Menopause
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Ospemifene for dyspareunia in postmenopausal women is well tolerated
Breaking news from NAMS 2013 in Dallas, Texas
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Follow-up bone mineral density didn’t sharpen fracture risk assessment
Major finding: A second bone mineral density test 4 years after an initial test was not useful in refining the prediction of major fractures and...
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Female hair loss differs by age
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What is the gynecologist’s role in the care of BRCA previvors?
Here, your patient’s options for surgery and your best options for her follow-up care and ongoing surveillance
Conference Coverage
Switching nonadherent to denosumab improved bone density
Major finding: Bone density increased at 1 year by 2.3% and 2% in the hip, 1.7% and 1.5% at the femoral neck, and 4% and 3.5% at the spine on...
Conference Coverage
Studies speak volumes about brain changes and cognition in women
Major finding: Postmenopausal women with subjective cognitive complaints had significantly larger volumes of some brain regions, compared with...
Expert Commentary
Is there a link between impaired mobility and urinary incontinence in elderly, community-dwelling women?
Yes. In this population, impaired mobility is associated with urge but not stress incontinence, according to an observational, cross-sectional...
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Crisco is an effective vaginal lubricant
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Analysis: Estrogen therapy after hysterectomy may have saved lives
Major finding: A minimum of 18,600 and as many as 91,600 excess deaths occurred between 2002 and 2011 among hysterectomized women aged 50-59 years...
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Fracture risk varied by renal function equations
Major finding: Fracture risk doubled in women with mild renal dysfunction as assessed by the Cockroft-Gault equation but not when renal function...
Conference Coverage
Slight cognition benefit found for testosterone gel after menopause
Major finding: After 6 months of daily testosterone gel, women scored 1.57 points better on the 48-point International Shopping List Task test....