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Adjuvant breast cancer therapy with an aromatase inhibitor (exemestane) alone, or used following tamoxifen, offers similar disease-free survival rates but different side-effect profiles, according to a study published online Jan. 18 in The Lancet.

Ideas about what constitutes "normal" labor progression and labor "arrest" may require revision, according to a new study.

Waiting 2 to 6 hours after delivery before using uterine compression sutures increases the odds of a hysterectomy by 4 times, according to study results.

In view of the recent publication by Chlebowski et al linking menopausal hormone therapy and progestin with breast cancer, clinicians are asking whether it is time to stop prescribing even short courses of such treatment.

Women undergoing vaginal hysterectomy experience less perioperative morbidity and use fewer resources when high-volume, rather than low-volume, vaginal surgeons perform the procedure, according to a new study.

Women who have more than 3 miscarriages have a 5-fold increase in risk for heart attack later in life, according to study findings.

The patient was referred to the defendant ob/gyn by the codefendant urologist in December 2006 for evaluation of longstanding uterine prolapse with cystocele and rectocele.

Transvaginal ultrasound screening can detect endometrial thickness and other endometrial abnormalities with enough sensitivity to predict a postmenopausal woman's risk for endometrial cancer and atypical endometrial hyperplasia within 1 year of the test, according to study results.

The 24-day oral contraceptive regimens containing a progestogen with a long half-life are generally more effective than conventional 21-day regimens.

Concerned about patient safety related to potential malfunctions of health information technology, the Institute of Medicine is conducting a yearlong study and will issue recommendations for safe implementation of the technology.

The primary goal of medical professionals is to provide patients with the best possible care and outcome.

Fetal growth restriction may be the result of several possible conditions, including maternal, fetal and placental.

While it is rare for a woman in the United States to die from pregnancy complications, the national rate of pregnancy-related deaths is on the rise, according to the CDC.

Women who travel 20 minutes or more from home to their hospital by car at full term are more likely to suffer adverse neonatal outcomes.

Presenters at the 21st annual meeting of the North American Menopause Society in Chicago offered fresh scientific information and valuable clinical pearls on topics ranging from nanoscience and women's health to cardiovascular disease in women.

The World Health Organization reports that hypertensive disorders are the leading cause of maternal mortality, accounting for 16.1% of maternal deaths in developed countries over the past 2 decades.

I have a case that I've known for some time. She is a case of diagnosed endometriosis. I did her adhesiolisis in 1993 and then she got pregnant, then she had a big endometriotic cyst and I removed it and then she got pregnant again. In the last six years, she got 2 endometriotic cysts that were very big and causing agonizing pains and had to be surgically removed in 2 occasions. Last year she got pregnant spontaneously but missed abortion at 14 weeks and had to evacuate by extramniotic PG.

I have a 30 year old patient who was diagnosed with recurrent herpes about 9 months ago. I documented the lesions with cultures and treated her with three different antivirals. Despite all of them, she continued to have painful vaginal erethematous spots in the vagina and on the vulva. She cultured negative, but the symptoms never went away.

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (The College) issued a Committee Opinion today that says although the absolute risk of planned home births is low, published medical evidence shows it does carry a two- to three-fold increase in the risk of newborn death compared with planned hospital births.

TUESDAY, Jan. 18 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) has issued an updated statement recommending that women aged 65 years or older, and younger women with an increased risk of fractures, should be screened for osteoporosis; the statement has been published online Jan. 17 in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

Male urinary symptoms do not improve and erectile issues worsen after gastric banding surgery

Researchers found an 11% treatment effect in patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) taking rifaximin (Xifaxan) for 2 weeks; 40% of patients receiving the medication reported adequate relief of symptoms.

The healthcare sector is among the top 3 industry adopters of the iPad, according to new data.

Researchers from Australia have found that women older than 70 years who report eating chocolate at least once per week are 35% less likely to be hospitalized or die from heart disease over a 10-year period and are nearly 60% less likely to be hospitalized or die from heart failure.

A pregnant woman underwent a blood test that showed the fetus had an increased risk of Down Syndrome. The infant was born with Down Syndrome and the woman sued the obstetrician, claiming she was not informed of the risk during pregnancy.

In response to the latest analysis of the Women's Health Initiative randomized study of postmenopausal women taking hormone therapy, the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists adivsed ob/gyns to continue to counsel women who are considering hormone therapy for relief of menopausal symptoms to use the lowest effective dose for the shortest period of time.

A national survey of 1,154 ob/gyns with a variety of religious affiliations found general support for the use of contraception, though some respondents had ethical reservations about specific contraceptive methods.

On November 19, 2010, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released updated guidelines for the prevention of neonatal group B streptococcal GBS infections, which replace the 2002 CDC guidelines.