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Bottoms Down: Can Risk for Breech Birth Be Inherited?

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Risk for breech delivery was doubled in the offspring of both men and women who were themselves delivered in breech presentation.

Does Specialized Care Improve Ovarian Cancer Outcomes?

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In Holland, mortality was substantially lower when early disease was treated in specialized centers.

Questions Remain About Hormone Therapy and Risk for Breast Cancer Recurrence

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Conflicting findings from two European randomized clinical trials

Megestrol for Hot Flashes in Breast Cancer Survivors

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Results of a 6-month trial confirmed efficacy, but safety questions remain.

More Evidence That Gabapentin Works for Hot Flashes

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In a 4-week randomized trial, gabapentin was about twice as effective as placebo.

Reproductive Health and the Balance of Power

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Having an older sex partner during adolescence or experiencing marital sexual abuse was associated with increased risk for pregnancy or STI acquisition.

Gestational Hyperglycemia: Continuum of Risk, Choices for Treatment

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Likelihood of adverse pregnancy outcomes increased in proportion to maternal glucose levels; metformin for gestational diabetes was not inferior to insulin.

Aromatase Inhibitors in Preventing Breast Cancer Recurrence After 5 Years of Tamoxifen

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In women with hormone receptor–positive breast cancer who have completed therapy with tamoxifen, adjuvant therapy with an aromatase inhibitor improved disease-free survival.

Radiation Therapy for Breast Cancer: Are Fewer Fractions Better?

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British trial results favored fewer fractions, higher doses per fraction, and fewer weeks of radiation therapy for early breast cancer; longer follow-up is needed.

One Quarter of U.S. Adolescent Girls Have STIs

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NHANES 2003–2004 data revealed a high prevalence of STIs, particularly HPV, in 14- to 19-year-old girls.

Is Aspirin an Answer for Asthma?

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Women taking low-dose aspirin had 10% reduction in risk for new-onset asthma during 10 years of follow-up.

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Journal Watch Women's Health summarizes important medical journal articles about a wide variety of subjects relevant to the medical care of the female patient including breast cancer, cervical cancer, contraception, hormone therapy, IVF, menopause, osteoporosis, ovarian cancer and pregnancy.

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Sandra Ann Carson, MD
Sandra Ann Carson, MD
Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Director of the Reproductive Medicine and Infertility Division, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University

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