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PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Prescribing habits for the treatment of symptomatic hypogonadism have recently stirred controversy surrounding testosterone replacement therapy. As a result, the gynecologist will need to recognize this iatrogenic form of decreased sperm production in couples seeking fertility advice. We have compiled a review of the current literature on testosterone supplementation pertaining to the gynecologic practice. RECENT FINDINGS:Over the last decade, testosterone use has seen a recent increase including in men desiring to become fathers. Many physicians and hypogonadal men do not recognize that testosterone replacement therapy can have a detrimental effect on spermatogenesis. Fortunately, the cessation of treatment will yield predictable recovery of sperm production for most men. A growing body of evidence supports the use of selective estrogen receptor modulators, such as clomiphene citrate, or human chorionic gonadotropin for the treatment of hypogonadism in men who wish to maintain fertility potential. Recently, the Food and Drug Administration has recommended a labeling update on testosterone products to warn of possible increased risk of venous thromboembolism, cardiovascular events and stroke. SUMMARY:Clinicians should be familiar with current practices involving testosterone replacement therapy and the implications on male factor fertility.
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Curr Opin Obstet Gynecoljournal_title
Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecologyauthors
Owen RC,Elkelany OO,Kim EDdoi
10.1097/GCO.0000000000000192subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2015-08-01 00:00:00pages
258-64issue
4eissn
1040-872Xissn
1473-656Xjournal_volume
27pub_type
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journal_title:Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology
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journal_title:Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology
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journal_title:Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology
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更新日期:2008-12-01 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Understanding the cause of tubal ectopic pregnancy (tEP) remains incomplete. We aim to summarize the latest advances in laboratory models of tEP that we believe will, ultimately, contribute to improving the diagnosis and management of the condition. RECENT FINDINGS:Progress in proteome prefractionati...
journal_title:Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology
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更新日期:2011-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology
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journal_title:Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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journal_title:Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology
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更新日期:2003-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/GCO.0b013e32832947ab
更新日期:2009-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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journal_title:Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology
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doi:10.1097/GCO.0b013e32833beae0
更新日期:2010-08-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/GCO.0000000000000468
更新日期:2018-08-01 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To review important considerations in the counseling and management of women over the age of 40 desiring a myomectomy for symptomatic fibroids. RECENT FINDINGS:Women in the late reproductive and perimenopausal years may choose a myomectomy over a hysterectomy for reasons of fertility preservation or ...
journal_title:Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/GCO.0000000000000551
更新日期:2019-08-01 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Many minimally invasive techniques have recently been introduced for the management of uterine fibroids. The purpose of this review is to analyse recent data for techniques that are used to manage uterine fibroids. RECENT FINDINGS:Laparoscopic myomectomy has provided a minimally invasive alternative ...
journal_title:Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/00001703-200208000-00007
更新日期:2002-08-01 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The purpose of this review is to analyze what is known to date about the relation between telomeres and male fertility, and if it is possible for telomeres, or elements related to them, to be used as new prognostic biomarkers in fertility treatment. RECENT FINDINGS:Cells in germ series, including spe...
journal_title:Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/GCO.0000000000000451
更新日期:2018-06-01 00:00:00
abstract::Treatment of invasive vulvar malignancy has become more individualized during the past decade. In the past, radical vulvectomy with bilateral inguinofemoral lymphadenectomy was the standard therapy for invasive squamous cell carcinoma and melanoma of the vulva. This is no longer always the case. The treatment of stage...
journal_title:Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:
更新日期:1991-02-01 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The management of uterine fibroids in patients requiring treatment who desire future fertility remains controversial. Myomectomy has been the most common operative procedure to improve pregnancy rates and outcomes. Uterine fibroid embolization is an increasingly popular, minimally invasive treatment f...
journal_title:Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/01.gco.0000233934.13684.cb
更新日期:2006-08-01 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The prevalence and impact of elective deliveries occurring prior to 39 weeks' gestation has been the focus of several important studies published in recent medical literature. Defined as scheduled deliveries in the absence of medical or obstetrical indications, concern has been raised that many of the...
journal_title:Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/GCO.0b013e3283404eb4
更新日期:2010-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::Infertile couples who seek medical advice have one single hope: to have one or more children. Therefore, pregnancy rates per cycle of any assisted reproductive technique that include early miscarriages and ectopic pregnancies are of little interest to them. They want to know their chances of having a baby. When counse...
journal_title:Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:
更新日期:1996-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/00001703-199804000-00011
更新日期:1998-04-01 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Prolonged (postterm) pregnancies are associated with both fetal and maternal complications. A variety of management practices can be utilized to mitigate the risk of these complications. RECENT FINDINGS:In addition to routine induction of labor at 41 weeks, a number of alternative management strategi...
journal_title:Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/gco.0b013e328314b6f8
更新日期:2008-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/GCO.0000000000000375
更新日期:2017-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::Approximately 2-3% of cervical smears will be reported as showing low-grade changes. Many of these smears are in fact associated with high-grade cervical intraepithelial neoplasia requiring treatment, but a significant number will be associated with an absence of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia, where surveillance ...
journal_title:Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:
更新日期:1995-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/01.gco.0000216316.10690.c6
更新日期:2006-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:
更新日期:1995-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/GCO.0b013e3283455288
更新日期:2011-06-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/GCO.0000000000000483
更新日期:2018-10-01 00:00:00
abstract::The field of preimplantation genetic diagnosis has undergone significant advances since the report of the first birth from this method in 1990. The first birth in the USA was reported in 1992, as was the first successful diagnosis and delivery of a baby free of a single gene defect disorder (cystic fibrosis and then T...
journal_title:Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:
更新日期:1996-04-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/GCO.0000000000000161
更新日期:2015-04-01 00:00:00
abstract::Virilization occurring in the postmenopausal woman may be either adrenal or ovarian in origin. We describe the case of a 74-year-old postmenopausal woman with severe virilization and a serum testosterone level elevated into the male range who was found to have a non-malignant aetiology for her condition. ...
journal_title:Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:
更新日期:1996-10-01 00:00:00
abstract:PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To analyse the reasons why foetal heart rate (FHR) monitoring failed to fulfil the initial expectations of unequivocally decreasing perinatal morbidity and mortality, and to summarize the most recent advances in this field. RECENT FINDINGS:It is now clear that expectations towards FHR monitoring at t...
journal_title:Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1097/GCO.0b013e328337233c
更新日期:2010-04-01 00:00:00