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General anesthesia linked to hemorrhage risk after cesarean delivery

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Women who receive general anesthesia for cesarean delivery have much higher rates of postpartum hemorrhage than those who have epidural anesthesia, a study conducted in Taiwan has shown. Numerous maternal and obstetric factors are known to increase the risk of postpartum...

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Sensitivity of hysterosalpingography low in infertility work-up

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The diagnostic value of hysterosalpingography for detecting uterine abnormalities in women undergoing assisted reproduction is “unconvincing,” Turkish investigators report. They suggest in their report in Fertility and Sterility online June 29 that even when...

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Different comorbidities worsen breast cancer prognosis to differing degrees

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Among older women with breast cancer, specific comorbid conditions are independently associated with decreased survival, according to a report in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute online June 30. Dr. Jennifer L. Patnaik, with the University of Colorado Denver in...

Women’s Health CME – Volume 2

Prophylactic Antibiotics During Birth

HPV and Cervical Cancer

CVD in Women

Postpartum Blues

Headaches and Your Health