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Endometriosis: Expert answers to 7 crucial questions on diagnosis
The notorious delay in diagnosis associated with this condition stems in part from its ability to mimic other diseases. The expert answers...
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Vasomotor symptoms of menopause often persist longer than 7 years
New data from the SWAN study reveal that African American women have the longest median duration of vasomotor symptoms, at 10.1 years, and...
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Best practices for the surgical management of adnexal masses in pregnancy
An expert details an evidence-based approach
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New mobile app assists clinicians in assessing menopausal patients
The MenoPro app from NAMS also contains a component for patients
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First large study on the risk of cancer spread using power morcellation pinpoints risk of uterine malignancy
Approximately one in 368 women undergoing hysterectomy have undetected uterine cancer, according to a new study, which did not specify the types...
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FDA, hospitals caution against laparoscopic power morcellation during hysterectomy and myomectomy
The FDA’s recent safety communication on the risks of laparoscopic power morcellation prompts Brigham and Women’s and Massachusetts General...
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Open power morcellation of uterine tumors during hysterectomy banned at two Boston hospitals
Brigham and Women’s and Massachusetts General are taking steps to eliminate most uses of open power morcellation
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Does screening mammography save lives?
A Canadian study has left some clinicians uncertain about when to recommend mammography—and to whom. Here, four experts in breast cancer screening...
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Risk of fetal death is increased in pregnant women with pre-existing diabetes
Pre-existing maternal diabetes more than quadrupled the risk of fetal death
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Perinatal depression: what you can do to reduce its long-term effects
New data show that a woman’s antenatal depression can affect her child 18 years later, suggesting that early intervention is critical. Here, a...
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Birth weight, not postterm delivery, puts a baby at risk for shoulder dystocia
At a given birth weight, the risk of shoulder dystocia is higher in deliveries before 40 weeks than after, according to a population-based study...
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The robot is broadly accessible less than 10 years after its introduction to gynecologic surgery
More than three-fourths of reproductive and gynecologic surgeons have access, a 2012 survey found
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Private practice remains strong despite an increase in hospital employment
Data from 2012 reveal that hospital employment is not as pervasive as had been assumed, although the percentage of physicians in solo practice...
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Are robotic surgery complications underreported?
Researchers from Johns Hopkins find clear-cut evidence that a significant proportion of robot-related complications go unreported
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The future of the Pap test: Identifying endometrial and ovarian cancers
Using a liquid-based Pap test, investigators successfully detected 100% of endometrial cancers and 41% of ovarian cancers among 46 women known to...