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New Data on Atraumatic Tenaculum Pain Scores
ABSTRACT & COMMENTARY: There was no difference in pain scores between the standard single-tooth tenaculum and the atraumatic vulsellum tenaculum.
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Immediate Postpartum IUD Insertion: Ready for Prime Time?
It is no secret that long-acting reversible contraception, such as intrauterine devices and implants, are among the most effective methods.
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Screening for Fetal Chromosome Abnormalities: What Combination Makes the Most Sense?
Recent studies using data from the California Prenatal Screening Program show that standard screening protocols, which combine first trimester ultrasound and biochemistry with second trimester biochemistry, has a very acceptable detection rate and outperforms NIPT in cost-effectiveness in low-risk patients.
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Urinary Urge Incontinence and Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy
Pelvic floor physical therapy with myofascial release techniques improves urinary symptoms and provides an alternate option to medications and more invasive therapies.
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Should Postmenopausal Women Be Encouraged to Take Calcium?
A systematic review of randomized, controlled trials of calcium supplementation found only small non-progressive increases in bone mineral density. This supports the clinical conclusion that supplementation alone is insufficient to prevent fracture risk.
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Should We Remove Every Woman’s Fallopian Tubes?
This article discusses the role of salpingectomy for the prevention of ovarian and fallopian tube cancer.
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Ultrasound for Dense Breasts — Is It Worth the Cost?
A cost-effectiveness model found that supplemental ultrasound screening after a negative mammogram for women with dense breasts substantially increases costs without yielding significant benefit.
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Concomitant Hysteroscopic Sterilization and Endometrial Ablation: What Are the Risks?
In this retrospective cohort study, women who underwent concomitant hysteroscopic sterilization and endometrial ablation procedures were more likely to have inadequate 3-month hysterosalpingram testing to confirm tubal occlusion.
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Are We on the Threshold of a New Approach to Evaluating Women with Recurrent Pregnancy Loss?
A small retrospective cohort study raises the possibility that advanced genetic techniques can be used to analyze the products of conception in women with recurrent pregnancy loss to identify those most likely to have treatable reasons for their miscarriages.
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Induction of Labor in Patients with Previous Cesarean Sections
ABSTRACT & COMMENTARY: Great improvements have been made while the fear of litigation ebbs.