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Check the chart of your next patient. She says she has vaginal itching and irritation, odor, and vaginal discharge. What is your next step?
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A new patient tells you that she is a recent victim of sexual assault. What care was she provided when she underwent treatment at your local hospital's emergency department (ED)?
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Felicia Hance Stewart, MD, co-author of Contraceptive Technology and member of the Contraceptive Technology Update Editorial Board, died April 12 of lung cancer at her home in San Carlos, CA.
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HbA1c Following Successful Initial Metformin Therapy; Triple Therapy in Type 2 Diabetes; Calcium, Vitamin D, and Fractures; What is the Relationship Between Gatifloxacin and Glucose Changes?; Altering the Course of Chronic Hepatitis B; Does Home Blood Pressure Monitoring Improve Adherence?
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The updated breast cancer results in the canceled estrogen-only arm of the Womens Health Initiative (WHI) are based on 237 cases of invasive breast cancer and 55 cases of cancer in situ, diagnosed by the February 29, 2004, date of study cancellation.
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A retrospective chart review in 219 of 731 randomly selected cases of appendicitis was conducted at 2 municipal/tertiary care hospitals.
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A group from Australia recently published a study that provides some insight about miscarriage after 8 weeks of gestation. They analyzed data from 1050 patients having in vitro fertilization. Serum hCG levels were measured at 16 days post-conception (approximately for menstrual weeks).
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Alternative Therapy for Depression?; FDA Actions
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Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) is a major complication following gynecologic abdominal surgery that may be fatal in up to 1 in 4 affected patients. While several risk factors for VTE have been identified, carcinoma remains among the most significant.
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There have been 2 attempts to produce a consensus definition of the polycystic ovary syndrome by expert conferences.
