Women's Health
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Gabapentin helpful for hot flushes in postmenopausal women
BACKGROUND: Although HRT is effective in reducing hot flushes, recent data from the Women’s Health Initiative and other concerns about estrogen...
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Natural progesterone prevents preterm birth in high-risk pregnancies
BACKGROUND: Synthetic progesterone has been used to reduce the number of preterm births; this is the first study to evaluate the effects of...
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False-positive mammograms increase follow-up rates
BACKGROUND: Women enrolled in health maintenance organizations that use patient reminder systems have been shown to be more likely to receive...
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Breastfeeding reduces pain in neonates
BACKGROUND: Healthy neonates routinely undergo painful minor procedures. Evidence suggests that infants do feel pain, and painful experiences may...
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Transdermal progesterone ineffective for menopausal symptoms
BACKGROUND: Natural progesterone is touted as treatment for the vasomotor, mood, and sexual disturbances associated with menopause. No well-...
Applied Evidence
Treating hot flushes without hormone replacement therapy
Original Research
Remote diagnosis of cervical neoplasia: 2 types of telecolposcopy compared with cervicography
Clinical Inquiries
What nonhormonal therapies are effective for postmenopausal vasomotor symptoms?
EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: Regular exercise may reduce vasomotor symptoms of menopause (strength of recommendation [SOR]: C—single observational study...
Clinical Inquiries
Is osteoporosis screening in postmenopausal women effective?
EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: No single study evaluates the effectiveness of osteoporosis screening. However, screening women over the age of 65 years—or...
Clinical Inquiries
Do calcium supplements prevent postmenopausal osteoporotic fractures?
EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: Calcium supplementation (1000–1200 mg daily) decreases menopause-related bone loss and reduces the rate of vertebral and...
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Does C-reactive protein predict cardiovascular events in women better than LDL?
BACKGROUND: A growing body of evidence suggests an important role for inflammation in cardiovascular disease. Nested case-control studies have...