October 26th, 2009
Dr. Andrea Lee wants lesbian and bi-sexual women to understand that they are more than twice as likely to develop PCOS than heterosexual women, according to medical research.
She will be intereviewed by Sasha Ottey on PCOS Challenge Radio on Wed., Oct. 28 at 6:00 p.m. The show is titled “What Lesbian & Bi-sexual Women Need to Know about PCOS.
Dr. Lee will also discuss fertility issues and will provide guidelines on what lesbian and bi-sexual women should look for in a doctor to treat their PCOS and for their general health.
UPDATE – interview has been archived for those who were unable to attend.
To hear Dr. Andrea Lee’s interview “What Lesbian and Bi-sexual Women Need to Know about PCOS” on PCOS Challenge Radio Visit http://www.blogtalkradio.com/pcoschallenge and look for “On Demand Episodes.” The original airdate was 10/28/2009 3:00 PM.
October 19th, 2009
If you wonder where the Federal Government’s $787 billion stimulus package is being spent, you’ll be pleased to hear that a $ 7.5 million grant has been designated for infertility research at the Yale School of Public Health. It was awarded through the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Professor Heping Zhang’s Data Coordination Center team, which is part of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development’s Reproductive Medicine Network, will focus on the drug Letrozole with a view to producing an increase in single births, which result in safer pregnancies.
The majority of fertility treatments currently available result in multiple pregnancies which boost the risk of premature births and birth defects. Nine-hundred infertile women will be recruited at seven sites throughout the U.S. for the two-year trial which will be followed by data analysis by the research team.
Two common fertility drugs, Clomid and gonadotrophins will also be used in the study.
To read more:
http://www.yaledailynews.com/news/scitech-news/2009/10/14/nih-awards-yale/
October 19th, 2009
A new study, covered by HealthDay News, suggests that women who become obese by the age of 18 are more likely to develop PCOS (Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome) and become infertile than others.
The study surveyed the medical and sexual histories of 1,538 women who were undergoing bariatric surgery at US clinics and found that these obese young women also less likely to become pregnant than those who became obese at an older age.
To read more on the research, which first appeared in the Oct. 7th issue of Fertility and Sterility, visit:
http://www.ajc.com/health/content/shared-auto/healthnews/infr/631852.html
September 18th, 2009
More positive news on the funding of PCOS research has been announced – timed perfectly for “PCOS Awareness Month.”
The US government’s National Institutes of Health (NIH) has granted $7 million to the University of Virginia Medical School in Charlottesville to study PCOS.
“We already know that signals coming from the brain and the pituitary gland to the ovaries are abnormal in girls with too much testosterone,” says Marshall. “Now we have to prove that the high levels of testosterone are present before puberty and if these high levels affect the way girls go through puberty. Then we hope to learn how to prevent it from occurring,” said Dr. John C. Marshall, professor of internal medicine, who heads up the Center for Research in Reproduction.
Finally! Let’s hope this grant spurs further funding!
http://www.healthsystem.virginia.edu/internet/news/archives09/pcos_grant.cfm
