Women's Health
Clinical Inquiries
Which postmenopausal women should be offered combined HRT?
EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: Recent studies have demonstrated a small but significant risk of adverse effects from combined hormone replacement therapy...
Clinical Inquiries
Does cranberry juice prevent or treat urinary tract infection?
EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: Cranberry juice (200 mL daily to 250 mL 3 times daily) or cranberry concentrate tablets (at least 1:30 parts concentrated...
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Vaccine prevents genital herpes in subgroup of women
BACKGROUND: Can a vaccine prevent genital herpes? HSV infection occurs worldwide and is epidemic in some populations, despite the availability of...
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Densitometry identifies women in whom treatment will reduce fracture risk
BACKGROUND: Does osteoporosis screening decrease fracture risk in postmenopausal women?
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Self-examination does not reduce breast cancer mortality
BACKGROUND: Does breast self-examination reduce breast cancer mortality? Previous studies have shown that breast cancer detected from breast self-...
Clinical Inquiries
Who should have colposcopy?
EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: Colposcopy is the preferred test in the work-up of patients with abnormal cervical cytology.
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Metronidazole gel ineffective for minimally abnormal Pap
BACKGROUND: Is metronidazole vaginal gel effective in the management of the minimally abnormal Papanicolaou smear?
Original Research
Cancer recurrence and mortality in women using hormone replacement therapy after breast cancer: Meta-analysis
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Benefits of tamoxifen for breast cancer prevention do not always outweigh overall risks
IBIS Investigators. First results from the International Breast Cancer Intervention Study (IBIS-I): a randomized prevention trial. Lancet 2002;...
Clinical Inquiries
Does postcoital voiding prevent urinary tract infections in young women?
EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: Healthy women who urinate within 15 minutes of sexual intercourse may be slightly less likely to develop a urinary tract...
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Routine diagnostic hysteroscopy not necessary for premenopausal women with abnormal uterine bleeding
Bain C, Parkin DE, Cooper KG. Is outpatient diagnostic hysteroscopy more useful than endometrial biopsy alone for the investigation of abnormal...