Women's Health
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Slight cognition benefit found for testosterone gel after menopause
Major finding: After 6 months of daily testosterone gel, women scored 1.57 points better on the 48-point International Shopping List Task test....
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Pilot study: Vitamin D promising for diabetic pain
Major finding: Type 2 diabetes patients with comorbid depression and baseline elevated neuropathic and/or sensory pain symptoms showed significant...
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Home digital pregnancy test indicates week of conception
Major finding: A home digital pregnancy test correctly indicated the week of conception in 98% of cases confirmed by standard gestational dating...
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Endometriomas do not negatively affect ability to conceive
Major finding: Spontaneous ovulation occurred in 50.3% of affected ovaries and 49.7% of healthy ovaries over the course of six ovulatory cycles....
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Look beyond disease activity in treating SLE patients
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No safety issues detected in HPV vaccine pregnancy registry
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Updated guideline urges discussion of breast cancer chemoprevention
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Childbirth increases odds of ACPA-negative, not positive, RA
Major finding: Odds ratios for ACPA-negative and ACPA-positive RA after childbirth were 2.1 and 0.9, respectively, comparing parous with...
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Opioid overdose deaths skyrocket in women
Major finding: Between 1999 and 2010, the percentage increase in deaths from overdose of opioid pain relievers rose 415% among women, compared...
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When prescribed by mail, vitamin D compliance is low
Major finding: Roughly half of 338 osteopenic women completed a 6-month vitamin D protocol, and just over half of those who did hit the target of...