This week on Contemporary OB/GYN®: September 6 to September 10
Expect a variety of topics to be covered this week.
Here's what to look forward to this week:
Updated statement on managing osteoporosis in postmenopause
Successfully managing osteoporosis in postmenopausal women revolves around risk factors and risk-assessment tools for identifying women who are candidates for pharmacologic therapy, according to an updated position statement from the North American Menopause Society (NAMS).
Getting started with office hysteroscopy
Despite advantages to its use, the procedure remains underutilized. Two experts outline an approach for getting started.
PFAS in drinking water and its impact on the female reproductive system
A Swedish cohort study in the journal Environment International has found that women of fertile age who were exposed to high levels of perfluorinated substances (PFAS) in drinking water were significantly more likely to subsequently have a diagnosis of polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) and possibly uterine leiomyoma (or uterine fibroids [UFs]), but not endometriosis.
