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Women in the U.S. military are at risk of unintended pregnancy
Results of a recent study indicate the rate of unintended pregnancy among active-duty women in the U.S. military remains higher than that of the general population.
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How to deal with IUD challenges: What are your strategies?
How do you deal with difficult intrauterine device insertions, as well as diagnosis and treatment of infections and pregnancy with an intrauterine device in place? A recent American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists webinar, “LARC Challenges,” looked at these issues.
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FDA panel weighs Essure complaints — How to counsel on options
The Essure method of permanent birth control was the subject of a September 2015 FDA panel meeting held to weigh all evidence following complaints regarding the sterilization option.
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Ultrasound for Dense Breasts — Is It Worth the Cost?
A cost-effectiveness model found that supplemental ultrasound screening after a negative mammogram for women with dense breasts substantially increases costs without yielding significant benefit.
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Concomitant Hysteroscopic Sterilization and Endometrial Ablation: What Are the Risks?
In this retrospective cohort study, women who underwent concomitant hysteroscopic sterilization and endometrial ablation procedures were more likely to have inadequate 3-month hysterosalpingram testing to confirm tubal occlusion.
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Are We on the Threshold of a New Approach to Evaluating Women with Recurrent Pregnancy Loss?
A small retrospective cohort study raises the possibility that advanced genetic techniques can be used to analyze the products of conception in women with recurrent pregnancy loss to identify those most likely to have treatable reasons for their miscarriages.
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Induction of Labor in Patients with Previous Cesarean Sections
ABSTRACT & COMMENTARY: Great improvements have been made while the fear of litigation ebbs.
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Research eyes use of tenofovir to impact herpes
The race is on to prevent the spread of herpes simplex virus type 2 infection, the most common cause of genital ulcer disease. In 2012, about 417 million sexually active adults ages 15-49 years had an existing prevalent HSV-2 infection.
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Planned Parenthood controversy spurs attacks on family planning funding
The often-quiet summer months in Washington, DC, were roiled this year by videos attacking Planned Parenthood Federation of America and its affiliates for facilitating the donation of fetal tissue at the request of some women having an abortion. The organization has strongly denied any wrongdoing, and multiple state investigations have turned up no evidence that it has profited off of such donations or otherwise violated the law.
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Talk with women about pelvic pain — A high number might be going untreated
Results from a study by researchers at the National Institutes of Health and the University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City suggest a high proportion of reproductive-age women might be experiencing pelvic pain that goes untreated.