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HPV infection is a major cause of morbidity in both genders. HPV vaccination (both bivalent and quadrivalent) has proved effective in girls and women, including those outside of the original age indications and those with prior sexual activity. Much less is known of vaccine efficacy in boys and men for the prevention of HPV-associated diseases.
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Despite the important progress that has been made in obstetrics, in general, over the last 20 years, shoulder dystocia remains an enigma. Given the rising rate of maternal obesity and gestational diabetes, it is unlikely that the rate of this dangerous complication will be lowered in the near future.
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Ova-301 was a large (n = 672), open-label phase III trial comparing pegylated liposomal doxorubicin (PLD) to combination PLD and trabectedin (PT) in women with recurrent ovarian cancer. The trial's overall population was previously reported and demonstrated a significant impact on PFS, without a significant improvement in OS.
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In this issue: Escitalopram for menopausal hot flashes, rifaximin for IBS without constipation, herpes zoster vaccination, antiepileptics drugs and fracture risk, and FDA Actions.
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Obesity is a growing problem in the united states. the pun would be funny were it not for the adverse influence that the obesity epidemic has had on health care outcomes.
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Recent investigation into the molecular pathogenesis of epithelial ovarian cancer has implicated two dominant phenotypes.
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Although the relationship between intrauterine infection and preterm labor (PTL) has been addressed in previous OB/GYN Clinical Alerts, I cannot pass up the opportunity to review a recent paper that sheds new light on a rational approach to PTL.
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Intraoperative placement of adhesion barriers has been a long-practiced adjuvant to major abdominal/pelvic surgery in an attempt to reduce postoperative complications such as bowel obstruction and infertility.
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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.