Women's Health
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Are GLP-1s the Newest Fertility Treatment?
Discussing obesity treatment can be a delicate conversation, but one that would be beneficial to have with any patient of reproductive age.
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Treating Obesity May Reduce Pelvic Organ Prolapse Risk
“We found that waist/height ratio combined with BMI could help differentiate individuals with varying risks of prolapse more accurately.”
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Primary Care Physicians Underutilize Nonantibiotic Prophylaxis for Recurrent UTIs
“There’s an opportunity for further education on, and even awareness of, methenamine hippurate and D-mannose as an option that has data behind it...
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Over-the-Counter UTI Products: What Primary Care Clinicians Need to Know
Recent research suggests some products promise more than they can deliver and can vary widely in price and ingredients.
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FDA OKs New Drug for Urinary Tract Infections
The drug is a new oral treatment for uncomplicated urinary tract infections in women who have limited options for effective antibiotic therapy.
From the Journals
Thyroid Cancer Overdiagnosis Continues Despite Cautions
More than 1.7 million people might have been overdiagnosed between 2013 and 2017 in 63 countries, estimated the authors of a new paper.
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Starting Mammograms at Age 40: Will Women Benefit?
“For clinicians, the emphasis may be on educating patients about their individual risk, ensuring timely mammograms, and referring higher-risk...
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Can Better Diet Improve Survival in Black Women With Ovarian Cancer?
Researchers conducted a prospective cohort study among 483 self-identified Black women newly diagnosed with histologically confirmed eithelial...
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Air Pollution Exposure Linked to Higher Breast Cancer Risk
Exposure to fine particulate matter was associated with a 28% increased risk for breast cancer overall, and significantly in White women.
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The Genitals Are a Window Into Health: Sex as a Vital Sign
The genitals give information about the cardiovascular system, the peripheral nervous system, and the hormonal system.
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Adjuvant Chemo Beneficial in TNBC With High Immune Infiltration
Researchers conducted a retrospective analysis of a phase 3 trial to identify the specific population that benefited from adjuvant capecitabine....