Objective: Menopausal hormone therapy (MHT) has consistently shown a bone protective effect by reducing the risk of vertebral, non-vertebral, and hip fractures in postmenopausal women regardless of baseline fracture risk. However, the optimal sequential treatment after MHT discontinuation has not been determined. This systematic review aimed to obtain the best evidence regarding the effect of antiresorptive or osteoanabolic treatment on bone mineral density (BMD) and/or fracture risk following MHT.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFContext: The optimal management of pregnancy and lactation-associated osteoporosis (PLO) has not been designated.
Objective: To systematically review the best available evidence regarding the effect of different therapeutic interventions on bone mineral density (BMD) and risk of fractures in these patients.
Methods: A comprehensive search was conducted in PubMed/Scopus databases until December 20, 2022.
A systematic review and meta-analysis was performed aiming to identify good-quality randomized controlled trials (RCT) evaluating testosterone pretreatment in poor responders. Eight RCTs were analysed, evaluating 797 women. Transdermal testosterone gel was used in all studies, with a dose ranging from 10 to 12.
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November 2022
The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to assess whether oral antioxidant supplementation improves sperm quality in men with infertility and varicocele (VCL) who have not undergone surgical repair. In men with infertility and VCL who had not undergone surgical repair oral antioxidant supplementation significantly increased sperm concentration (WMD +5.86 × 10 /ml 95% CI: +1.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPolycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) often coexists with a wide spectrum of dysglycemic conditions, ranging from impaired glucose tolerance to type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D), which occur to a greater extent compared to healthy body mass index-matched women. This concurrence of disorders is mainly attributed to common pathogenetic pathways linking the two entities, such as insulin resistance. However, due to methodological flaws in the available studies and the multifaceted nature of the syndrome, there has been substantial controversy as to the exact association between T2D and PCOS which has not yet been elucidated.
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