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Lacey and colleagues from the National Cancer Institute report the risks of endometrial cancer in users of combined estrogen-progestin regimens.
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The Danish Nurse Cohort was established in 1993. A total 10,874 women were available for follow-up after excluding hysterectomized women and cases of breast cancer identified at baseline.
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The Safety of Estrogens in Lupus Erythematosus, National Assessment (SELENA) was composed of 2 randomized, placebo-controlled, multicenter trialsone with estrogen-progestin therapy in postmenopausal women and one comparing oral contraceptives and placebo.
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The prevalence of depression among low-income, ethnic minority women with breast or gynecologic cancer is largely unknown, but limited formal screening programs and restricted access to effective therapies would suggest the number to be high.
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Shoulder dystocia is one of the most stressful situations facing a patient, her fetus, and her provider. In the worst case, it can result in a rare infant death or disability. A problem that occasionally surfaces is brachial palsy, and this, in turn, not infrequently finds its way into the courts.
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Is It Hot In Here?; Homeopathy vs Conventional Medicine; FDA Actions
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Patients with pain, retroversion, dysmenorrheal and/or dyspareunia were recruited from 5 private practices. Pain was rated from 0 to 10 pre-operatively, and at 1, 3, 6, and 12 months post-operatively.
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Development and evaluation of novel agents to treat patients with ovarian cancer is a continuous (particularly for recurrent ovarian cancer patients) as well as curative therapy in this setting has yet to be identified.
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The incidence of twins is now about 1 in 40 pregnancies, up from the 1 in 80 figure over a decade ago. Infertility treatments are almost exclusively responsible for this doubling effect.