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A woman comes into your office and says she wants to use an oral contraceptive (OC) for birth control. After confirming that she is a good candidate for the method, when do you start her on her first pack of pills?
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While pills remain a popular birth control choice, more women are selecting long-acting reversible contraception (LARC), say respondents to the 2011 Contraceptive Technology Update Contraception Survey. More than 80% of respondents say they have seen an increase in LARC methods.
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Combination oral contraceptives (OCs) are the most common form of hormonal contraception used by sexually active females ages 15-19, with 56% of this group reporting ever having used OCs, and 30% reporting use at last intercourse.
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Welcome to the time of the new year's resolution. top of the list? Finally drop that 10-15 pounds and get back to the desired high school weight, or at least make an inroad into that recalcitrant body mass index (BMI) and associated health conditions such as hypertension, metabolic syndrome, or non-insulin-dependent diabetes
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The prevalence of chronic heart failure has steadily increased with improvements in survival rates for cardiac patients; however, heart failure remains a disorder whose typically progressive course worsens quality of life, and thus far has defied most conventional medical approaches. New ideas leading to new treatments are needed. The researchers behind this small intervention trial examined the effect of repeated sauna therapy on exercise tolerance in people with congestive heart failure and found significant benefits.
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Creatine remains one of the most popular supplements for athletes, especially to enhance power and speed. A large body of research evidence supports claims that creatine enhances power output during short maximal bursts of exercise, such as power lifting or sprinting.
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The cholesterol-lowering foods specified in the portfiolo diet of Jenkins et al are effective treatments for elevated LDL-C levels under real world living conditions. Not surprisingly, overall compliance with dietary instructions regarding portions of the four principal portfolio diet components (tree nuts, soy protein, soluble fiber, and plant sterols and stanols) was significantly associated with percentage reduction of LDL-C in participants completing the study.
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Women who carry a deleterious germline mutation in BRCA1 or BRCA2 have a substantially higher lifetime risk of developing ovarian cancer.
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In this retrospective study of young women performed in New Zealand between 2005 and 2009, 57% of 452 patients with biopsy-proven cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) 2 were treated immediately whereas 157 (35%) met the criteria for conservative management.
