Radical trachelectomy combined with pelvic lymphadenectomy can be a feasible method of treatment for early-stage cervical cancer in women who want to preserve their fertility.
Magnesium sulfate is more effective than nimodipine for prophylaxis against seizures in women with severe preeclampsia.
Only tamoxifen has enough evidence to recommend it for the prevention of breast cancer, and its use is limited to very high-risk women with a low risk of side effects.
Postmenopausal estrogen-progestin therapy increased the risk of breast cancer in a population-based cohort in Sweden, and estrogen-only did not.
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The potassium sensitivity test (PST) was administered to 244 patients with pelvic pain and 47 control patients by enrolling gynecologists at 4 separate facilities. Previous work by these physicians had shown that the test appears to identify the presence of interstitial cystitis (IC) by detecting abnormal permeability of the bladder epithelium.
There are 2 important potential uses for the measurement of testosterone levels: 1) to monitor the dosage of testosterone supplementation; and 2) to diagnose hyperandrogenism, whatever the cause. Unfortunately, the measurement of testosterone is particularly difficult in women because of the low circulating levels.
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