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Daily Archives Tuesday, November 2006

AAP Issues Guidelines for Menstrual Cycle Evaluation

News Author: Laurie Barclay, MD
Evaluation of the menstrual cycle is a viable tool to assess healthy development of teen girls’ menstrual patterns, according to new guidelines published by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) in the November issue of Pediatrics.
“Young patients and their parents often are unsure about what represents normal menstrual patterns, and clinicians [...]

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Posted 07 November 2006 § Menstruation § Physiology § Women ‡ Comments (0)

Thyroid Treatment Helps Women Avoid Infertility, Menopause or Menstrual Misery, Pregnancy/Postpartum Problems, and Low Sex Drive, Says New Book

Now, a new book from the nation’s leading thyroid patient advocate and New York Times bestselling author, Mary Shomon, can help women identify whether a thyroid problem may actually be the cause of their hormonal symptoms. “The Thyroid Hormone Breakthrough: Overcoming Sexual and Hormonal Problems at Every Age” (HarperCollins) is a practical handbook for women [...]

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Posted 07 November 2006 § Books § Fertility § Treatment ‡ Comments (0)

Gynecologists Inform Fewer Than Half of Women With Uterine Fibroid Tumors of Alternatives to Hysterectomy, Survey Says

Fewer than half of women diagnosed with uterine fibroid tumors are informed of less invasive alternatives to hysterectomy, such as uterine artery embolization, according to a survey conducted by the National Women’s Health Resource Center and scheduled to be released on Wednesday, the Wall Street Journal reports (Etter, Wall Street Journal, 11/7). More than 90% [...]

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Posted 07 November 2006 § Medical Procedures § Research and Studies ‡ Comments (0)