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ITC 2015: TIRADS scoring helps sort out malignancy after fine-needle aspiration of thyroid nodule
A scoring system for ultrasound evaluation of thyroid nodules is useful in predicting malignancy in cases of atypia of unknown significance but is...
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What’s in the pipeline for female sexual problems?
Clinical trials are underway on drugs that target low sexual desire through dopaminergic pathways or serotonin receptors. Also in the pipeline are...
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Midlife contraception strategy should include transition to menopause
Though fertility declines precipitously as menopause nears, women in midlife may still conceive. Clinicians and patients need guidance to develop...
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Devices can help relieve dyspareunia in midlife
Physicians looking for more options for alleviating dyspareunia in postmenopausal women should consider vaginal dilators, specialized vibrators,...
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A guide to topical options for easing vulvar discomfort
For postmenopausal women who don’t want a hormonal topical treatment, there are plenty of other nonhormonal options to relieve the symptoms of...
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Chronic insomnia afflicts one in three perimenopausal women
Women who were heavier, older, or depressed, as well as those having night sweats, were all more likely to suffer from insomnia on multivariable...
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Ask, listen, help: Pearls to treat sexual dysfunction in menopause
“When sex is good, it adds a little bit – like icing on the cupcake – to a good relationship,” Dr. Kellogg Spadt said. But when sex is bad or...
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Mandatory prescriber training now available for flibanserin
Physicians can now complete the training and paperwork required to prescribe flibanserin (Addyi, Sprout Pharmaceuticals), a new centrally acting,...
