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To All Others Who Share PCOSWell my story started 11 years ago when I was married and decided to try to have a baby. I had noticed a few years before that, that my cycles were not what you would call normal. I always figured that it was not a big deal and I never thought that it would cause any problems as far as fertility was concerned.
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Breast Cancer in Younger Women Assessment and Risk ManagementBreast cancer is a growing concern among premenopausal women. With an emphasis on this patient population, this article discusses the known risk factors for breast cancer; models for quantitative risk assessment; and strategies for modifying breast cancer risk, including screening mammography, prophylactic mastectomy, and primary pharmacologic prevention.
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Taking the Shame out of Pudendal Neuralgia!What could possibly be worse than struggling with a painful condition and feeling ashamed to discuss the problem because of its intimate nature? Such is the case for many suffering with pudendal neuralgia, a little known disease that affects one of the most sensitive areas of the body. This area is innervated by the pudendal nerve, named after the Latin word for shame.
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Gastroschisis on a Transverse View of the Fetal AbdomenThis image of gastroschisis on a transverse view of the fetal abdomen was submitted by ObGyn.net reader Viorel Suciu-Lazar, MD. Can you name the numbered structures?
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Twenty Questions to ask about your SurgeonHow to know if you're getting good advice about Breast Disease and Breast Cancer
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A Patient’s Guide: Management of Hair Loss in Polycystic Ovary SyndromeThinning hair due to the effects of male hormones (androgens) is called androgenic alopecia. It is a major source of psychological distress to women. This male-pattern hair loss is often seen in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), congenital adrenal hyperplasia, and other disorders of male hormone excess.
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Center for Endometriosis CareCoverage of the 37th Annual Global Congress on Minimally Invasive Gynecology
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17P, Makena, and Preterm Birth: The Controversy ContinuesA year after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) quickly and controversially green-lighted the pre-term birth prevention drug Makena® to compete directly with long-used 17P, some arguments have cooled, but the battle for marketplace dominance continues.
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Hepatitis C Infection: A Clinician’s GuideIt has been a mere 10 years since a portion of the genome of the hepatitis C virus (HCV), the infectious agent responsible for most cases of post transfusion hepatitis was sequenced. The discovery in 1989 was followed by the development of tests to detect anti-HCV antibodies, facilitating the screening of potential blood donors.
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Gestational Hypertension: Implications for Pre-eclampsia and EclampsiaExperts discuss potential complications of gestational hypertension, as well as the role of home blood-pressure (BP) monitoring as an adjunct in managing these cases.
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Morcellation, ACOG, and shared decision-makingThe American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) recently published an updated committee opinion regarding morcellation of presumed uterine leiomyoma. Here are the key points.
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Electrosurgery for Cervical Intraepithelial NeoplasiaWomen with cervical intraepithelial neoplasia now have a number of treatment options including cold-knife conization, laser ablation, and loop electrosurgery but, all too often, the physician s preference is the determining factor in selection of therapy. This detailed presentation of the advantages and disadvantages of electrosurgery will help the physician to decide whether this procedure truly fits the needs of a given patient.
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How To Appraise Clinical Trials on the Internet: A Layman's GuideThe widespread use of the Internet is the greatest revolution in mass communication since the invention of the printing press.
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Treatments of Endometriosis Around the WorldOBGYN.net Conference CoverageFrom First Congress on Controversies in Obstetrics, Gynecology & Infertility Prague CZECH REPUBLIC - October, 1999
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After Retiring from Academic Medicine at 55, One MD Finds Joy in Locums Around the WorldThinking about early retirement? Considering a career change? You may want to read this blog.
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Laparoscopic Skill Training & RoboticsFrom the 34th Annual Meeting - Chicago, Illinois - November 2005
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Gestational Trophoblastic DiseaseThis is a term that includes several conditions that are associated with the results of a pregnancy. The conditions are molar pregnancy, invasive mole, metastatic mole and gestational choriocarcinoma(korio carcinoma). These are cancers and cancer like conditions of placental elements. The concept is so far beyond most people's experience, that unless they have been to medical school they will never have heard of it. It is not uncommon.
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Case Study: Broad Ligament Fibroid with Ureteral Dissection: Laparoscopic MyomectomyA 39 year-old woman presented with urinary frequency and pelvic pressure. On pelvic examination, a large pelvic mass was felt adjacent to the uterus, deep in the pelvis. MRI showed a 12 cm subserosal fibroid adjacent to the right side of the uterus.
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ICSI: Should It Be Routine in Human in Vitro Fertilization?ICSI (intracytoplasmic sperm injection) is arguably the biggest advance in assisted reproductive technology since the successful birth of Louise Brown, 21 years ago.
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Prevention and Management of Laparoendoscopic Surgical Complications Laparoscopic MyomectomyUterine myomas are the most common tumors of the female genital tract. = Hysterectomy has been a very common therapy in patients who have completed reproduction. In fact, uterine myomas = account for 20% of the 650,000 hysterectomies performed annually in the United States. Interest in uterine = preservation and organ preserving surgery through techniques of minimally invasive surgery has increased since the first = reports of laparoscopic myomectomy in 1980.
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Life Threatening Hemorrhages Due to Invasive Placental ImplantationCoverage of the 2009 World Congress of Perinatal Medicine
