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Up to 90% of female adolescents report experiencing painful periods or other menstrual complaints. Problems associated with menses are the primary reported cause for absenteeism from school and work for female adolescents. While diagnosis and treatment differ depending on specific menstrual disorders or complaints, contraceptive methods often offer a solution for teens and adults.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a new approach for HIV testing in laboratories that capitalizes on the latest technology to improve diagnosis of acute infection, the earliest stage of HIV infection when people are most likely to transmit the virus.
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A review of the published literature finds no value to the routine screening pelvic examination in asymptomatic non-pregnant women.
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Serum anti-Mullerian hormone (AMH) has been well-established as an accurate marker of ovarian reserve. It is solely produced in the human ovary by the granulosa cells.
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Olaparib, a poly (ADP)-ribose polymerase (PARP) inhibitor, demonstrated substantial delay until progression when administered to women as a maintenance therapy with BRCA-mutant recurrent ovarian cancer.
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A recent study has shown a link between abnormal uterine artery waveforms in the second trimester and reduced fetal movements later in pregnancy, as well as with stillbirth and small for gestational age.
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