Researchers call for further study to reduce risk of depression, side effects Men can take birth control shots to prevent pregnancy in their female partners, according to a new study published in the Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. Researchers are still working to perfect the combination of hormonal contraceptives to reduce the risk...
Exposure to the chemicals – even at very low doses — used in hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, may impair fertility, according to a study recently published in Endocrinology. The researchers, led by Susan C. Nagel, PhD, of the University of Missouri in Columbia, followed up on their previous work, in which they showed that 23...
The Endocrine Society on Thursday will host a Twitter chat focused on polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) to coincide with women’s health month, moderated by Society member Genevieve S. Neal-Perry, MD, PhD, who directs the University of Washington Medicine’s Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility Center. Nearly 10 percent of women have PCOS, and it is one of the...
Birth Right: A Look at the First Uterus Transplant in the U.S.
Cleveland Clinic told a bold step into the future when it attempted the first uterus transplant in the country. Although this first attempt ultimately failed, this could remove past obstacles for women wanting to have their own children. On February 24, 2016, a large surgical team at the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio performed this country’s...Members in the News: Teresa Woodruff Participates in Reddit AMA
Former Endocrine Society president Teresa K. Woodruff, PhD, professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University in Chicago, yesterday participated in an Ask Me Anything (AMA) session on the social media site Reddit. The platform allows the participant to field questions from “Redditors,” so we’d thought we’d share some of the highlights below. Of course, each... The initiation of a Phase 2b clinical trial evaluating the efficacy of novel oral drug candidate MLE4901, a first-in-class, non-hormonal therapy for the treatment of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) was announced by Millendo Therapeutics, Inc. on August 17. There are currently no approved therapies for PCOS, which is the most common endocrine disease in women....
Two different posters presented at ENDO 2016 demonstrated positive efficacy in the use of oral testosterone treatments. While one study showed that a twice-daily administration of oral testosterone was effective in improving the psychosexual symptoms in hypogonadal men regardless of the presence of cardiovascular disease, another study revealed that the treatment was safe in the...
When I entered Marietta College (Ohio) on a football grant-in-aid and about to become a father, I knew that my college years were going to be most challenging. However, I loved science and chose a “comprehensive science/education” major so I could teach and coach upon graduation. My academic pursuits went well; however, during my senior...
