OB/GYN Clinical Alert – June 1, 2011
June 1, 2011
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Is Desipramine or Lidocaine an Effective Treatment for Vulvodynia?
In the vulvar vestibulitis clinical trial conducted at the University of Rochester between 2002 and 2007, patients with vulvar vestibulitis syndrome (localized provoked vulvodynia) were enrolled in a 12-week randomized, placebo-controlled treatment trial. -
Nifedipine for Preterm Labor
Over the years, different tocolytics have been in vogue, only to be discarded later because meta-analyses showed that the agent simply did not work. This month's review will focus on nifedipine, a medication that has been in and out of favor for more than 20 years. -
FRAX It's Not a Dirty Word
This publication is an update on osteoporosis screening from the 2002 U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendation. -
Special Feature: Is it Heresy or Good Medicine? HRT in Survivors of Gynecological Malignancies
Although the annual incidence of all gynecological malignancies remains between 75,000 and 80,000, a far greater number of women with this history are survivors. -
Pharmacology Watch: Women's Health Issue — Adverse Medication Effects
In this issue: Calcium supplements and MI; birth control pills and VTE; ACE inhibitors and breast cancer risk; spending on pharmaceuticals; and FDA actions. -
Clinical Briefs in Primary Care supplement