterone for premenopausal and postmenopausal women with obesity, according to study data.

Postmenopausal women with moderate to severe genitourinary syndrome experienced small but significant increases in serum estradiol after using vaginal estradiol tablets for 12 weeks, according to a post hoc analysis in JAMA Network Open.

The benefits of gender-affirming hormone therapy outweigh the risks for transgender women of all ages as well as those with comorbidities, according to a speaker at the 2022 North American Menopause Society annual meeting.

The FDA approved Myfembree for the management of moderate to severe pain associated with endometriosis, according to a press release from Myovant Sciences.

ATLANTA — Male runners are more likely to have lower tibial bone mineral density and strength compared with nonathletes, according to a presenter at ENDO 2022.

Transgender men receiving testosterone have higher total volumetric bone mineral density than cisgender women, whereas transgender women on estradiol have lower volumetric BMD compared with cisgender men, according to study data.

Safe and effective treatments are available for women who experience sexual dysfunction because of breast cancer care, according to a presentation during the NAMS Annual Meeting.