Clinical Review
Clinical Review
UPDATE ON MENOPAUSE
Here is a roundup of the latest data on vitamin D requirements in women and how the route, timing, and duration of hormone therapy influence its...
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UPDATE ON MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY
Careful preoperative assessment and innovative tools facilitate hysteroscopic myomectomy. Can office myomectomy be far off?
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How to improve outcomes in gestational diabetes— for mother and baby
Early diagnosis, close monitoring, and aggressive management may improve outcomes, for both patients, in pregnancies marked by gestational...
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UPDATE ON CERVICAL DISEASE
Guidance on HPV vaccination, cervical cancer screening, and colposcopically directed biopsy
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How to choose a contraceptive for a patient who has headaches
Developing an accurate diagnosis of headache subtype will help avert unnecessary restriction of hormonal methods among your patients who do not...
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What we’ve learned from 2 decades’ experience with the LNG-IUS
The latest data on long-term use, benefits, and risks of the levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system—to fine-tune and amplify its use in your...
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2011 Update on fertility
Two experts discuss the detrimental reproductive effects of obesity; the challenge of preventing ovarian hyperstimulation; and why 4 million or so...
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Postpartum hemorrhage: 11 critical questions, answered by an expert
A playbook on postpartum hemorrhage, from prevention to essential management
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UPDATE ON OBSTETRICS
New guidance on timing of elective delivery, screening for thrombophilias, and use of magnesium sulfate for fetal neuroprotection
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Skilled US imaging of the adnexae: The fallopian tubes
The tubes shed some of their mystery during interrogation by ultrasonography, which can highlight abnormalities such as inflammation, infection,...
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Sound strategies to avoid malpractice hazards on labor and delivery
A communication–trust–shared responsibility triad established at the first prenatal visit is your best hedge against allegation of malpractice...