Dear GynEndocrinologists,
A fall in October is finally here. Some might say… Well at last! It is true: we had a very strange Fall here in old Europe: beautiful days, hot temperatures and a great summer which seems to be a neverending one. But what the heck… what luck! Who prefers wet and freezing experiences to sunny and gorgeous days? Indeed we should have a great year of wine and Nature makes this life more joyful and loving. Yes, because … for the rest, the World economy is making headway towards the abyss. In a society where everything seems to be available handy, we awaken to the future with uncertainty and fear for our children: can we guarantee to them the same stability and peace that we had when we were young? more

Like every month, here we are with you to follow those who in the upper half of our earth die in the heat of Summer and to cheer up those who in the lower half sit in the midst of their cold Winter. The black oily spill from the Deepwater Horizon platform has been finally stopped, and this is something that will also comfort all those who happen to live in the areas where damage was done. Many years will have to pass by before Mother Nature will find the way back to normality out of this mess. more

Waka waka waka, one could say! Yes, some of us are from Europe, some from America, some from Asia but everybody knows what happened in South Africa: the FIFA World Championship! Or, given the final result: “el Mundial”. Shakira’s song sang all day long and even if we think only at Gynecological Endocrinology, well something happened out of here… this was Soccer Time! During these exciting days soccer players fought for the Cup and we were all with them, in South Africa! But how many surprises!! The two former finalists, Italy and France were eliminated first, then the Old South American schools: Brazil and Argentina.

It’s somehow like what we experience in our daily hormonal practice, when you expect something often you realize the problem is entirely different or at least more complex than it seemed in the beginning. And at the end of the day, the doctor who wins needs to be the best and the more complete, like Spain! This is why it is so important that we all get our periodical professional update, and what is best that receiving it for free and directly at your own home? Today we present you two great lessons from the ISGRE (the educational branch of ISGE) school courses held in Florence before the 14th ISGE World Congress by Prof. David Baird and Prof. Felice Petraglia. Both will discuss the non-contraceptive use of hormonal contraceptive formulations and their advantages and indications in the treatment of frequent gynecologic diseases that are often difficult to approach: dysfunctional uterine bleedings, dysmenorrhea, fibroids, endometriosis and functional ovarian cysts. The speakers present all the data available so far, focusing on the latest Cochrane reviews.

We thus have a tremendous opportunity to refresh our knowledge about these common diseases and to decide the most correct management by the commodity of our office. We added some important references to study in deep each presentation. As every month, we also provide access to some of the most exciting presentations from the 14th ISGE World Congress on Gynecological Endocrinology. The topics are quite various: contraceptives and ovulation, endometriosis and abortion, we are sure you will love them … But mostly, our powerful Internet-based technology will make the magic of bringing the speakers you always wanted to listen, directly to the comfort of your office or home.

Enjoy the presentations, GynEndocrinologists and … Waka waka waka!