OB/GYN Clinical Alert – March 1, 2012
March 1, 2012
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False Labor
A number of previous reviews in OB/GYN Clinical Alert, including a Special Feature, have been devoted to preterm birth (PTB), a problem that has been on the rise in the United States despite significant efforts to curb it. -
Does HRT Improve Cognitive Function?
To investigate whether gonadal hormones influence cognitive function in postmenopausal women, the authors administered a comprehensive battery of neuropsychological tests on two occasions (2 years apart) to participants enrolled in the population-based, longitudinal Melbourne Women's Midlife Health Project. -
Prognostic and Practical Implications of Germline BRCA Status
Women who carry a deleterious germline mutation in BRCA1 or BRCA2 have a substantially higher lifetime risk of developing ovarian cancer. -
Treating CIN 2 in Young Women
In this retrospective study of young women performed in New Zealand between 2005 and 2009, 57% of 452 patients with biopsy-proven cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) 2 were treated immediately whereas 157 (35%) met the criteria for conservative management. -
Special Feature: Gender Medicine and the Obstetrician-Gynecologist
It might sound obvious to a reproductive medicine specialist to say that "every cell has a sex." On the other hand, even an obstetrician-gynecologist might be surprised to know how much of a contribution sex differences make to health and disease. -
Pharmacology Watch: Dutasteride and Low-Risk Prostate Cancer
In this issue: New treatment for prostate cancer; avastin and breast cancer; new CMS disclosure rule; and FDA actions. -
Clinical Briefs in Primary Care supplement