OB/GYN Clinical Alert – May 1, 2020

May 1, 2020

• Does Talcum Powder Cause Ovarian Cancer?

  In this analysis of four large cohort studies, genital talcum powder use was not found to have any association with ovarian cancer.

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• Impact of Weight Loss on Lower Urinary Symptoms and Urinary Incontinence in Overweight and Obese Women

  Weight loss interventions are associated with improvements in urinary incontinence in overweight and obese women at 1 to 2.9 years.

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• Young Cancer Survivors at Increased Risk of Subsequent Endocrine Disease

  A large Danish-based population cohort study documents that survivors of cancers arising in adolescence and young adulthood are at increased risk of subsequently developing a variety of endocrine disorders.

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• The Global COVID-19 Pandemic Was Predicted and Ignored

  The human population explosion, international travel and migration, urbanization, and environmental exploitation set the stage for pandemics, and the trend likely will continue and intensify.

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