March 10th 2023
The new guidance is the first update since 2008, replacing the previous risk-based recommendations.
"Abnormal Uterine Bleeding" or "AUB" is a relatively common condition. Normal menstrual flow produces less than 3 ounces of blood, in a maximum of 7 days. AUB patterns are characterized by flows that are heavier, and/or more prolonged or more frequent than a 21-28 day interval. AUB can cause anemia, embarrassment, or marked inconvenience. It has been said by many so afflicted women-" I have to plan my life around my period".
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Fibroids and Hysterectomies used to go together like Rogers and Hammerstein. Not anymore. If your physician recommends removing your uterus as the most effective treatment for severe fibroids without first considering less invasive therapies, start singing another tune and get a second opinion!
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New Campaign Targets Fraudulent Products
June 15th 2011The FDA and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) jointly launched the “Fraudulent STD Products Initiative.” This campaign targets over-the-counter (OTC) products sold online or in retail stores that claim to prevent, cure, or treat sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).
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Improved Cultural Competence Promotes Patient Health
June 14th 2011Cultural sensitivity plays an important role in enhancing the quality of care and improving medical compliance, especially among women in minority and underserved communities. According to a new Committee Opinion recently released by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (The College), awareness and sensitivity to a patient’s cultural background can improve physician-patient communication and positively affect patient health.
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Woman With Heterotopic Pregnancy After Natural Conception
June 14th 2011A 29-year-old gravida 10, para 3 (1 term gestation, 1 preterm gestation of twins, 1 stillbirth at 5 months, 2 spontaneous abortions, and 4 elective abortions) presented to the clinic at about 5 weeks’ gestation with abdominal pain and vaginal bleeding. She described the pain as sporadic, mostly on the left side, exacerbated by movement, and resolving with rest, and the bleeding as initially intermittent but then heavier “like a period.”
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Adolescents Partaking in Risky Sexual Behavior Are Candidates for Early Pap Screens
May 29th 2011The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists recommends that women begin Pap test screening at 21 years, but are there certain circumstances in which Pap tests are warranted at younger ages? Dr Amy M. Johnson of Hartford Hospital in Connecticut and colleagues hypothesized that teenage girls who engage in risky behaviors would benefit from early initiation of cervical screening.
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Addressing Low HPV Vaccination Rates: Physicians May Need to Step-Up Recommendation Practices
May 26th 2011Considered to be one of the most common sexually transmitted infections, human papillomavirus (HPV) infection affects an estimated 26.8% of females aged 14 years to 59 years. This statistic includes low-risk HPV, which can cause genital warts and other nonmalignant conditions, as well as high-risk HPV, which can cause cervical cancer.
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Assessment and Diagnosis of Female Sexual Dysfunction-Room for Improvement
August 25th 2010Research presented at the Annual American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM) Meeting in Denver shows that physicians currently lack the tools and information needed when working with patients with low sexual desire.
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Endometrioma Complicated by Tubo-Ovarian Abscess in a Woman With Bacterial Vaginosis
September 27th 2006Tubo-ovarian abscess involvement of an endometrioma has been reported in cases of patients with polymicrobial sources such as Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Chlamydia trachomatis, and obligate anaerobic bacteria; however, bacterial vaginosis (BV) predisposing to abscess formation in an endometrioma has not been reported to date.
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