Taking hormone replacement therapy (HRT) for at least 6 months after total knee arthroplasty (TKA) or total hip arthroplasty (THA) may reduce risk of repeat surgery. So say the results of a community-based cohort study of women in the UK who had undergone TKA or THA for osteoarthritis.
Hispanic women are twice as likely as their Caucasian counterparts to suffer from vulvodynia, according to results of a longitudinal population-based study in Obstetrics and Gynecology.
Fetal growth during the first trimester can set the stage for cardiovascular health later in life, according to a recent study.
Women whose cervical cancer screening ceased between ages 50 and 64 years were 6 times more likely than women who were screened to have cervical cancer from ages 65 to 83 years.
Brian Levine, MD, MS, shows and explains a photo he took while wearing Google Glass in a vacant operating room.
An analysis of over 100,000 births in California showed such a wide variation in costs that the numbers can’t be explained by typical between-hospital variables.
The less a postmenopausal woman moves, the higher her risk of mortality, according to a new study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.
According to a recent observational study in JAMA Surgery, women with early-stage invasive breast cancers have higher rates of disease-specific survival when they undergo breast-conserving therapy (BCT) than women who undergo mastectomy.
The exposure of adolescent rats to tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) can alter neurobehavioral pathways in the next generation of offspring, even without direct exposure of progeny to the drug.
Diagnosis and treatment of high-grade cervical dysplasia substantially increases the risk of cervical or vaginal cancer at or after age 60 years, a study finds.
Text messaging appointment reminders led to more flu shots among low-income pregnant women, researchers found.
The use of text messages for appointment reminders led to more flu shots among low-income pregnant women, researchers found.
A simple blood test using plasma thermogram could serve as an effective new indicator for detecting cervical cancer, including assessment of the cancer’s stage.
A small, preliminary study suggests that measurement of heat changes in blood proteins may have potential in detection and staging of cervical cancer. Published in PLoS One, the report describes what may be a unique plasma thermal profile for different disease stages that could help distinguish them from healthy tissue.
An increasing number of American adolescents lack herpes simplex virus (HSV) type 1 antibodies, making them more susceptible to genital herpes following sexual debut, according to a recent study in The Journal of Infectious Diseases.
Women exposed to intimate partner violence (IPV) are likely to terminate a pregnancy, according to a recent study in PLoS Medicine. Intimate partner violence was also associated with a woman not wanting her partner to know about the pregnancy’s termination.
The key to diagnosing vulvovaginitis in young girls is a good exam and cultures. Poor hygiene is generally the culprit, but other irritants or conditions must be considered.
A diagnosed fear of childbirth in expectant mothers nearly tripled the risk of postpartum depression among women with no history of depression.
The latest devices and gadgetry for minimally invasive gynecological surgery were featured in the exhibit hall at the 42nd AAGL Global Congress on Minimally Invasive Gynecology held just outside of Washington, DC, November 10-14, 2013.
Contemporary OB/GYN technology columnist Brian A. Levine, MD, MS, discusses Google Glass in his first video about how physicians can take advantage of the new technology.
Higher levels of vitamin D in expectant mothers during late pregnancy was associated with improved muscle strength in children at age 4.
Changes in cardiac blood flow in embryos exposed to alcohol may lead to the formation of cardiac defects often seen in babies with fetal alcohol syndrome, study finds.
Women with a diagnosed fear of childbirth are at an increased risk of postpartum depression (PPD), according to a new study in BMJ Open.
A toddler’s muscle strength may owe something to its mother’s intake of vitamin D during pregnancy, according to results of an observational study by UK investigators published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. Vitamin D has been implicated in postnatal muscle function before but little is known about how antenatal exposure impacts programming of muscle development.
Results of a Phase II study suggest that romosozumab significantly increases bone mineral density (BMD) in the lumbar spine, total hip, and femoral neck. Exploratory analyses showed the BMD increases in the lumbar spine and hip were significantly higher with romosozumab than alendronate sodium and teriparatide in postmenopausal women with low BMD.
Successful endometriosis awareness campaigns are the key to beginning to control the disease, says Camran Nezhat, MD. Earlier diagnosis means a sooner return to a pain-free life for our patients.
Hot flashes and other vasomotor symptoms in postmenopausal women with breast cancer taking aromatase inhibitors were significantly improved after acupuncture, study finds.
