Women's Health
From the Journals
New estimates for breast cancer risk with HRT
A new study shows an increased risk of breast cancer with hormone replacement therapy but suggests the risk is lower than previously reported.
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Few women hospitalized for influenza have been vaccinated
“A provider recommendation, combined with an offer to administer a flu vaccine at the time of visit, remains one of the best ways” to increase flu...
From the Journals
Menstrual irregularity appears to be predictor of early death
Cardiovascular disease and smoking increase risk.
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PCOS tied to risk for cardiovascular disease after menopause
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Genitourinary syndrome of menopause statement stresses treatment options
Statement emphasizes proactive counseling, educating women that treatments are available.
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Fetal estrogens show promise for safer therapy for menopause
These estrogens appear to treat vasomotor symptoms with a much lower breast cancer risk and potentially positive cardiovascular effects.
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Combined features of benign breast disease tied to breast cancer risk
Breast cancer risk was most elevated for women with proliferative benign breast disease with atypia detected on an incident screen.
News from the FDA/CDC
FDA issues new NSAIDs warning for second half of pregnancy
The FDA action expands on earlier warnings about agents in this drug class, which the FDA previously cautioned about taking after week 30 of...
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Four-week, 8-week CAB/RPV injections safe, effective in women
At 48 weeks, 3.6% of women in the 8-week group had at least 50 copies/mL of HIV-1 RNA.
From the Journals
Social factors predicted peripartum depressive symptoms in Black women with HIV
Those factors included having low income and experiencing intimate partner violence.
From the Journals
Female cardiac advantage essentially lost after MI
The protective effect against coronary heart disease that women have for an initial event was not maintained for recurrent CHD events including...