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How to get the message across to young men about using condoms consistently and correctly
When used consistently and correctly, latex condoms are effective at preventing sexually transmitted infections, including HIV.
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Farewell and Welcome
Dr. Robert Coleman, a member of the editorial board of OB/GYN Clinical Alert since 2004, has been elected as the next President of the Society of Gynecologic Oncologists.
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Postoperative Delirium in Older Adults
The elderly operative patient has very different and specific needs compared to a younger woman. In addition to a higher risk of medical comorbidities, elderly women are affected by cognitive impairment, depression, gait, and balance disturbances.
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NIPT and Invasive Procedures
A single prenatal testing center with a large volume of patients has experienced a dramatic drop in the rate of chorionic villus sampling and amniocentesis after the introduction of noninvasive prenatal testing.
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Hormonal Contraception and Glioma: Is There Reason for Concern?
A large case-control study using the Danish National database found a slight increase in the risk of glioma in ever-users of hormonal contraception, which increased with duration of use. Users of progestin-only methods were at higher risk. However, these findings should not influence clinical practice or perception of contraceptive safety.
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Finding New Clinical Activity in Endometrial Cancer from Optimizing Molecular Pathways
Everolimus, combined with letrozole, produced unexpected clinical activity in a cohort of previously treated recurrent endometrial cancer patients.
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Weight Gain with Contraception
In this prospective cohort study, perceived weight gain was found to be an adequate predictor of actual weight gain. Depot medroxyprogesterone acetate and the contraceptive implant were associated with more weight gain than the copper IUD.