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The Female Patient Special: Our Karen Giblin, Dr. Elizabeth Vliet Join in 'The Buzz on Bioidenticals
Friday, 26 June 2009
ImageOprah, celebrities, and others all claim to communicate the truth about bioidentical hormones, but what do medical experts say? As a medical journal for ObGyns, we (The Female Patient journal) have the facts in our patient magazine for women titled “The Buzz on Bioidenticals,” and available free online at http://www.femalepatient.com/pdf/BuzzPatientEdition.pdf. This magazine is an educational service developed by The Female Patient®, the Red Hot Mamas®, and Elizabeth Lee Vliet, MD, and supported by an educational grant from Ascend Therapeutics, Inc.
 
If you have BRCA1 Mutation, Study Shows HRT May Actually Reduce Risk Of Breast Cancer
Friday, 26 September 2008

by Dr. James A. Simon

The report from the University of Toronto is welcome news following all the adverse -- even hysterical -- publicity on the risks that hormone therapy may have on breast cancer. This news will be particularly important to the many women who have family histories riddled with breast cancer and who carry the BRCA1 mutation. These women often undergo preemptive surgery for ovarian cancer prophylaxsis (oophorectomy) and/or bilateral mastectomy to avoid becoming yet another breast cancer statistic in their families.

Last Updated ( Friday, 03 October 2008 )
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New Surgeon General Health History Tool Helps Consumers Assemble Health Care Info
Thursday, 12 February 2009
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services today released an updated and improved version of the Surgeon General’s Internet-based family health history tool. The new tool makes it easier for consumers to assemble and share family health history information
Last Updated ( Thursday, 26 February 2009 )
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Update on the Female Condom
Friday, 20 March 2009
The Female Patient

A less expensive version of the female condom (FC) was recently approved by the FDA. Will this increase the use of this contraceptive form, which offers several important benefits for women?

Male condoms have played an important role in global HIV prevention over the past few decades. In recent years, women have become increasingly vulnerable to HIV, especially in highly afflicted sub-Saharan Africa. Since women are not always able to insist on the use of male condoms, there is a great global need for affordable and accessible woman-controlled barrier methods that provide dual protection against unintended pregnancy and the transmission of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), including HIV/AIDS.

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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 17 June 2009 )
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A New Front in Vulvodyna: Overlapping Conditions Organizations Share Inforamtion
Saturday, 04 April 2009
ImageMillions of Americans suffer from chronic fatigue syndrome, endometriosis, interstitial cystitis, irritable bowel syndrome, temporomandibular joint and muscle disorders, and vulvodynia. Current research indicates that these conditions frequently coexist or 'overlap,' yet all of the disorders are poorly understood.
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Timing, Dosage of HRT Affect Chances of Heart Trouble
Friday, 03 October 2008
WEDNESDAY, Oct. 1 (HealthDay News from Healthfinder.gov) -- The largest observational study of hormone replacement therapy since the landmark Women's Health Initiative finds that how and when women take hormone replacement therapy affects their heart attack risk.
 
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