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Although maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein (MSAFP) is a highly sensitive marker for certain congenital malformations such as open neural tube and ventral wall defects, its usefulness as a screening test for fetal hydrocephalus is uncertain.

Health care planning for chronic pelvic pain (CPP), an important cause of morbidity amongst women is hampered due to lack of clear collated summaries of its basic epidemiological data. We systematically reviewed worldwide literature on the prevalence of different types of CPP to assess the geographical distribution of data, and to explore sources of variation in its estimates.

Supplementation with the antioxidant vitamins C and E during pregnancy doesn't reduce the risks of preeclampsia, intrauterine growth restriction, infant death, or other serious infant outcomes in nulliparous women, according to the results of a recent multicenter, randomized trial. In fact, women taking the vitamins may be more likely to develop hypertension and to require treatment with antihypertensive drugs.

At least that's what Clement J. McDonald, MD, emphasized in an article in the Annals of Internal Medicine (4/4/06). Presenting an actual case, in which two patients were misidentified when a mix-up occurred with their bar-coded identification wristbands, McDonald drew several conclusions to improve risk management

Dietary supplementation with 1,200 mg/d calcium carbonate didn't prevent fractures in an ambulatory elderly population because compliance was low. Those who took it, however, benefited.

About 1 in 10 women between the ages of 55 and 69 who is diagnosed with breast cancer is diagnosed unnecessarily because her disease would never have come to clinical attention if she were not screened. The findings come 15 years after the end of the population-based Swedish Malm? mammographic screening trial, a randomized, controlled trial of over 40,000 women.

Recent advances in chemotherapy are helping to close the survival gap between women with estrogen-receptor (ER)–positive breast cancer and those with ER-negative disease, according to the results of a recent series of studies.

A cesarean first birth increases the risks for placenta previa and placenta abruption in subsequent pregnancies. So does a short interpregnancy interval, according to a retrospective cohort study of almost 200,000 singleton pregnancies.

We and today's fresh-faced interns do have something in common: the one person who taught or will teach us how to really be doctors: a seasoned, bright nurse.

These easily taught birth control methods may be just what some patients are looking for. Nonhormonal approaches like the Standard Days and the TwoDay Methods hinge on identifying a woman's fertile window: the days during her cycle when pregnancy is likely.

If there's no cancer present, why remove a woman's ovaries during hysterectomy? Does the reduced risk of ovarian cancer outweigh the consequences of eliminating the protective hormones secreted by a healthy pair of ovaries? A team of researchers offers some thought-provoking conclusions.

Mary is a 26-year-old G1,P0 who is 34 weeks' pregnant with an uncomplicated, singleton gestation. She's in for a routine prenatal visit and asks, "When do I have to quit working?"

Two separate obstetrician/gynecologists reviewed the case and both had difficulty defending the case. It was not clear why the defendant performed the TAH.

I started skipping periods about two years ago at the age of 40. I have not had a period now for about 4 months and I am having what I believe to be hot flashes.

New research presented today on treatments, causes and risks associated with Polycistic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS), a disease that effects between five and 10 percent of reproductive aged women, offers a glimmer of hope to the millions of women who suffer from the painful and debilitating disease.

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Over 300 therapies have been proposed for premenstrual syndrome. To date there has been only one survey conducted in the UK of PMS treatments prescribed by GPs, a questionnaire-based study by the National Association of Premenstrual Syndrome in 1989.

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It is in your best health interest to see your gynecologist or primary care physician regarding specific medical problems or concerns.

It is in your best health interest to see your gynecologist or primary care physician regarding specific medical problems or concerns.

It is in your best health interest to see your gynecologist or primary care physician regarding specific medical problems or concerns.

I started to take Femhrt one month ago. Since them I got a regular period and some spot bleedings. My concern besides the bleeding that according to my GYN is normal, is that I am hungry all they.

I would really appreciate some advice. For the last 8 years I have experience pain during sex, from at best sore to simply excruciating. The pain is worst on entry but leaves me sore afterwards.

The widespread use of the Internet is the greatest revolution in mass communication since the invention of the printing press.

In general, ISAs have not been studied for long term use. The only studies in women with PCOS have related to helping those women ovulate (i.e. short term use).

Effect of Electro-acupuncture on Ovarian Expression of α (1)- and β (2)-adrenoceptors, and p75 Neurotrophin Receptors in Rats with Steroid-induced Polycystic Ovaries

Although clomiphene citrate and FSH remain the mainstay of therapy for ovarian stimulation among women with unexplained infertility, both drugs have their shortcomings. Two experts present the evidence supporting the value of AIs in this patient population.

A leading expert helps you educate yourself-and your patients-about putting combined HPV-Pap testing into practice. Patient education should stress how common HPV is and explain the high level of reassurance testing negative on both tests affords.