By Alex Jennings Editor’s Note: Painful periods, or dysmenorrhea, are common, but they should not be accepted as the norm. Patients’ quality of...

By Helen Vuong Editor’s Note: Helen Vuong, a fourth-year osteopathic medical student at California Health Sciences University, completed the FACTS Fertility Awareness Medical...

By Morgan Harris Editor’s Note: As a student in the FACTS Medical Elective, Morgan Harris authored this summary of “Coordination of Ovulation and...

By Denise Pinto, DO Editors Note: During her participation in the FACTS elective, Denise Pinto, a fourth-year medical student, reviewed the narrative study...

By John McCarthy Editor’s Note: As a FACTS elective student, John McCarthy wrote a research summary of “Association of Hormonal Contraception with Depression”...

By Rohan Mehra Editor’s Note: This review summarized by Rohan Mehra while taking the FACTS elective highlights key insights from “Cognition and behavior...

By Jacob Nguyen Editor’s Note: This article offers a thoughtful synthesis of emerging evidence comparing restorative reproductive medicine (RRM) and in vitro fertilization...

By Alicia Loucks Editor’s Note: This piece by Alicia Loucks summarizes the narrative review by Lei R. and colleagues, “Advances in the study...

By Madison Kelly Editor’s Note: This article highlights findings from the original research study, “Menstrual cycle symptoms are associated with nutrient intake: Results...

By Megan Leigh Editor’s Note: This article, summarized by Megan Leigh while taking the FACTS medical elective, reviews emerging evidence on the role...

By Chloe Maye Editor’s Note: In this review, Chloe Maye, examines the article by Kiani et al. that evaluates the reported maternal and...