Clinical Review
Clinical Review
UPDATE: CONTRACEPTION
Demand for long-acting reversible contraception is growing, including in adolescents and nulliparas. We need to challenge our historical...
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When treating interstitial cystitis, address all sources of pain
Dietary modification, oral and intravesical agents, and even physical therapy may be necessary to render the pain of interstitial cystitis and...
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INTERSTITIAL CYSTITIS: The gynecologist’s guide to diagnosis
Don’t overlook this disease when a patient complains of pelvic pain. As many as 85% of women who seek care for chronic pelvic pain have...
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UPDATE: OVARIAN CANCER
Recent studies shed light on early detection of ovarian cancer—but it’s not a green light for routine screening.
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UPDATE: INFECTIOUS DISEASE
The focus here is twofold: dealing with H1N1 influenza in vulnerable populations and taking up strategies to prevent postoperative infection in...
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How to manage a short cervix to lower the risk of preterm delivery
Do you know which pregnant patients to monitor—and when—so that you can respond effectively to a heightened risk of preterm birth?
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UPDATE: MENOPAUSE
We’re learning more about the long-term risks and benefits of hormone therapy, how to assess and treat osteoporosis, and the need for vitamin D
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The gynecologist’s role in managing menstrual migraine
Your expertise in manipulating the hormonal underpinnings of this pervasive complaint may be the missing link in treating it successfully
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UPDATE: MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY
All about endometrial polyps: how to assess them, what they signify, their malignant potential, and what to do about them
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UPDATE: CERVICAL DISEASE
Here’s what you need to know about ACOG’s latest guidelines on screening for cervical cancer
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Laparoscopic myomectomy: 8 pearls
From preoperative imaging to postoperative analgesia, the choices you make determine the ease of the procedure and the quality of the outcome