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Articles in June 1, 2002 issue of OB/GYN News

• Ethnicity may be a guide in thrombophilia testing
  by Sherry Boschert
• Ovarian cancer guidelines undergo overhaul
  by Damian McNamara
• Use cold steel on life-threatening pelvic infections
  by Bruce Jancin
• Gold allergy rate is 9.5%
  by Sally Koch Kubetin
• Pap specimen adequacy assay
• Gonadotropin use tied to prematurity in singletons conceived though ART
  by Sherry Boschert
• Meconium, oligohydramnios in postterm pregnancies risky
  by Sherry Boschert
• Exercise, antiresorptives help breast cancer survivors' BMD
• 'Brittle' diabetes in anorexia
  by Sally Koch Kubetin
• Stem cell agreements
  by Sally Peters
• Controlled-release SSRI
• Pro & Con: Should preconceptional and prenatal cystic fibrosis carrier screening be a routine part of obstetrical care?
• Panel doesn't endorse fetal heart rate monitor
  by Elizabeth Mechcatie
• Proper closure of trocar sites is key to avoiding hernias
  by Kathryn Demott
• 'Metabolic syndrome'
  by Sally Koch Kubetin
• Medicare made handy?
  by Sally Peters
• Misoprostol label change welcomed by Obstetricians: revisions acknowledge off-label uses
  by Kate Johnson
• 3-D ultrasound: gimmick or preferred method?
  by Erik L. Goldman
• Primary care physicians often neglect to offer osteoporosis screening
  by Betsy Bates
• HRT tied to lower breast arterial calcification risk
  by Terry Rudd
• Image guidance coverage
  by Sally Peters
• Germicidal hand rinse
• Letters
• Mifeprex/misoprostol linked to severe reactions
  by Elizabeth Mechcatie
• Many glucocorticoid users are not getting DEXA scans, antiresorptives
• Cardiovascular Disease
  by Sally Koch Kubetin
• Abortion across state lines
  by Sally Peters
• Genital wart treatment
• Correction
• Mothers' DES exposure tied to sons' hypospadias
  by Terry Rudd
• New adhesion barrier heads for multicenter trial
  by Sherry Boschert
• NSAIDs may protect against MI
  by Sally Koch Kubetin
• Cloning polls differ
  by Sally Peters
• Key factors may predict risky maternal behavior
  by Terry Rudd
• PET scans may surpass CT scans in sensitivity for ovarian cancer
  by Sharon Worcester
• Newly diagnosed herpes? Get out these messages
  by Timothy F. Kirn
• Antibiotic-resistant acne
  by Sally Koch Kubetin
• Osteoporosis skin patch
• NIH paper reveals faltering faith in HRT as panacea: HRT for heart, fractures questioned but seen as helpful for vasomotor symptoms, atrophy
  by Kathryn Demott
• Update on bipolar disorder
  by Dr. Lee Cohen
• High levels of osteopontin may flag ovarian ca
  by Terry Rudd
• Fluoxetine modestly eases hot flashes; soy doesn't
  by Terry Rudd
• Many smaller firms support allowing patients to Sue Health Plans for Malpractice
• Breast-Feeding preemies
• Folate intake may lower risk of cleft lip or palate
  by Sherry Boschert
• Observational Tx acceptable in stage IC endometrial cancer
  by Sharon Worcester
• Genital HSV-1 infections generally recur infrequently
  by Bruce Jancin
• Falling Medicare reimbursement crimps access
  by Jennifer Silverman
• HPV test
• Guidelines debut for ambiguous Pap
  by Nancy Walsh
• No teratogenesis seen with interferon beta-1a therapy
  by Bruce Jancin
• Male circumcision tied to lower cervical Ca risk
  by Terry Rudd
• Teens identify barriers to STD testing
  by Tom Nugent
• Gender differences in Ob.Gyn. resident attrition
  by Bruce Jancin
• Needle disposal