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For the past decade, the management of ectopic pregnancy has evolved away from the old adage Never let the sun set on a suspected ectopic pregnancy, to a less surgically-oriented approach.
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Eltabbakh retrospectively reviewed women presenting with clinical stage I endometrial cancer (according to the 1988 FIGO staging) at the University of Vermont. Women treated with laparoscopic surgery were compared with those treated with laparotomy with regard to their characteristics, surgical procedure, treatment, surgical stage, histology, tumor grade, and recurrence-free and overall survival.
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In the weeks following the publication of the first results from the Womens Health Initiative (WHI), I have talked by phone and e-mail with clinicians all over the country.
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In June a report emerged in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology that should get every obstetrical providers attention.
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This is the first report from a randomized, placebo-controlled trial of tamoxifen for the chemoprevention of breast cancer in women deemed to be at high risk.
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Cervical cancer is the third most common gynecologic malignancy in the United States, accounting for approximately 13,000 new cases in 2002. In this country, the major issue responsible for disparate practice patterns is one of specialty territoriality.
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Øjvind Lidegaard is an obstetrician-gynecologist in Denmark who has become an epidemiologist. His case-control studies using the Denmark Registry are recognized as being as good as can be. Lidegaard and colleagues have now published 5-year case-control studies of OCs and venous thromboembolism, and cerebral thrombosis.
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Severe anal incontinence occurs after elective cesarean delivery as well as vaginal delivery, suggesting that pregnancy itself may lead to pelvic floor disorders.
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An increased risk of cervical cancer is associated with long durations of use of hormonal contraceptives.
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The rationale for the present investigation was that a growing number of studies have reported that the risk of breast cancer associated with use of combined hormone replacement therapy (CHRT) differs by histological type.