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Hormone Therapy and Mortality: No Overall Effect?

An evaluation of outcomes of users and nonusers of postmenopausal hormonal therapy followed longitudinally in the Danish database showed no overall difference in mortality.

Should the Copper IUD Be Offered to Women With Heavy Menstrual Bleeding?

In this secondary analysis of the Contraceptive CHOICE Project, there was no difference in copper intrauterine device continuation rates at one year between 165 women who reported heavy menstrual bleeding at baseline and 753 women who did not.

Venous Thromboembolism Risk After Abortion

Women experience a two-fold increase in risk of venous thrombosis (relative to nonpregnant women) following induced abortion, but a more than six-fold overall reduction in risk of thrombosis compared to women who continue the pregnancy to term.

Help-seeking Behavior for Pelvic Floor Dysfunction

Women are more likely to seek help for pelvic floor symptoms if they have increased bother and are less likely to seek help if they perceive their symptoms as normal.

Opportunistic Salpingectomy at the Time of Cesarean Delivery for Postpartum Permanent Contraception

In this retrospective cohort study, almost 20% of women who desired bilateral complete salpingectomy for permanent contraception at the time of cesarean delivery could not undergo the procedure because of adhesions or engorged vasculature.

Are There Risks With Early-term Birth?

The authors of a multicenter study suggest that composite neonatal outcome is worse when pregnancy is interrupted in uncomplicated pregnancies at 37 to 38 weeks, even with documented fetal lung maturity, compared to pregnancies delivered at full term (39 to 40 weeks).

Expedited Partner Therapy: We Can Do More

This article reviews the current status of expedited partner therapy (EPT), which involves treating the heterosexual partners of patients diagnosed with chlamydia or gonorrhea by providing the medication or a prescription for the patient to give to the partner without a healthcare provider first examining the partner.

Nocturia: Does Salt Intake Play a Role?

Researchers suggest that excessive salt intake can contribute to urinary frequency and nocturia.

Premature Rupture of Membranes Revisited

An individual participant data meta-analysis from Australia suggests that expectant management of patients with premature rupture of membranes between 34 and 36 weeks, compared with immediate intervention, results in comparable levels of composite neonatal adverse outcomes but in mixed maternal adverse outcomes that balance out in the final analysis.

Childhood Obesity: A Risk Factor for Infertility?

Results from a 25-year prospective study demonstrate a moderate association between childhood obesity before age 12 years and female infertility in adulthood.