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Night sweats more common in women with infertility history.(Gynecology)
PHILADELPHIA -- Women with a self-reported history of infertility are more likely than fertile women to experience night sweats when they reach the perimenopause, according to Brandon J. Bankowski, M.D.
"This is a unique observation," he said at the annual meeting of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine.
"Women who experience these menopausal symptoms may have had something going on throughout their lives that manifested itself as infertility earlier on and then as night sweats later," he told this newspaper.
Dr. Bankowski and his associates recruited 435 women between 45 and 54 years of age with an intact uterus, ovaries, and at least three menstrual periods in the last year. The women provided one blood sample for the measurement of their estradiol (E2) and estrone (E1) levels. They also completed an extensive questionnaire regarding personal demographics; parity; and reproductive history, including a specific question about their self-reported history of an inability to conceive within 1 year of trying.
Slightly more than one-quarter of the women (27%) reported a history of infertility, and these women had no other significant differences in baseline characteristics, ...
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