CU Anschutz In The News

We also know that what works for men rarely works for women—particularly without modifications. “We don’t just assume that something that’s good for men or effective for men will be equally effective for women when we know there are marked sex and gender differences in response to physical treatment,” said Helen L. Coons, Ph.D., associate professor and clinical director for women’s behavioral health and wellness services in the department of psychiatry at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. “I’d sure like to see a randomized clinical trial on Cliovana’s efficacy compared with other available treatments. Because it’s so expensive, it'd better be really highly effective [comparatively].”

The are two big issues at play with the fertility business, explained Dr. Nanette Santoro, a reproductive endocrinologist and professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Colorado School of Medicine who wrote the accompanying editorial to the new study. One is that while there has been a lot of research on infertile women and how to treat them, there have been very few studies on fertility in the general population.