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A Single Umbilical Artery (SUA) is found in about 1 in 200 fetuses in the second trimester. Since the finding is associated with an increase in fetal anomalies, it alerts clinicians to search for any of the possible abnormalities linked with this finding.
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Lewis and colleagues performed an investigator-blinded study of sperm penetrability and quality of mid-cycle cervical mucus between levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine device (LNG-IUD) users (n = 14) and hormone-free controls (n = 16).
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Previous investigation of cervical cancer biology has revealed a dependence on VEGF, among other factors, for growth and metastases.
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To assess the effect of screening mammography on breast cancer mortality, the authors used data from the Norwegian Breast Cancer Screening Program to observe chronologic trends associated with screening as well as advances in breast cancer awareness and treatment.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has just released Sexually Transmitted Disease Surveillance, 2009.
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An important change might be on the horizon for adolescents seeking emergency contraception (EC).
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When it comes to providing oral contraceptives (OCs) to patients for the first time, 87% of respondents to the 2010 Contraceptive Technology Update Contraception Survey say they choose Quick Start, the immediate initiation of the hormonal method in the office.
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More women may be moving toward use of the contraceptive vaginal ring, implant, and intrauterine device (IUD), but combined oral contraceptives (OCs) continue to lead as a top birth control choice.
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For the past decade, subscribers to Contraceptive Technology Update have been asked questions about their prescribing practices. The question "In the past year, how many IUDs have you personally inserted?"
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Immunochemical FOBT and low-dose aspirin; Aerobic vs resistance exercise for type 2 diabetes; Atrial fibrillation risk: Choose your parents wisely; The effects of obesity upon activity of short-acting insulin analogs; Capitalizing on the second-meal effect in type 2 diabetes; Seeking the best diet for weight-loss maintenance