Women's Health: Archives

NEWS IN CONTEXT

New Emergency Contraception DevelopmentsFree

• July 23, 2009
• Diane E. Judge, APN/CNP

One-dose formulation is approved; two-dose formulation goes generic. CME

• Reviewing:
• North Wales, PA: Teva Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 2009 Jul 10 Budapest, Hungary: Gedeon Richter, Ltd., for Duramed Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 2009 Silver Spring, MD: Food and Drug Administration 2009 Jun 24

SUMMARY AND COMMENT

Does Migraine Frequency Affect CVD Risk?

• July 23, 2009
• JoAnne M. Foody, MD

Rare (<monthly) and frequent (weekly) migraines were associated with excess risk for CVD events.

• Reviewing:
• Kurth T et al., Neurology 2009 Jun 24

SUMMARY AND COMMENT

Community-Based Interventions Promote Heart-Healthy Behaviors

• July 16, 2009
• Diane E. Judge, APN/CNP

Older women (age range, 51–70) who participated in a program to promote physical activity and healthful diets lost weight and improved their exercise habits.

• Reviewing:
• Folta SC et al., Am J Public Health 2009 Jul; 99:1271

SUMMARY AND COMMENT

Just in Time for Summer: Grilled Meats Don't Cause Breast Cancer

• July 16, 2009
• Diane E. Judge, APN/CNP

Consumption of meat cooked at high temperatures was not associated with breast cancer in a large prospective cohort of postmenopausal women.

• Reviewing:
• Kabat GC et al., Int J Cancer 2009 May 15; 124:2430

SUMMARY AND COMMENT

A FASTTer Path to Pregnancy for Couples with Unexplained Infertility?Free

• July 16, 2009
• Robert W. Rebar, MD

Bypassing gonadotropin-stimulated artificial insemination was associated with shorter time to pregnancy and lower risk for multiple births.

• Reviewing:
• Reindollar RH et al., Fertil Steril 2009 Jun 16

SUMMARY AND COMMENT

Menopausal HT and Ovarian Cancer: Causal Role Remains UnclearFree

• July 14, 2009
• Andrew M. Kaunitz, MD

A Danish prospective cohort study showed HT use was associated with modest excess risk.

• Reviewing:
• Mørch LS et al., JAMA 2009 Jul 15; 302:298

SUMMARY AND COMMENT

At Puberty, Daughters of Women with PCOS Differ from Daughters of Normal Women

• July 9, 2009
• Robert W. Rebar, MD

PCOS daughters tended to have greater ovarian volume and hyperinsulinemia in glucose tolerance tests.

• Reviewing:
• Sir-Petermann T et al., J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2009 Jun; 94:1923

SUMMARY AND COMMENT

Extending the Age Range for HPV Vaccination? Don’t Faint

• July 9, 2009
• Anna Wald, MD, MPH

Quadrivalent HPV vaccine was effective in HPV-naive women, aged 24–45; FDA strengthens syncope warning.

• Reviewing:
• Muñoz N et al., Lancet 2009 Jun 6; 373:1949 U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)., 2009 Jun 18

SUMMARY AND COMMENT

Boning Up on Thiazolidinediones

• July 9, 2009
• Anna Wald, MD, MPH

Rosiglitazone was associated with excess fracture risk in women.

• Reviewing:
• Home PD et al., Lancet 2009 Jun 20; 373:2125

PRACTICE WATCH

Diagnosis and Management of von Willebrand Disease and Other Bleeding Disorders in WomenFree

• July 9, 2009
• Ann J. Davis, MD

Bleeding disorders are important causes of heavy menstrual bleeding and postpartum hemorrhage.

• Reviewing:
• James AH et al., Am J Obstet Gynecol 2009 Jul; 201:e1