Estrogen Shapes Dopamine-Dependent Cognitive Processes
April 6, 2011 | Journal Article
Estrogen status impacts working memory differently for different young women.
Gynecology
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Variation in the Quality of Surgical Care for Uterovaginal Prolapse
January 1, 2011 | Journal Article
A study of the relationship of hospital characteristics to compliance with uterovaginal prolapse treatment recommendations found that although high-volume, teaching and private hospitals had better compliance rates than disproportionate share and public hospitals, compliance rates were low in all hospital types.
Predictors of Timely Initiation of Gynecologic Care Among Urban Adolescent Girls
August 1, 2006 | Journal Article
In the current study, investigators examined sexual health services provided to urban adolescent females. The study also focused on predictors of gynecologic care for sexually active adolescents. Study participants were 819 girls attending public hi ...
Health Literacy as a Predictor of Follow-Up After an Abnormal Pap Smear
August 1, 2006 | Journal Article
Disparities in cervical cancer diagnosis and survival in the United States have been linked to socioeconomic status and race. However, low literacy may influence cervical cancer screening behavior as well, because follow-up for an abnormal Pap smear ...
Primary Care for Urban Adolescent Girls from Ethnically Diverse Populations
November 1, 2006 | Journal Article
The authors report on part of a study that identifies barriers to timely entry into gynecologic care among adolescent girls. Using self-administered surveys of predominantly minority adolescent girls at three inner-city schools, they find that 34 pe ...
Clinical Considerations in Premenopausal Osteoporosis
March 1, 2004 | Journal Article
Although osteoporosis is usually considered a disorder of postmenopausal women, certain groups of premenopausal women are also at high risk for osteoporosis through a number of factors such as disease, certain environments and genetic disposition. T ...
Short-Term Menopausal Hormone Therapy for Symptom Relief
August 9, 2004 | Journal Article
The most effective treatment for menopausal symptoms is hormone therapy, which also decreases the risk of osteoporosis and colorectal cancer. However, hormone therapy increases the risk of coronary heart disease, stroke, pulmonary embolism and breas ...