OB/GYN Clinical Alert – April 1, 2009
April 1, 2009
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The Effect of Maternal Alcohol Consumption on Fetal Growth and Preterm Birth
It has been very difficult to study the effects of alcohol on the fetus and on pregnancy, in general, because one depends so heavily on a patient's candor regarding true alcohol consumption and the effect of confounding variables, such as smoking. -
Long-acting Contraception for Pain Control in Patients with Endometriosis
Forty-one women with symptomatic, histologically proven endometriosis (Stages 1-4) were randomized to receive either a contraceptive implant (Implanon®) or depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA). -
Lymphadenectomy in Early-stage Endometrial Cancer?
The standard primary surgical intervention for early-stage uterine cancer is hysterectomy, usually with removal of the adnexa. -
Special Feature: The LIBERATE Tibolone Trial in Breast Cancer Survivors
The livial intervention following breast cancer: Efficacy, Recurrence, And Tolerability Endpoints (LIBERATE) trial was a multinational, placebo-controlled, randomized study of women with vasomotor symptoms who had had breast cancer surgically treated within the previous 5 years. -
Pharmacology Watch: Warfarin May Be First to Apply Pharmacogenetics
In this issue: Individualization of therapy with pharmacogenetics; the rate vs rhythm debate; the FDA's Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy; FDA actions. -
Clinical Briefs in Primary Care supplement