OB/GYN Clinical Alert – July 1, 2003

July 1, 2003

• Three More Reports from the WHI

  One year after the cancelation of the estrogen-progestin arm of the WHI, 3 more reports have emerged from this landmark study. Leon Speroff, MD, and Sarah L. Berga, MD provide their analysis.

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• Ethnicity and Insulin Resistance

  Insulin resistance increases with increasing body weight and is most prevalent in Mexican-Americans.

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• ‘Tamponade Test’ in the Management of Massive Postpartum Hemorrhage

  This diagnostic test rapidly identifies those patients with postpartum hemorrhage who will require a laparotomy. Even when results are positive, life-threatening hemorrhage is arrested and time is also allowed to correct any consumptive coagulopathy.

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• Special Offer to Subscribers

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• Pharmacology Watch: HRT, Estrogen, and Postmenopausal Women: Year-Old WHI Study Continues to Raise Questions

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• Clinical Briefs in Primary Care Supplement

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