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SUMMARY AND COMMENT

The Search Continues for Effective Nonhormonal Therapies for Hot Flashes

Acupuncture and a Chinese herbal combination resulted in modest reductions in hot flash frequency.

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Should Women Stop HT Temporarily Before Undergoing Screening Mammography?Free

Suspending HT for 1 or 2 months did not lower mammography recall rates, but did increase likelihood of experiencing vasomotor symptoms.

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Is Radical Hysterectomy for Cervical Cancer Patients Obsolete?

Embryologically based surgical approach might offer benefits in the treatment of women with early invasive cervical cancer.

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Cervical Cancer Risk Among Women Who Have Been Treated for CIN

Long-term risk for invasive cancer remained higher among women treated for CIN, especially those who underwent cryotherapy.

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Still Looking for Effective Nonhormonal Hot Flash Therapies

Acupuncture, Chinese herbs, and other nonestrogenic therapies resulted in modest improvements in hot flash frequency; head-to-head comparisons with estrogen are lacking.

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Patient Satisfaction 10 Years After Endometrial AblationFree

More than 75% of respondents were contented with their outcomes.

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Perimenopause and Cognitive Function

Perimenopause is associated with declines in cognitive function; early (but not late) initiation of HT improves cognitive performance.

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Hot Flashes That Just Keep Going and Going ...

Mean duration of vasomotor symptoms was 5.5 years in women who were followed for 13 years.

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Continuous Oral Contraception and Etonogestrel Implants

Reassuring results about return to fertility and long-term efficacy

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Oral Raloxifene, Transdermal Estradiol Similar at Preserving Bone Density

Postmenopausal users of these two drugs had similarly high rates of bone density preservation and few serious side effects.

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