Reproductive Endocrinology
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LARC use leads to dramatic drop in teen pregnancies
Major finding: The annual pregnancy rate among adolescents who chose a LARC was 29.9/1,000, compared with the 2008 U.S. teen pregnancy rate of 67....
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LARCs appear safe in adolescents with CVD
Major finding: In a study of LARC use among adolescents with congenital cardiac anomalies or other cardiovascular disease, no cases of...
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Work-up, treatment of adolescent PCOS varies by specialty
Major finding: After evaluating adolescents for potential PCOS, 49% of adolescent medicine specialists ordered lipid tests, compared with 22% of...
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Ovarian dermoid cysts recur in 11% of adolescents
Major finding: Of 66 patients who underwent dermoid cystectomy, 7 (11%) had a recurrence of ovarian dermoid cysts.Data source: A retrospective...
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Adding testosterone didn't improve on sildenafil in ED
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FDA panel split over long-acting testosterone's safety
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Recommendations for gestational diabetes mellitus screening remain unchanged
Major finding: An independent panel assembled for the NIH Consensus Development Conference on Diagnosing Gestational Diabetes Mellitus determined...
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FDA approves novel oral estrogen for postmenopausal dyspareunia
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Kadcyla wins FDA approval for late-stage breast cancer
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Shorter androgen blockade okay in localized prostate cancer
Major Finding: At 5 years, overall survival was 92% in the 36-month group and 87% in the 18-month group; disease specific survival was 98% and 96...