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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.
- By Wendy S. Biggs, MD
- May 8, 2008
- Covering BMJ 2008 Apr 19
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.
- By Andrew M. Kaunitz, MD
- May 8, 2008
- Covering J Natl Cancer Inst 2008 Mar 19
Questions Remain About Hormone Therapy and Risk for Breast Cancer Recurrence
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Conflicting findings from two European randomized clinical trials
- By Andrew M. Kaunitz, MD
- May 8, 2008
- Covering J Natl Cancer Inst 2008 Apr 2
Megestrol for Hot Flashes in Breast Cancer Survivors
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Results of a 6-month trial confirmed efficacy, but safety questions remain.
- By Andrew M. Kaunitz, MD
- May 8, 2008
- Covering J Clin Oncol 2008 Apr 1
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.
- By Diane E. Judge, APN/CNP
- May 8, 2008
- Covering Menopause 2008 Mar/Apr
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.
- By Anna Wald, MD, MPH
- May 8, 2008
- Covering Perspect Sex Reprod Health 2008 Mar
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.
- By Ann J. Davis, MD
- May 7, 2008
- Covering N Engl J Med 2008 May 8
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.
- By Andrew M. Kaunitz, MD
- May 1, 2008
- Covering J Clin Oncol 2008 Apr 20
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.
- By Andrew M. Kaunitz, MD
- May 1, 2008
- Covering Lancet Oncol 2008 Apr
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.
- By Diane E. Judge, APN/CNP
- May 1, 2008
- Covering 2008 Mar 13
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.
- By Wendy S. Biggs, MD
- May 1, 2008
- Covering Thorax 2008 Mar 13
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.
