Dec 15, 2021

In pre-menopausal women with early-stage, ER-positive breast cancer, adjuvant ovarian suppression can be combined with tamoxifen or an aromatase inhibitor. A meta-analysis of 4 randomized controlled t...

Dec 15, 2021

Taxane with or without anthracycline reduces the recurrence rate of early-stage breast cancer. A meta-analysis based on data of 18,203 participants now demonstrates anthracycline/taxane to reduce the ...

Dec 15, 2021

For a study, the researchers wanted to describe the rationale for and complication rates of retained cervix excision following supracervical hysterectomy. In the 2010–2014 National Inpatient Samp...

Dec 15, 2021

For a study, researchers wanted to determine the relationship between habitus measurements, pelvic floor support, and symptoms in primiparous women 1 year following term vaginal birth.  The study ...

Dec 15, 2021

For a study, researchers wanted to see if adding triamcinolone acetonide to a regular bladder installation solution may help in the treatment of interstitial cystitis–bladder pain syndrome. This was...

Dec 15, 2021

To evaluate the effectiveness of mifepristone pretreatment with misoprostol alone for termination of pregnancy following the fetal demise in the second trimester was the study’s aim.  This prosp...

Dec 14, 2021

Both adjuvant therapy with trastuzumab deruxtecan (T-DXd) and trastuzumab emtansine (T-DM1) have shown to improve progression-free survival in patients with HER2-positive, metastatic breast cancer. In...

Dec 14, 2021

The phase 3 RxPONDER trial evaluated the benefit of adjuvant chemotherapy followed by endocrine therapy in women with HR-positive, HER2-negative, early-stage breast cancer and 1–3 positive nodes. Up...

Dec 14, 2021

The purpose of this study was to see if a superior hypogastric plexus block done during a laparoscopic hysterectomy lowers postoperative discomfort. A multicenter, randomized, single-blind, control...

Dec 13, 2021

The research was conducted to compare the length of the second stage of labor in twin and singleton gestations and evaluate the length of the second stage of labor in twin births. The retrospective...

Dec 13, 2021

To compare non-Hispanic White women with racial-ethnic minority women in the equal-access Military Health System in terms of receipt of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network Guideline–adherent t...

Dec 13, 2021

The objective of this study was to assess the efficacy and acceptability of mifepristone abortion medicine provided by pharmacists. From July 2018 to March 2020, researchers performed a prospective...

Dec 13, 2021

Contraception choices of women undergoing abortion procedures for fetal grounds or surgical treatment of pregnancy loss should be compared with those undergoing abortion procedures for other reasons. ...

Dec 13, 2021

Many states in the U.S. require pre-abortion counseling and a waiting period, which sometimes require two separate clinic visits. These rules are intended to ensure that women feel confident in their ...

Dec 13, 2021

Physician burnout is associated with unsafe patient care and poor patient satisfaction. Civilian studies show burnout rates of 46% among obstetricians/gynecologists (OB/GYNs). Army Active Duty (A-AD) ...

Dec 10, 2021

The goal was to report the severity of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in pregnant individuals and to assess the relationship between disease severity and perinatal outcomes. Researchers conduc...

Dec 10, 2021

To see if breastfeeding and its length are linked to a lower risk of low IQ or other neurodevelopmental disorders was the goal of the study. Researchers performed a secondary analysis of two parall...

Dec 10, 2021

Personalized management of patients at risk should ideally involve a multidisciplinary team that includes not only genetic counselors and surgeons, but also women's health or menopause specialists, kn...

Dec 10, 2021

Using the Nationwide Emergency Department Sample, researchers looked at the relationship between sex and pregnant status and rates of naloxone administration during opioid overdose-related emergency d...

Dec 10, 2021

The researchers wanted to study the purpose of looking at the relationship between individual-level and neighborhood-level risk variables and severe maternal morbidity. This was a cohort analysis in r...