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Stop checking routine lipid panels every year
Some patients receive primary care from their gynecologist, including orders for laboratory studies. This author argues that...
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Are pregnant and lactating women and their infants protected with the COVID-19 mRNA vaccines?
Yes, according to the results of a prospective cohort study that included 131 women, COVID-19 mRNA vaccines produce an...
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Managing herpes simplex virus genital infection in pregnancy
This common STI may be transmitted to newborns during delivery; however, early recognition and treatment will improve outcomes....
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Can a once-daily oral formulation treat symptoms of uterine fibroids without causing hot flashes or bone loss?
Menstrual bleeding was significantly reduced among women with uterine fibroids who took a new once-daily...
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Optimize your treatment of endometriosis by using an FDA-approved hormonal medication
For women with endometriosis, if one estrogen-progestin contraceptive results in suboptimal control of pelvic pain, do not...
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Testosterone supplementation in women: When, why, and how
Dr. Karram: How would you treat the following patient? She is 56, postmenopausal, and taking estrogen. She reports decreased libido,...
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For which patients is maternal oxygen supplementation of value?
Based on the results of a meta-analysis of 16 randomized controlled trials that included peripartum women who received...
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For heavy menstrual bleeding, are long-term outcomes similar for treatment with the LNG-IUS and radiofrequency endometrial ablation?
Both interventions led to a large decrease in menstrual blood loss with similar quality of life (QoL) and satisfaction scores at 2 years...
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Office-based ambulatory cervical ripening prior to inpatient induction of labor
There is growing literature to support the use of ambulatory cervical ripening (CR) for low-risk women—initiating CR in the office, sending the...
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Cesarean myomectomy: Safe operation or surgical folly?
In many countries cesarean myomectomy is now viewed as a safe and effective procedure in carefully selected clinical situations
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How does long-term OC use affect breast, ovarian, and endometrial cancer risk?
Analysis of data from a large cross-sectional cohort and national databases that included almost 257,000 women indicates that...