Women's Health
Case Reports
Neuropathic pain treatment provides unexpected benefit
Could duloxetine, which we prescribed for our patient's neuropathic leg pain, also provide relief from her neurogenic urinary incontinence?
Conference Coverage
LARCs are underutilized, even where Zika risk is high
SAN DIEGO – Officials in LA County are bracing for increased Zika transmission this summer by educating women about effective birth control.
Conference Coverage
Spironolactone’s HFpEF benefit happens mostly in women
PARIS – What a new TOPCAT analysis reveals about sex differences in HFpEF
From the Journals
First trimester use of inactivated flu vaccine didn’t cause birth defects
Is maternal flu vaccination in the first trimester safe?
Conference Coverage
Cervical cancer screening adherence drops after HPV vaccination
SAN DIEGO – How does increased HPV vaccination impact the strategy for cervical cancer screening later on?
Conference Coverage
VIDEO: School program aims to cut diagnostic delay in endometriosis
VANCOUVER – When should education about endometriosis start? One New Zealand program starts in high school.
Conference Coverage
VIDEO: Endometriosis research: What women want
VANCOUVER – What’s the top research priority of patients with endometriosis?
Conference Coverage
Oral GnRH antagonist offers endometriosis pain relief in trials
VANCOUVER – Elagolix is an oral, nonpeptide, gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) antagonist being developed by Neurocrine Biosciences and AbbVie...
From the Journals
Infections up the risk for pregnancy-associated stroke in preeclampsia
A study in a diverse population of pregnant women with preeclampsia has identified several risk factors for pregnancy-associated stroke.
Conference Coverage
Breast cancer liquid biopsies don’t change outcomes....yet
LAS VEGAS – Although circulating tumor cells are prognostic in breast cancer, they aren’t likely to become a part of routine practice until they’...
From the Journals
Five year survival doubles for younger women with de novo MBC
With more women than ever surviving MBC, how will long-term care be affected?