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A retrospective chart review in 219 of 731 randomly selected cases of appendicitis was conducted at 2 municipal/tertiary care hospitals.
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A group from Australia recently published a study that provides some insight about miscarriage after 8 weeks of gestation. They analyzed data from 1050 patients having in vitro fertilization. Serum hCG levels were measured at 16 days post-conception (approximately for menstrual weeks).
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Alternative Therapy for Depression?; FDA Actions
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Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) is a major complication following gynecologic abdominal surgery that may be fatal in up to 1 in 4 affected patients. While several risk factors for VTE have been identified, carcinoma remains among the most significant.
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There have been 2 attempts to produce a consensus definition of the polycystic ovary syndrome by expert conferences.
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It has been recently identified that NADIR values in serial CA125 values during adjuvant primary post-operative chemotherapy are prognostic even within the normal range (less than 35).
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In a multi-center, double-blind, placebo-controlled crossover study, drospirenone 3 mg plus ethinyl estradiol 20 micrograms was administered for 24 days per month to patients with premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) according to criteria established in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual IV.
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In a prospective, randomized trial, both norethindrone 1 mg/ethinyl estradiol 35 mg taken three times a day initially as well as medroxyprogesterone acetate 20 mg t.i.d. initially were comparably effective and reasonably well tolerated.
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Despite the grim statistics, recurrent ovarian cancer is somewhat distinguished from other solid tumors in its ability to retain and regain some "sensitivity" to chemotherapy long into its natural progression.
