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Trichomoniasis — Just Another Nuisance?
- Women's Health
- Summary and Comment
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The common STI, trichomoniasis vaginalis, could have considerable consequences.
- By Anna Wald, MD, MPH
- April 17, 2008
- Covering J Infect Dis 2008 Feb 15
One Quarter of U.S. Adolescent Girls Have STIs
- Women's Health
- Summary and Comment
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NHANES 2003–2004 data revealed a high prevalence of STIs, particularly HPV, in 14- to 19-year-old girls.
- By Diane E. Judge, APN/CNP
- May 1, 2008
- Covering 2008 Mar 13
Intimate Partner Violence: An International Health Issue
- Psychiatry
- Summary and Comment
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A World Health Organization study associates IPV with many health problems and suicide attempts.
- By M. Katherine Shear, MD
- April 4, 2008
- Covering Lancet 2008 Apr 5
Nonsurgical Treatment of Vulvar Intraepithelial Neoplasia
- Women's Health
- Summary and Comment
- Free
Topical imiquimod was effective in treating VIN.
- By Sandra Ann Carson, MD
- April 3, 2008
- Covering N Engl J Med 2008 Apr 3
What We Do — And Don’t — Know About Incontinence
- Women's Health
- Practice Watch
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Useful information from the NIH for clinicians and patients about diagnosis and treatment of fecal and urinary incontinence
- By Diane E. Judge, APN/CNP
- April 3, 2008
- Covering Ann Intern Med 2008 Mar 18
Estimating Prevalence of and Risk for Urinary Incontinence
- Women's Health
- Summary and Comment
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Prevalence and risk factors varied according to type and severity of UI.
- By Sandra Ann Carson, MD
- April 3, 2008
- Covering Obstet Gynecol 2008 Feb
Still No Consensus on BV Screening and Treatment During Pregnancy
- Women's Health
- Summary and Comment
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BV screening didn’t benefit asymptomatic, low-to-average–risk pregnant women.
- By Diane E. Judge, APN/CNP
- April 3, 2008
- Covering Ann Intern Med 2008 Feb 5
Keeping Unintended Pregnancy at Bay
- Women's Health
- Practice Watch
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IUDs: An opportunity for clinicians to help women avoid unintended pregnancies and abortions
- By Ann J. Davis, MD
- March 20, 2008
- Covering Obstet Gynecol 2007 Dec
Adolescents with Abnormal Uterine Bleeding: Think Coagulopathy
- Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
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Only a minority of adolescents with abnormal uterine bleeding were screened for coagulation disorders.
- By Alain Joffe, MD, MPH, FAAP
- March 19, 2008
- Covering J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol 2008 Feb
PCOS and CVD
- Women's Health
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PCOS poses unique, independent risk factors for heart disease.
- By Sandra Ann Carson, MD
- March 13, 2008
- Covering J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2007 Dec