Many different therapies have been used over the last few decades to treat endometriosis. This new study explores the use of progestin, and takes a look at how it succeeds at treating this condition in women.
Expert Review of Obstetrics & Gynecology

What does the latest research tell us about the possible connection between combined oral contraceptive use and the potential to develop venous thromboembolism?
Journal of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care

When a pregnant woman has an elective cesarean section, it can greatly affect her reproductive future, as this new article discusses.
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

What are the treatments available for women who experience sexual dysfunction in their later years? This review explores some of the therapeutic options.
Menopause

If a woman decides to freeze her eggs, should the healthcare system pay for it? This article debates the issue.
Human Reproduction

Hypertension in pregnancy may indicate a chronic medical problem, gestational hypertension or pre-eclampsia. The NICE guidelines bring you up-to-date on all of these and more.
Heart

Hormone replacement therapy is known to be cardioprotective for women in their later years. If there is an optimal time to begin the therapy, should a woman decide to go that route?
Women’s Health

This new review takes a very detailed look at the various methods of labor induction. Is there a method preferred by obstetricians?
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

Chlamydial infections could affect a woman’s ability to conceive. This new study explains.
Human Reproduction

At what point does problematic or excessive sex become pathological? Learn to recognize hypersexual disorder in the sexual health clinic setting.
Sexually Transmitted Infections

Interpretation of thyroid function tests is generally straightforward. However, in a minority of contexts the results either conflict with the clinical picture or form an unusual pattern.
Clinical Endocrinology

Links are explored between cancer treatment and congenital defects among offspring of cancer survivors.
Journal of the National Cancer Institute

This new article looks at some of the reasons behind intimate partner violence, and how it can be prevented.
BMC Public Health

Having a hysterectomy and/or oophrectomy could have detrimental effects on cardiovascular risk. Find out why.
European Heart Journal

Women with intellectual disabilities often don’t understand the purpose or process of mammography, resulting in anxiety, insufficient preparation, and noncompliance. How can they be better prepared?
Annals of Family Medicine

Aplastic anemia is a potentially life-threatening condition which may manifest during pregnancy. While the prognosis is usually good, serious complications arose in this patient.
Journal of Medical Case Reports

Malignant perivascular epitheliod cell tumor is a very rare entity with an unpredictable course, affecting many organ systems, and about which little is known. How was the diagnosis made in this case?
BMC Surgery

Evaluation of quality of life for patients with ovarian cancer tells an important story about treatment choices and more.
Cancer Control: Journal of the Moffitt Cancer Center

What accounts for the rise in cancer survivorship in the last few decades?
Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report

Despite being an experimental technique, ovarian tissue transplantation after cryopreservation is an option for patients facing chemotherapy. Can it be done without electrocoagulation?
Journal of Medical Case Reports

Does antiretroviral therapy given to pregnant HIV-positive women potentially increase their chances of delivering prematurely?
HIV Medicine

What type of impact do various rheumatic diseases have on pregnancy?
Rheumatology

A new recommendation by the ACOG acknowledges that women have the right to make informed choices about home birth after thorough counseling about risks and benefits.
Journal Watch

Bioidentical compounded hormone therapy has been gaining popularity in recent years for treating postmenopausal symptoms. What do you and your patients need to know?
Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine

Folic acid supplementation is important before and during pregnancy, but how much is too much?
BMC Public Health

How do pregnancy and birth experiences differ between different ethnic groups in Hawaii and the Pacific islands?
Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report

Over the last several decades, clinical trials have defined the therapeutic approach for ovarian cancer. Future trials promise new directions.
Cancer Control: Journal of the Moffitt Cancer Center

Knowledge of postmenopausal hair changes is important for clinicians to distinguish between normal physiological change and those that require further investigation. What’s the typical pattern?
The British Journal of Dermatology

Is buprenorphine a safe alternative to methadone as maintenance therapy for opioid-dependent women during pregnancy?
Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine

This practice-changing study indicates that omission of axillary lymph node dissection does not affect disease-free survival in certain breast cancer patients with positive sentinel lymph nodes.
Journal Watch