Women's Health
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Prophylactic HIV treatment in female STI patients is rare
Female patients with STIs are more likely to contract HIV, regardless of insurance status.
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Sedentary postmenopausal women have higher heart failure risk
“This study provides a foundation for a recommendation that ‘it is not just about exercise,” said Dr. Robert H. Hopkins, Jr.
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Half of women treated for gynecologic cancers miss or skip doses of oral drugs
Those who did not take all their medications cited anxiety or expressed doubt about the efficacy of their regimens.
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Sleep apnea may correlate with anxiety, depression in patients with PCOS
If OSA treatment reduced a patient’s need for psychiatric medications, there could be added benefit in PCOS due to the metabolic side effects that...
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Studies gauge toll of pausing fertility treatment during pandemic
The indefinite time frame for resuming treatment may have been a major source of distress for patients.
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Low threshold to biopsy atypical lesions may ID vulvar melanoma early, experts say
To diagnose one melanoma, doctors may need to biopsy many lesions.
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Poor image quality may limit televulvology care
Photographs submitted by referring physicians may be better than those provided by patients.
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Rare event: Iatrogenic injury during cervical cancer screening
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Denosumab favored over alendronate for BMD protection in glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis
Denosumab “may be considered as an alternative first-line therapy in higher-risk patients and in those who are contraindicated for the oral...
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Treatment sequence with romosozumab influences osteoporosis outcomes
Administering anabolic agents followed by antiresorptives is associated with higher gains in bone mineral density and improved bone-turnover...