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Two studies revealed that treatments for symptoms of menopause differed based on when physicians trained and perception of patient understanding.

As a result of concern over widespread phthalate exposure, pregnant women were studied to determine their phthalate level and its effect on reproductive health.

Two studies show that the emotional impact of uterine fibroids is significant but support is lacking, especially in African American women.

Women with high dairy diets have higher live birth rates after IVF; maternal diets high in butterfat can ameliorate effects of BPA exposure on embryos in rats.

There is little research on preserving fertility in transgendered men. Research from Sweden provides some evidence on reproductive counseling in these patients.

The use of an intravaginal incubation device in IVF is found to be a safe and effective alternative to lab incubation of embryos, and it may reduce costs.

Exposure to air pollution during a specific period in a pregnancy is associated with a significant risk of preterm delivery before 37 weeks.

Racial and cultural disparities exist in women's understanding of conception and pregnancy, as well as in the effectiveness of infertility treatments.

New research: it’s common for the male partner in infertile couples to experience stress and sexual dysfunction during their partner’s fertile period.

Folklore or fact? Getting pregnant soon after stopping contraceptives results in a higher chance of having a baby boy. New research answers this question once and for all.

Women with Chronic Inflammatory Disease are at a Higher Risk for Premature Ovarian Failure and Early Menopause.

Research presented at the ASRM's meeting shows that women at risk of unintended pregnancy are using some form of contraception. However there is a tendency for user dependent, short term contraception which has a higher failure rate than long term reversible contraception.

OBGYN.net Conference CoverageFrom American Association of Reproductive Medicine55th Annual Meeting of ASRM held conjointly with CFAS- Toronto, Ontario, Canada - September, 1999

Alan Penzias, MD, offered other physicians advice on recruiting staff at the 2010 American Society for Reproductive Medicine meeting.

William Kutteh, MD, seems confounded by physicians who don’t believe in screening for and treating autoimmunity following recurrent pregnancy loss. “This is not a religious conversion event,” he said, concluding his remarks on the topic at the 2010 American Society for Reproductive Medicine meeting. “There’s a lot of data.”

More reproductive-age women with a diagnosis of cancer are receiving fertility preservation counseling from their doctors-but how many of those patients then decide to undergo fertility preservation? And how does their decision impact them later in life?

Research presented at the Annual American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) Meeting in Denver shows that physicians currently lack the tools and information needed when working with patients with low sexual desire.

New research from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute for Child Health and Human Development confirms the need for H1N1 vaccines in women before undergoing infertility treatment.

How do hormone levels affect women’s reactions to emotional stimuli? Researchers from the University of Vermont are attempting to answer this question by studying women’s brains using functional MRI (fMRI) during different stages of their menstrual cycles The results of their study were presented at the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) Annual Meeting.

NICHD, Endometriosis, and Female Infertility Research

Enhanced Leiomyoma Cell Response to Osmotic Stress is Central to Mechanism of GnRH Analogue Treatment, presented by Desiree M. McCarthy-Keith, MD, MPH

OBGYN.net Conference CoverageFrom 55th Annual Meeting of ASRM held conjointly with CFAS- Toronto, Ontario, Canada - September, 1999

OBGYN.net Conference CoverageFrom 55th Annual Meeting of ASRM held conjointly with CFAS- Toronto, Ontario, Canada - September, 1999

OBGYN.net Conference CoverageFrom 55th Annual Meeting of ASRM held conjointly with CFAS- Toronto, Ontario, Canada - September, 1999

OBGYN.net Conference CoverageFrom 55th Annual Meeting of ASRM held conjointly with CFAS- Toronto, Ontario, Canada - September, 1999

OBGYN.net Conference CoverageFrom 55th Annual Meeting of ASRM held conjointly with CFAS- Toronto, Ontario, Canada - September, 1999

OBGYN.net Conference CoverageFrom 55th Annual Meeting of ASRM held conjointly with CFAS- Toronto, Ontario, Canada - September, 1999