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Urinary Urge Incontinence and Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy

Pelvic floor physical therapy with myofascial release techniques improves urinary symptoms and provides an alternate option to medications and more invasive therapies.

Should Postmenopausal Women Be Encouraged to Take Calcium?

A systematic review of randomized, controlled trials of calcium supplementation found only small non-progressive increases in bone mineral density. This supports the clinical conclusion that supplementation alone is insufficient to prevent fracture risk.

Should We Remove Every Woman’s Fallopian Tubes?

This article discusses the role of salpingectomy for the prevention of ovarian and fallopian tube cancer.

Ultrasound for Dense Breasts — Is It Worth the Cost?

A cost-effectiveness model found that supplemental ultrasound screening after a negative mammogram for women with dense breasts substantially increases costs without yielding significant benefit.

Concomitant Hysteroscopic Sterilization and Endometrial Ablation: What Are the Risks?

In this retrospective cohort study, women who underwent concomitant hysteroscopic sterilization and endometrial ablation procedures were more likely to have inadequate 3-month hysterosalpingram testing to confirm tubal occlusion.

Are We on the Threshold of a New Approach to Evaluating Women with Recurrent Pregnancy Loss?

A small retrospective cohort study raises the possibility that advanced genetic techniques can be used to analyze the products of conception in women with recurrent pregnancy loss to identify those most likely to have treatable reasons for their miscarriages.

Induction of Labor in Patients with Previous Cesarean Sections

ABSTRACT & COMMENTARY: Great improvements have been made while the fear of litigation ebbs.

Morcellation: Has it Improved Outcomes or Put Women at Risk?

Widespread concern over malignant tumor dissemination with morcellation threatens to undermine advances in minimally invasive gynecologic surgery that have benefited women. Before providers abandon this technique, they should put the risks and benefits in perspective.

Can Cerebroplacental Ratio Predict Neonatal Mortality?

Recent articles show the cerebroplacental ratio to be a useful predictor of immediate and later neonatal morbidity, particularly, in late-onset intrauterine growth restriction.

Quality of Information on Pelvic Organ Prolapse on the Internet

After review of more than 400 websites, most web-based information available to women regarding pelvic organ prolapse treatment is incomplete. The best-quality information was found on government-sponsored websites.