OBGYN & Women’s Health
Premenstrual Disorders, Timing of Menopause, and Severity of Vasomotor Symptoms
Premenstrual disorders are associated with an increased risk of moderate-to-severe vasomotor symptoms and an early onset of menopause, allowing healthcare professionals to target at-risk women, according to a new study. Premenstrual disorders (PMDs) are characterized by recurrent affective and physical symptoms that occur before menstruation. The subtypes are premenstrual syndrome (PMS) and premenstrual dysphoric disorder...
Genetic Basis of Menopausal Vasomotor Symptoms
The TACR3 gene locus encoding neurokinin 3 receptor has been implicated as forming the genetic basis of menopausal vasomotor symptoms. However, a new genomic study reports that the genomic variants reducing the levels of neurokinin 3 receptor levels are not implicated in the modification of these symptoms. Vasomotor symptoms in women undergoing menopause often lead...
Dr. Julianne Adams Birt: Advocating for Women's Health
Transcript: The most important thing is to be an advocate. To be an advocate, not only for yourselves, and like I said, being an entrepreneur, owning my own practice. Of course, I’m speaking up for my practice. But speaking up for each and every patient. I’ll tell you, when I first moved into that community...
Axillary Ultrasound for Predicting Response to Neoadjuvant Treatment in Breast Cancer
Staff Writer: Andre McGowan A retrospective study found that axillary ultrasound falsely predicted nodal response to neoadjuvant systemic treatment in approximately half of node-positive breast cancer patients, which may result in the overtreatment of breast cancer patients. However, the interpretation of axillary ultrasound in luminal human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 negative cancer is useful...
Dr. Julianne Adams Birt : Reproductive Justice
Transcript: My name is Dr. Julianne Adams Birt. And I am an OB-GYN. I practice in Conyers, which is outside of Atlanta, Georgia, and here at the National Medical Association I actually serve as chair of the Women’s Council. The council on concerns of Women. So when you asked me the question, how does health...
Maintenance Darunavir/Ritonavir Monotherapy to Prevent Perinatal HIV Transmission
Maintenance darunavir/ritonavir monotherapy was effective in the prevention of perinatal HIV transmission in a recent study; however, about 10% of the cases required treatment intensification. Nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs) are associated with drug-related toxicities in both fetal and neonatal stages. However, despite known toxicities, NRTIs are recommended for neonatal prophylaxis against HIV during pregnancy. ...
Microarray Patch for Prevention of HIV and Unplanned Pregnancy
Microarray patches were found to be acceptable as both multipurpose prevention technology and pre-exposure prophylaxis among participants of a recent study; however, some participants expressed a preference for multipurpose prevention technology. Microarray patches (MAPs) are being developed as a multipurpose prevention technology (MPT) in order to prevent unplanned pregnancies and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection....
Cell-Free DNA as a Diagnostic Biomarker in Breast Cancer Patients
Staff Writer: Andre McGowan Cell-free DNA is reported to be an authentic diagnostic biomarker in breast cancer patients. A recent study supports this, noting significantly increased levels of cell-free DNA in a group of breast cancer patients. Increased levels of cell-free deoxyribose nucleic acid (cfDNA) in cancer cells are associated with a reduction in the...
Threshold of Diabetes Diagnosis May Be Too High for Women Under 50
Additional 17 percent of undiagnosed women aged younger than 50 years could be reclassified as having diabetes mellitus. Women aged younger than 50 years have a markedly lower hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) distribution than men, according to a study published online Sept. 30 in Diabetes Therapy to coincide with the annual meeting of the European Association for the...
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