Clinical Review
Clinical Review
CERVICAL DISEASE
2007 produced compelling evidence: The HPV vaccine is efficacious in virus-naïve women and HPV DNA testing has value as a screening tool
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How to manage hyperthyroid disease in pregnancy
Uncontrolled hyperthyroidism can be fairly innocuous or life-threatening to mother and fetus
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FERTILITY
Here is new information on reducing adhesions, the stress and cost of fertility treatment, unhelpful testing, and “long-shot” oocyte...
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PRENATAL COUNSELING
Prevention of fetal alcohol syndrome requires routine screening of all women of reproductive age
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How to manage hypothyroid disease in pregnancy
Pregnancy complicated by hypothyroidism puts mother and fetus at risk—symptoms or otherwise
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Can safety and efficacy go hand in hand? Contraception for medically complex patients
There may be more options than you think for women who have one or more medical conditions
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Aromatase inhibitors, a new option for inducing ovulation
This class of drugs may boost the pregnancy rate in selected populations
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How to manage an adnexal mass
What imaging is best? Are tumor markers informative? When is surgery indicated? And when is it time to refer?
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URINARY INCONTINENCE
We now know more about incidence, the fascial sling versus Burch colposuspension, complication rates of mid-urethral slings, and Botox for...
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What you need to know about medication safety in pregnancy
Few drugs are major teratogens, but heightened vigilance is crucial to protect your pregnant patient
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How to overcome a resistant cervix for hysteroscopy and endometrial biopsy
A cervix that impedes access to the uterus can lead to severe pain, cervical laceration, and other ills