Expert Commentary
Expert Commentary
Daily calorie intake requirements during pregnancy: Does one size fit all?
Women with obesity can maintain their daily calorie intake during pregnancy, according to the results of a...
Expert Commentary
The IUD string check: Benefit or burden?
Routine office visits and patient self-checks for IUD strings are unsupported by data and are costly—it is time to discontinue them
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What is the role of the ObGyn in preventing and treating obesity?
As frontline clinicians, obstetrician-gynecologists play an important role in identifying and treating obesity. For overweight...
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June Medical Services v. Russo: Understanding this high-stakes abortion case
ADVOCACY COLUMN
The main question in this case has been decided before, but with a different Supreme Court. The current...
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Progestin-only systemic hormone therapy for menopausal hot flashes
Clinicians treating postmenopausal hot flashes often recommend “systemic estrogen treatment.” However, progestin-only therapy also can effectively...
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Breast cancer chemoprophylaxis in high-risk women: How persistent is the impact of an aromatase inhibitor after 5 years of use?
Among postmenopausal women at high risk for breast cancer, those treated with anastrozole (N = 1,920) compared with placebo (N = 1,944)...
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Should supplemental MRI be used in otherwise average-risk women with extremely dense breasts?
Recent data show that supplemental MRI screening in women with extremely dense breasts and negative screening mammograms decreases the rate of...
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Should secondary cytoreduction be performed for platinum-sensitive recurrent ovarian cancer?
Such practice should be questioned, according to authors of a phase 3 randomized, controlled trial. In the study, 485 patients...
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What is optimal hormonal treatment for women with polycystic ovary syndrome?
In my practice, I commonly prescribe 3 hormone treatments for PCOS: combination estrogen-progestin contraceptive, metformin, and spironolactone....
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Can the office visit interval for routine pessary care be extended safely?
Yes, according to results of a randomized trial of 130 pessary users in which a 24-week pessary care visit was found to be...