Obstetrics/Gynecology
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Full October 2003 Issue in PDF
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Seasonale: A Revolutionary Contraceptive
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Death by a Thousand Indignities: The Saga of HRT
This week there were 2 articles in the New England Journal of Medicine that explored the link between postmenopausal hormone use and heart disease. The first article was the final analysis of the Prempro® arm of the WHI. -
Use of OCP’s to Eliminate Withdrawal Bleeding
Daily administration of a low dose oral birth control pill results in significantly fewer bleeding days. -
Prevention of Breast Cancer with Tamoxifen
Only 5% of white women and 0.6% of black women are potential candidates for tamoxifen chemoprevention. -
Management of Port-Site Metastasis After Laparoscopic Surgery for Ovarian Cancer
Port-site metastasis after laparoscopic surgery during chemotherapy, or when adequate chemotherapy has been given, is usually associated with poor outcome. -
Intraperitoneal Radioactive Phosphorus (32P) vs Observation After Negative Second-Look Laparotomy for Stage III Ovarian Carcinoma
Intraperitoneal chromic phosphate did not decrease the risk of relapse or improve survival for patients with stage III epithelial ovarian cancer after a negative second-look surgery. -
Accuracy of Laparoscopic Diagnosis of PID
Compared to histopathology, visual diagnosis of PID is neither accurate nor reproducible. -
Oral Contraceptive Mortality
Vessey, Painter, and Yeates from the University of Oxford used the prospective cohort of women enrolled in the Oxford Family Planning Association Study to assess mortality in users and nonusers of oral contraceptives. -
Azithromycin as Single-Drug Therapy for Community-Acquired Pneumonia
Azithromycin is an effective, single-drug therapy for mild-to-moderate community-acquired pneumonia.