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Clinical Briefs in Primary Care supplement
Safety of Ultrasound
Two recent studies have re-energized discussion regarding the safety of ultrasound a subject that pops up periodically and then disappears until a new study surfaces.Screening for Ovarian Cancer: Could it Cause More Harm than Good?
Due to the frequent identification of metastatic disease at diagnosis and its high associated mortality, ovarian cancer has been the persistent focus of many screening efforts.OB/GYN Clinical Alert September 2011 Issue in PDF
Pharmacology Watch: ACEIs and ARBs Help Patients with Aortic Stenosis
In this issue: ACEI/ARB therapy for AS; safety alert issued for dronedarone; statins and cancer risk; nesiritide and heart failure; and FDA actions.Oral Contraceptive Suppression of Ovarian Function in Obese Patients
In this double-blind protocol, normal-weight (body mass index [BMI] 19.0-24.9 kg/m2) and obese (BMI 30.0-39.9 kg/m2) women with regular periods and normal ovarian ultrasound took one of two types of oral contraceptives (OCPs): either 21-day monophasic pills with 20 mcg ethinyl estradiol/100 mcg levonorgestrel or 30 mcg ethinyl estradiol/150 mcg levonorgestrel.New condoms eyed for men, women
A California-based company is looking at new condom designs, including a male non-rolled silicone condom, a female silicone condom, and a silicone condom designed specifically for receptive anal intercourse.Build skill in taking teen sexual histories
Why is it so important that providers develop their skills when it comes to taking an adolescent sexual history?Teen Topics: Add subdermal implant to options for teens
Most adolescents who use contraception rely on combination oral contraceptive pills.Contraceptive Technology Update September 2011 Issue in PDF