ArticleCan unintended pregnancies be reduced by dispensing a year’s worth of hormonal contraception?Author:Nellie Wirsing, MDPublish date: August 1, 2019EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: Probably, although studies that looked directly at this outcome are limited. A systematic review showed that women who recei...Read More
ArticleHow often should you follow up on a patient with newly diagnosed hypothyroidism?Author:Nellie Wirsing, MDPublish date: January 1, 2009EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: Six to 8 weeks after the start of levothyroxine therapy you should reexamine patients and measure their serum thyroid-stimul...Read More
