With the growing concern of Zika-related birth defects, many hopeful parents have been urged to hold off on conception. Dr. Nanette Santoro encourages parents to consider the potential effects of contracting the Zika virus during pregnancy.
Why do women get more migraines than men? Dr. Santoro’s recent study explains that women who get migraines often have faster drops in their estrogen levels the days before their period.
University of Colorado menopause expert, Nanette Santoro, MD, urges women not to fall prey to false claims of bioidentical hormone benefits and absence of risks, according to a scientific statement she coauthored for the Endocrine Society.
Dr. Santoro of CU Advanced Reproductive Medicine addressed vaginal estrogen for breast cancer symptoms in a panel discussion published on Medpage Today.
How safe is vaginal estrogen for breast cancer patients? The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) endorsed the use of vaginal estrogen in breast cancer survivors, even though it contains a black box warning deterring cancer survivors from using it. University of Colorado Aschutz’s, Dr. Santoro, weighs in with her opinions.
After surgery with Dr. Santoro to remove uterine fibroids two different times and infertility that followed, Beth began intrauterine insemination and eventually a frozen IVF cycle to have her baby daughter.
More U.S. women are taking unregulated hormones that are compounded and often marketed as “bioidentical” hormones to reduce hot flashes and other menopause symptoms. Dr. Santoro generally recommends against using compounded hormones.
Dr. Santoro answers NPR’s Morning Edition listener questions about common women’s health issues like menopause, weight gain & joint health.
Dr. Santoro discusses in a new study that women who get hot flashes at a younger age may likely experience a longer menopause while women who begin menopause later in life will have shorter periods of difficulty menopause symptoms.
The Reproductive Medicine Network study highlights an important discovery in treatment of women’s infertility including the benefits of using the drug letrozole to stimulate ovulation and reduce multiple births, instead of other drugs currently used as standard therapy.
