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In this issue: Side effects of finasteride; new ruling on pharmaceutical companies paying generic manufacturers; and FDA actions.
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Patients who received treatment for depression within a year were identified in a Japanese database of more than 323,000 patients. The investigators asked 2354 patients to complete a questionnaire on depression with a specific focus on patient-physician relationships.
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Every so often, one runs across a paper that is somewhat offbeat, but could have some beneficial clinical implications. One such article appeared recently in the British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology that dealt with a way to possibly counter the fetal effects of maternal hyperthermia and even protect the brains of fetuses/infants against potential hypoxic insult during labor.
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Through the contraceptive choice project, the authors performed a prospective cohort study in which 9256 women living in the region surrounding St. Louis, Missouri, received a reversible contraceptive method of their choice for up to 3 years at no cost.
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A new policy statement issued by the American Academy of Pediatrics and backed by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists states that the health benefits of circumcision in newborn males outweigh any risks and insurance companies should pay for it.
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Your practice includes adolescent patients, young women of reproductive age, those in perimenopause, and newly menopausal women. Which group should receive counseling about bone health?
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Women who last give birth at age 40 or older have a 44% decreased risk of endometrial cancer when compared to women who have their last birth under the age of 25, according to results of a new international study.
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Dysmenorrhea affects up to 80% of reproductive age women, with social and occupational roles often impacted by the pain associated with the condition.
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Throughout the first half of 2012, debate raged in Washington and in the media over a new requirement under the Affordable Care Act that most private health plans provide coverage of contraceptive methods and counseling without additional out-of-pocket costs, such as copayments and deductibles.