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Risk for Birth Defects with Assisted Reproductive Technology: Higher or Not?Free

Excess risk is small and may be related primarily to intracytoplasmic sperm injection.

Recent Women's Health Articles

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Antenatal Steroids After 34 Weeks: Leaning Toward Harm

In utero corticosteroid exposure did not reduce respiratory morbidity but did raise risk for neonatal hypoglycemia and sepsis evaluation.

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Misconceptions about Contraceptive Effectiveness

Most women overestimate the typical effectiveness of oral contraceptive pills.

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Does Preoperative Urodynamic Testing Improve Outcomes of Stress–Incontinence Surgery?

Randomized trial indicates the answer is no.

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Copper IUDs Highly Effective as Emergency ContraceptionFree

Copper intrauterine devices are highly effective for preventing pregnancy after unprotected intercourse, according to a meta-analysis in Human Reproduction. The analysis included 42 studies...

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Progestin Therapy, Mood, and MenopauseFree

Small trial suggests medroxyprogesterone acetate does not worsen mood in depressed women.

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Prenatal PPI Exposure and Childhood Asthma

Maternal PPI use during pregnancy or the year thereafter is associated with an increased risk for asthma in the offspring but may not be causal. CME

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Have More, Get More: Global Inequities in Women's Health CareFree

Income disparities within countries, as well as among them, are linked to unequal access to life-saving maternal interventions.

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Influence of OB/GYNs on Breast-Feeding Rates in Their Patients

Obstetrician-gynecologists' efforts to promote breast-feeding were affected more by their opinions of its importance than by demographic factors.

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Menopausal Symptoms and the Workplace

Psychological and somatic symptoms, but not vasomotor symptoms, were significantly correlated with impairment in work ability.

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Surgery for Endometrial Cancer: Use of the Robot Is Growing

Lack of cost advantage over traditional laparoscopy is offset by improved dexterity, ergonomics, and visibility.

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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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Andrew M. Kaunitz, MD
Professor and Associate Chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Florida College of Medicine–Jacksonville

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