Menstrual Cycle Related Disorders

The hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis: puberty, menstrual cycle regulation and post-reproductive life.- Hypothalamic amenorrhea.- Kisspeptin role in functional hypothalamic amenorrhea.- The role of androgens for body composition and physical performance in women.- Polycystic ovary syndrome.- Metabolism, obesity, thinness and reproduction.- Management of adolescent hyperandrogenism: still a challenge!.- Hormonally-related headaches.- Dysfunctional uterine bleeding in adolescence.- Abnormal uterine bleeding: the standard of care has changed.- Premature ovarian insufficiency therapy in young women.- Practical approaches to managing premature ovarian insufficiency.- Management of transsexuality in an outpatient gynecologic area.- Regulation of proliferation and invasion in endometriosis.- Hormones and inflammation: an update on endometriosis.- Endometriosis and adenomyosis in adolescents, fertile and menopausal women .- Selective progesterone receptor modulators (SPRMs): update on the clinical results in fibroids.- SPRMs for contraception with added health benefits.

Sarah L. Berga, MD became the Professor and Director of the Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility (REI) in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at University of Utah Health in April 2018.  

Dr. Berga obtained her undergraduate and medical degrees from the University of Virginia and then completed a residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Harvard Medical School followed by a fellowship in REI at UCSD.  Prior faculty positions include Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences and Psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Senior Scientist at Magee-Women's Research Institute, and Medical Director of Magee-Women's Clinical Research Center (1988-2003); Professor and Chair of Gynecology and Obstetrics at Emory University (2003-2010) with a secondary appointment in Psychiatry; and Chair of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Executive Director of Women's Health at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center (2011-2018).  

Her research explores neuroendocrine mechanisms mediating stress-induced reproductive compromise and the impact of hormones on brain health delineated by combining neuroimaging with characterization of hormonal and cognitive patterns.  She currently serves on the editorial boards of the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism (JCEM), Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology of Canada (JOGC), American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology (AJOG), and Menopause.  She also serves as an Associate Editor for Human Reproduction Update (HRU).  Awards include the SGI Presidential Achievement Award and the Berthold Medal of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Endokrinologie.  Past leadership positions include President of SGI (now Society for Reproductive Investigation) and Society of Humanism in Medicine and member of the Board of Directors of Emory Healthcare, University of Pittsburgh Physicians, and American Society of Reproductive Medicine (ASRM).