NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Starting estrogen-progestogen therapy close to menopause may increase the risk of breast cancer, even with short-duration treatment, according to a report in the…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – New guidelines issued jointly by the American Academy of Neurology and the Child Neurology Society point out that children with microcephaly are at…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Findings from a systematic review indicate that while tamoxifen, raloxifene, and tibolone all reduce the risk of primary breast cancer, the drugs differ…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Adding a clinical breast exam to mammography increases cancer detection rates and sensitivity – but it also increases rates of false positives and…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) conferred by oral contraceptives appears to be lowest with the older standbys: contraceptives containing levonorgestrel, progestogen-only pills,…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Instead of requiring surgery, a diagnosis of endometriosis can now be made with a biopsy, according two studies published this month in the…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – New guidelines released by the American Psychiatric Association and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists indicate that antidepressants and psychotherapy are possible…
Marsha Guess, MD, Assistant Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Services, Yale University, discusses altered genital sensation in women with pelvic organ prolapse, in particular altered blood flow…
Marsha Guess, MD, Assistant Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Services, Yale University, discusses pelvic organ prolapse and the possibility of preventing prolapse by looking at genetic determinants.…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In general, the quadrivalent human papillomavirus vaccine (qHPV, Gardasil, Merck and Co.) licensed by the US Food and Drug Administration in June 2006…