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 Endometriosis,
Part 1: Clinical Diagnosis and Analgesia
Daniel R. Grow, MD; Albert L. Hsu, MD
With a reliable clinical diagnosis, a number of pharmaceutical options
are available to achieve increased symptomatic relief and improve
patients'quality of life.
BONUS Coding Box on page 66
Septic Pelvic Thrombophlebitis: An
Update
Gary Ventolini, MD; Erin L. Mathews,
MD
Although rare, this condition should
be suspected in cases of postpartum
fever that do not respond to standard
antibiotic therapy.
Metabolic Effects of Antipsychotic
Medications
John Muench, MD, MPH
Second-generation antipsychotic drugs
offer effective treatment with fewer
side effects but also confer risks to the
patient that must be addressed.
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Departments
Ovarian
Cancer: It's Time to Act
Lee P. Shulman, MD
Special Delivery, Military Style
John Mirabello, MD
Managing
Postmenopausal Dyspareunia: Beyond Hormone Therapy
Talli Yehuda Rosenbaum, PT
Is Menstruation Necessary?
Patricia J. Sulak, MD; Susan Rako, MD
Management
of Rectal Prolapse in Elderly Women: A Study
P.S. Ramanujam, MD;
K.S. Venkatesh, MD;
Krishna P. Ramanujam
Author Guidelines
CME Test
What
You Should Know About Endometriosis
Lo
que Usted debe saber sobre la Endometriosis
| Special
November Pull-out Newsletter in This Issue |
Elimination
and Alteration of the Hormone-free Interval: Reasons and Methods
Patricia J. Sulak, MD
A number of new combination oral contraceptive regimens are
available that alter or eliminate the hormone-free interval—reducing
not only undesirable menstrual symptoms but also the incidence
of follicular development and "escape" ovulation as well. |
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