NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Patients with overactive bladder (OAB) may do better with fesoterodine 8 mg/d than with tolterodine extended release 4mg/d, according to the results of…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Training delivery ward personnel in manual assistance techniques in the crowning stage of labor significantly decreases the occurrence of anal sphincter tears, a…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Weekly progesterone given to women with preterm premature rupture of membranes (PPROM) does not extend gestation and cannot be recommended, researchers report in…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Pregnant women experiencing morning sickness may gain relief from Diclectin, a combination of doxylamine succinate and pyridoxine hydrochloride — the same components that…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – When gynecologic surgery is performed laparoscopically, the occurrence of thromboembolism is quite rare, even in patients with gynecologic malignancy, researchers report in the…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Among women undergoing IVF and who respond poorly to ovarian stimulation, successful outcomes are not increased when embryo transfer takes place on day…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Compared with dual therapy for HIV, highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) in pregnant women is associated with an increased risk of preterm delivery,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A cervical cancer prevention trial conducted in South Africa shows that a single test for human papillomavirus (HPV) infection followed by cryotherapy in…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The transdermal estradiol gel 0.1% (Divigel) is effective for relieving moderate to severe vasomotor symptoms associated with menopause regardless of the woman’s age…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Women undergoing hysteroscopy without anesthesia for intrauterine evaluation because of infertility experience much less pain during the examination if misoprostol is administered vaginally…