OB/GYN Clinical Alert – June 1, 2017
June 1, 2017
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Hot Flashes: A Marker of Increased Cardiovascular Risk?
Among otherwise healthy midlife women, the presence of frequent hot flashes was associated with impaired endothelial function, a risk factor for cardiovascular disease.
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Pelvic Floor Changes in First Pregnancy: How Do They Affect Quality of Life?
Nulliparous women experience worsening urinary incontinence, fecal incontinence, and perineal pain in pregnancy. Urinary incontinence symptoms are associated with a negative effect on quality of life.
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Contraindications to Home Birth
A new study of neonatal death rates over a four-year period in the United States has identified two new contraindications to home birth.
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Oral Contraceptives and Quality of Life
In this three-month randomized, double-blind trial comparing oral contraceptives to placebo, the authors found a small decrease in general well-being scores but no effect on depressive symptoms. The short time period and small effect size introduce doubt into the validity of these findings.
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Obesity and Endometrial Cancer
Obesity is a major risk factor for endometrial cancer as well as for other major comorbidities.