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Gynecologists are in an ideal position to evaluate patients--particularly teens--for hyperandrogenism and initiate hormonal and nonhormonal treatment of acne. Topical therapy is appropriate first-line therapy and OCs are also an important part of the armamentarium.

Therapeutic successes and a trend toward delaying childbearing now permit survivors of breast, ovarian, endometrial, and cervical cancers to consider future fertility. How should this affect the advice you offer your patients?

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Hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer accounts for about 5% of all colorectal malignancies and is most commonly accompanied by endometrial cancer. Two experts on HNPCC outline the appropriate screening, diagnostic, and management strategies.

Adopting a universal definition of stillbirth and linking the results of a placental autopsy to the fetal death certificate can help us collect the accurate data needed to address this major public health problem. Two experts in maternal-fetal medicine include these recommendations in their list of imperatives.

After nearly a quarter century of research, fetal surgery has emerged as an accepted therapy--but only for a carefully selected few.

New approaches to contraception and hormone replacement therapy, advances in assisted reproduction, and insights on endometriosis were among topics covered at the 57th AMASRM.

Once a rare complication of pregnancy, the incidence of placenta accreta has continued to increase since the 1930s. An expert on the disorder outlines the best approach to diagnosis and management.

Androgen insensitivity

An early chapter in the evolution of the pregnancy test

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In the aftermath of the WTC tragedy: Dr. Lockwood's first-person account.

As the life expectancy of women increases, so does the importance of preserving bone health. What are the modifiable risk factors for osteoporosis? What therapies are appropriate for which patients?

The Third Report of the National Cholesterol Education Program (NCEP) Expert Panel contains several important changes that will directly affect the way women at risk for the disease are cared for. Here's a practical guide that will help you put the guidelines to good use.