Andrew M. Kaunitz, MD

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Is the most effective emergency contraception easily obtained at US pharmacies?

Author:: Andrew M. Kaunitz, MD

Publish date: August 22, 2018

The availability of ulipristal acetate (Ella) for emergency contraception is limited (either immediately or via order placement), according to a na...

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Does hormone therapy increase breast cancer risk in BRCA1 mutation carriers?

Author:: Andrew M. Kaunitz, MD

Publish date: June 27, 2018

No. In a prospective study that followed 872 BRCA1 carriers after oophorectomy for a mean follow-up of 7.6...

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Did long-term follow-up of WHI participants reveal any mortality increase among women who received HT?

Author:: Andrew M. Kaunitz, MD

Publish date: October 30, 2017

No. Cumulative 18-year follow-up data from 2 randomized WHI clinical trials between 1993 and 1998 (followed through December 2014)...

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Clinical pearls from NAMS 2017

Author:: Andrew M. Kaunitz, MD

Publish date: October 18, 2017

Take the fear out of hormone therapy, says Dr. Kaunitz. Listen to this pearl and other meeting takeaways from the Program Chair of the 2017 North A...

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The many faces of dermoid

Author:: Andrew M. Kaunitz, MD

Publish date: September 26, 2017

Can you identify which feature of an ovarian dermoid cyst is found on these ultrasound images?

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Adenomyosis in the spotlight, but which sign is featured?

Author:: Andrew M. Kaunitz, MD

Publish date: August 28, 2017

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Eye spy: Name that IUD

Author:: Andrew M. Kaunitz, MD

Publish date: July 27, 2017

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A woman with heavy noncyclical bleeding 6 weeks after abortion

Author:: Andrew M. Kaunitz, MD

Publish date: May 25, 2017

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Multiple miscarriages in a 29-year-old woman

Author:: Andrew M. Kaunitz, MD

Publish date: April 26, 2017

A 29-year-old woman presents to her ObGyn’s office with a history of multiple miscarriages. Transverse pelvic 2D ultrasonography of the uterus (A) ...

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42-year-old woman with abnormal uterine bleeding

Author:: Andrew M. Kaunitz, MD

Publish date: March 23, 2017

A 42-year-old woman presents to her gynecologist's office with abnormal uterine bleeding. Pelvic ultrasonography of the uterus is performed with co...

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More than one-third of tumors found on breast cancer screening represent overdiagnosis

Author:: Andrew M. Kaunitz, MD

Publish date: February 28, 2017

These findings are according to a new study, but the results are similar to those previously reportedThe purpose of screening mammography is to det...

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32-year-old woman with pelvic pain and irregular menstrual periods

Author:: Andrew M. Kaunitz, MD

Publish date: February 23, 2017

A 32-year-old woman presents to her gynecologist’s office reporting pelvic pain and irregular menstrual periods. Results of a urine pregnancy test ...

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2-week left-sided pelvic pain

Author:: Andrew M. Kaunitz, MD

Publish date: January 23, 2017

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Focus on treating genital atrophy symptoms

Author:: Andrew M. Kaunitz, MD

Publish date: January 4, 2017

As estrogen levels decline, postmenopausal women commonly experience uncomfortable and distressing symptoms of genital atrophy, or genitourinary sy...

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Benefit of self-administered vaginal lidocaine gel in IUD placement

Author:: Andrew M. Kaunitz, MD

Publish date: November 30, 2016

While patient-administered lidocaine gel compared with placebo gel did not alter pain scores on IUD placement, the need for cervical dilation was c...