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Clinical Review
Vulvar pain syndromes: Making the correct diagnosis
Many cases of generalized vulvodynia and localized vulvodynia (vestibulodynia) are mistakenly attributed to yeast infection, pudendal neuralgia,...
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Remove the black-box warning for depot medroxyprogesterone acetate!
Guidance about DMPA in the black box isn’t evidence-based, and the warning deprives women of long-term use of this safe and effective...
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How should you evaluate a patient who has a cytologic diagnosis of atypical glandular cells (AGC)?
CONSIDER COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT that includes pelvic examination, colposcopy, endocervical curettage, cervical biopsy, ultrasonography (US), and...
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Does the use of multiple maneuvers in the management of shoulder dystocia increase the risk of neonatal injury?
YES, In this retrospective investigation, the risk of neonatal injury increased with the number of maneuvers employed to resolve shoulder...
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Can a novel risk-scoring system for ovarian cancer predict who is most likely to develop disease?
YES, BUT THE MODEL NEEDS TO BE VALIDATED in other populations and data sets before it can be set to clinical use.
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Is expectant management superior to elective induction of labor in nulliparous women who have an unfavorable cervix?
NO. THE STRATEGIES HAVE COMPARABLE OUTCOMES, according to this retrospective cohort study. The primary outcome of cesarean delivery was not...
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“Does cancer cause menorrhagia?” A lament on the decline of the art of medicine
Clinical pathways in which decision trees are dichotomous have become the mainstay of clinical practice. What’s wrong with this picture?
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What is optimal surveillance after treatment for high-grade cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN)?
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Can cerclage prevent preterm birth in women who have a short cervix?
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Does weekly progesterone prolong gestation in women who have PPROM?
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Is hormone therapy still a valid option? 12 ObGyns address this question
Clinicians understand the risks and benefits of hormone therapy for menopausal women more precisely than ever—but has the pendulum swung too far...