Women's Health: Archives

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Pregnancy and the Flu

• August 6, 2009
• Anna Wald, MD, MPH

Pandemic H1N1 and seasonal influenza take their toll on pregnant women; vaccination is a top priority.

• Reviewing:
• Jamieson DJ et al., Lancet 2009 Aug 8; 374:451 MacDonald NE et al., Obstet Gynecol 2009 Aug; 114:365 Phillippe M., Obstet Gynecol 2009 Aug; 114:206 Atlanta, GA: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 2009 Jul 29

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The Other Shoe Drops: New WHI AnalysisFree

• August 6, 2009
• Diane E. Judge, APN/CNP

Unfavorable balance of risks and benefits also applies to women who initiated HT within 5 years after menopause.

• Reviewing:
• Prentice RL et al., Am J Epidemiol 2009 Jul 1; 170:12 Banks E and Canfell K., Am J Epidemiol 2009 Jul 1; 170:24

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Screening Detects Many Breast Cancers, but How Many Are Overdiagnosed?

• August 6, 2009
• Wendy S. Biggs, MD

Population-wide mammography screening is associated with higher incidence of breast cancer, but the estimated overdiagnosis rate is more than 50%.

• Reviewing:
• Jørgensen KJ and Gøtzsche PC., BMJ 2009 Jul 9; 339:b2587 Welch HG., BMJ 2009 Jul 9; 339:b1425

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Maternal Smoking Rates During Pregnancy Drop . . . A Little

• July 30, 2009
• Diane E. Judge, APN/CNP

Rates of smoking during and after pregnancy declined somewhat from 2000 through 2005, but smoking prevalence before conception did not change.

• Reviewing:
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)., MMWR Morb Mortal Surveill Summ 2009 May 29; 58:1

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Magnesium Sulfate to Prevent Cerebral Palsy in Preterm Infants: Gathering the Evidence

• July 30, 2009
• Diane J. Angelini, EdD, CNM, FACNM, FAAN, NEA-BC

Results of a meta-analysis support use of magnesium sulfate in women at risk for preterm delivery before 34 weeks' gestation.

• Reviewing:
• Conde-Agudelo A and Romero R., Am J Obstet Gynecol 2009 Jun; 200:595

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Does Hormonal Contraception Accelerate HIV Progression?

• July 30, 2009
• Anna Wald, MD, MPH

Use of either DMPA or OCPs was associated with hastened unfavorable disease outcomes.

• Reviewing:
• Stringer EM et al., AIDS 2009 Jul 17; 23:1377

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Does Circumcision of HIV-Infected Men Prevent HIV Acquisition in Their Female Partners?Free

• July 30, 2009
• Anna Wald, MD, MPH

Risk for HIV transmission was highest among couples who resumed sexual activity before wound healing was complete.

• Reviewing:
• Wawer MJ et al., Lancet 2009 Jul 18; 374:229 Baeten JM et al., Lancet 2009 Jul 18; 374:182

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Some Migraines Might Leave Their Marks

• July 23, 2009
• Wendy S. Biggs, MD

Women who reported migraines with aura in midlife were twice as likely to exhibit cerebellar infarcts on MRI, with unknown clinical significance, decades later.

• Reviewing:
• Scher AI et al., JAMA 2009 Jun 24; 301:2563 Kurth T and Tzourio C., JAMA 2009 Jun 24; 301:2594

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Is Monitoring BMD Necessary in Patients Who Take Bisphosphonates?

• July 23, 2009
• Wendy S. Biggs, MD

Alendronate treatment increases bone density in most patients, so routine monitoring of BMD is not warranted.

• Reviewing:
• Bell KJL et al., BMJ 2009 Jun 23; 338:b2266

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Early Menopause, Excess Weight Dramatically Raise Endometrial Cancer Risk

• July 23, 2009
• Wendy S. Biggs, MD

Overweight and obese women who enter menopause before age 45 have 6-fold and 20-fold excess risk for endometrial cancer, respectively.

• Reviewing:
• Thomas CC et al., Obstet Gynecol 2009 Jul; 114:22