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The trial concluded that platinum-based adjuvant chemotherapy improved overall survival and recurrence-free survival at 5 years in this combined group of patients with early stage ovarian cancer defined by the inclusion criteria of the ICON1 and ACTION trials.
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In postmenopausal patients with sexual dysfunction, it is still unclear which, if any, therapy is indicated.
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Radical trachelectomy combined with pelvic lymphadenectomy can be a feasible method of treatment for early-stage cervical cancer in women who want to preserve their fertility.
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Magnesium sulfate is more effective than nimodipine for prophylaxis against seizures in women with severe preeclampsia.
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Only tamoxifen has enough evidence to recommend it for the prevention of breast cancer, and its use is limited to very high-risk women with a low risk of side effects.
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Postmenopausal estrogen-progestin therapy increased the risk of breast cancer in a population-based cohort in Sweden, and estrogen-only did not.
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Warfarin Effectively Prevents Venous Thromboembolism; Vitamin D Reduces Osteoporotic Fractures; Adefovir Effective for Hepatitis B Treatment; Ibuprofen/Aspirin Study Revisited; ACE Inhibitors Favored in Cardiovascular Care; Digoxin Dosing and Heart Failure
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The potassium sensitivity test (PST) was administered to 244 patients with pelvic pain and 47 control patients by enrolling gynecologists at 4 separate facilities. Previous work by these physicians had shown that the test appears to identify the presence of interstitial cystitis (IC) by detecting abnormal permeability of the bladder epithelium.
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There are 2 important potential uses for the measurement of testosterone levels: 1) to monitor the dosage of testosterone supplementation; and 2) to diagnose hyperandrogenism, whatever the cause. Unfortunately, the measurement of testosterone is particularly difficult in women because of the low circulating levels.
