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Since about one-fourth of all U.S. women ages 15-44 who have ever married have undergone tubal sterilization,1 chances are that you have counseled women about their permanent contraceptive options.
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You reviewed the instructions for initiating the first pack of oral contraceptives (OCs) with your patient. She elects to use the Sunday start, beginning pills on the first Sunday after her next period. When she returns for a follow-up visit in a few months, though, you discover she never started the pills and now is pregnant.
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In this pooled analysis of more than 7700 ovarian cancer patients and nearly 12,000 controls, low-dose aspirin and high-dose non-aspirin NSAID use was associated with a risk reduction for invasive epithelial ovarian cancer of 20-34% relative to non-users. Acetaminophen use was not associated with a risk reduction, irrespective of dose or frequency.
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In a large Norwegian population-based cohort study, women with a history of unilateral oophorectomy experienced a slightly earlier onset of menopause compared to women with both ovaries, but this finding does not suggest a clinically important effect.
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A retrospective cohort study of 519 women diagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome demonstrates that black adolescents and reproductive-aged adults have a higher risk for metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular disease compared to their white counterparts.
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In a large population of older community-dwelling women, there was a strong association between limited motor and balance skills and urge incontinence.
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In this prospective cohort study, women who used the copper IUD for emergency contraception had lower unintended pregnancy rates in the following 12 months compared to women who chose the oral levonorgestrel pill.
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