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The manufacturer must implement additional safeguards ensure that all women know the risks of the Essure permanent contraceptive device and that healthcare providers comply with the measures.
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Young healthy women with slightly elevated blood pressure before they become pregnant may have a higher risk for pregnancy loss.
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Does a recent study support the use of vaginal estrogen in women with genitourinary syndrome of menopause?
Medscape Ob/Gyn

Prenatal supplementation with micronutrients should be further considered as a first step in decreasing risk for future psychiatric illnesses in newborns, the authors of a systematic review conclude.
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Postmenopausal women with cardiovascular disease and low vitamin D levels had an increased risk for metabolic syndrome, high triglycerides, and low HDL.
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Only one third of people with eating disorders in the US receive treatment. New research points to disparities in care and shows that certain individuals are less likely to be diagnosed and treated.
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Data entry, alerting, and interoperability were the categories most likely to be linked to potential harm, researchers found.
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In conventional practice, medical abortion isn't attempted until the sac can be visualized on ultrasound. But is this necessary for effective pregnancy termination?
Medscape Ob/Gyn

Dr Peter Yellowlees talks about the association between hormonal contraception and suicide.
Medscape Psychiatry

Meeting gestational weight gain goals starts with understanding how too little or too much weight can affect maternal and infant outcomes, now and later on in life.
Medscape Ob/Gyn

The committee favors marketing the infliximab biosimilar product Zessly for treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, ankylosing spondylitis, psoriatic arthritis, and psoriasis.
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In clinical testing, Shingrix demonstrated over 90% efficacy against herpes zoster in adults aged 50 years or older, with efficacy sustained during the 4-year follow-up period.
International Approvals

The CHMP has rejected the marketing application for abaloparatide (Radius Health) subcutaneous injection for postmenopausal women with osteoporosis at increased risk for fracture.
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Use of vaginal antimycotics during the first trimester is not associated with an increased risk of miscarriage, researchers in Israel say.
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New research looking at thousands of children in the UK over 6 decades has found that in this century the more disadvantaged a child is the more likely they are to be overweight or obese.
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In women with polycystic ovary syndrome, metformin treatment during pregnancy cut the risks for late miscarriage and preterm birth, but didn't prevent gestational diabetes.
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Estrogen replacement therapy in early menopause has been tied to long-term preservation of brain volume in an area responsible for working memory and executive function.
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Oral bioidentical progesterone is a good option for treating hot flashes and night sweats during perimenopause, according to the first randomized controlled trial to specifically examine this issue.
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A multiplex panel that detects mutations in endometrial and ovarian cancers using samples from a routine Pap test and that also provides an analysis of aneuploidy may emerge as a screening tool.
Medscape Medical News

As of September 30, 2017, the FDA has received a total of 414 medical device reports of anaplastic large cell lymphoma associated with breast implants, most involving implants with textured surfaces.
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