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A 32-year-old woman presents to her gynecologist’s office reporting pelvic pain and irregular menstrual periods. Results of a urine pregnancy test...
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As estrogen levels decline, postmenopausal women commonly experience uncomfortable and distressing symptoms of genital atrophy, or genitourinary...
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While patient-administered lidocaine gel compared with placebo gel did not alter pain scores on IUD placement, the need for cervical dilation was...
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When is it time to stop hormone therapy?
If a woman started hormone therapy in her 50s for bothersome menopausal symptoms and now she’s in her 60s, there’s a good chance that she may have...