MDEdge ObGyn

MDEdgeObGyn provides the most important and up to date news and information for the ObGyn professional. Now part of the Medscape Professional Network.

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Estrogen therapy either by itself or in combination with progesterone among women aged 65 and older is beneficial and does not necessarily raise mortality or cancer risk. https://t.co/fbSgLslS3o

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BREAKING: Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-reigning monarch in British history, died at 96. https://t.co/NfpJAqaer7

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A live birth after the diagnosis of breast cancer does not have a negative impact on a woman’s overall survival. https://t.co/Oo5lEdjsDB

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Updated reference: ART for pregnant women with #HIV. https://t.co/7eRCQeEDsy

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New research suggests that regular physical activity can help lower the risk of COVID-19 infection and its severity. https://t.co/xMG0YMTUa3

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If excess and unopposed estrogen exposure are major risk factors for the development of EC, is it safe to consider estrogen replacement therapy in patients after EC treatment? https://t.co/xldz8eC6as

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A population-wide analysis by @UKHSA found that Black and Asian neonates had a significantly higher risk of early-onset #GBSdisease, compared with White infants. https://t.co/dglImv4Dzt

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Updated reference: ART for pregnant women with #HIV. https://t.co/873zrs2FIJ

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A live birth after the diagnosis of breast cancer does not have a negative impact on a woman’s overall survival. https://t.co/Xh5pyYyGca

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Sadly, we are far past the 7:00 clap. https://t.co/Cs7ndC81ZW

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Physicians purchasing fake reviews create an unfair environment for those who choose to be ethical and honest with patients. https://t.co/4Fk7PZywVC

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Less common than #postpartumdepression is #postpartumpsychosis. Timely diagnosis and appropriate treatment is essential as its attendant morbidity and potential mortality is a very real concern. The #MGHP3 was established to help meet this need. https://t.co/hMX9YpgwAM

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VZV infection may activate dormant HSV-1, leading to neuroinflammation and accumulation of Alzheimer’s disease–related proteins in the brain, new research suggests. https://t.co/3SahAciruk

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Sleep behaviors, both individually and combined, are associated with an increased risk of developing metabolic dysfunction–associated fatty liver disease. https://t.co/q0BUfhbVJm

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More than 1,500 physicians shared how often they see fellow doctors misbehaving in person or on social media, and shared some of the worse behavior they’ve seen for the 2022 Physicians Behaving Badly Report. https://t.co/Ks0WJjlPbA

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Children born prematurely before 39 weeks are more likely to have poor academic attainment during primary school, but only those born before 32 weeks remain at risk of poor attainment at the end of secondary schooling, study shows. https://t.co/7jVfJxEuYf

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The prenatal test STORK can accurately detect an incorrect number of chromosomes more quickly and at about one-tenth the cost of current clinical genetic tests, new data suggest. https://t.co/22VlEvV2Qr

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While the medical and psychiatric criteria for patients seeking vaginoplasty procedures are well established, there is little guidance surrounding the discourse surgeons should have regarding sexual function pre- and postsurgery. https://t.co/XlG9ZOzhfF

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Mothers who have a family history of any psychiatric disorder have almost two times the risk of postpartum depression as do mothers without such history, according to a new study. https://t.co/cWohE0MOTu

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More than 1 in 4 women in the U.S. experience pelvic floor dysfunction such as bowel or urinary incontinence or pelvic organ prolapse. A recent study suggests that yoga may be a way to help treat multiple types of pelvic floor disorders. https://t.co/Wv49bZZhoD

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A sweeping study of 85,000 infants found no link between mRNA COVID vaccination in pregnancy and greater risk of preterm birth, babies being born small for their gestational age, or stillbirth. https://t.co/qBB9wy6qop