February 2009, Vol. 7. No. 1

EditorialWhat is the price of loyalty?
Sandra Carson, MD

OBESITYObesity and the new politics of health policy
Rogan Kersh, PhD

STEM CELLSThe future of embryonic stem cell research.When will there be a cure for…?
Alan O. Trounson , PhD

INFERTILITYA sensitive way to address your infertile patients’ concerns
Judith C. Daniluk, PhD; Jana E. Frances-Fischer, PhD

GENDER INDENTITYGender identity and the transsexual individual
Robin A. Dea, MD

Supplement5 strategies to improve contraceptive success for your patients
Anita L. Nelson, MD

Timing is everything
Sandra A. Carson, MD (moderator), Carole L. Kowalczyk, MD, Peter G. McGovern, MD, Eldon D. Schriock, MD

Menopausal MedicineThe skinny on body fat and vasomotor symptoms
Rebecca C. Thurston, PhD

Where are you from?
Nanette F. Santoro, MD

Menopausal symptoms and ethnicity: Lessons from the Study of Women’s Health across the Nation
Nanette F. Santoro, MD; Robin Green, PsyD