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

• Prolonged lower-limb numbness may signal obstetric nerve injury
  by Kathryn DeMott
• Large trial backs use of [MgSO.sub.4] in preeclampsia
  by Heidi Splete
• Intrathecal morphine after C-section may reactivate herpes
  by Kathryn DeMott
• Staining may indicate invasive breast cancer
  by Norra MacReady
• Injunction against Web site
  by Sally Peters
• Pregnancy can mask heart disease
  by Kathryn DeMott
• Should BMD be used to monitor osteoporosis therapy?
• Survey shows vaginal misoprostol preferred for second-trimester abortion
  by Sherry Boschert
• Abnormal vaginal bleeding may indicate placental polyp
  by Nancy Walsh
• Mass. Doctors prefer single-payer health plan
  by Sally Peters
• Hepatitis C, HIV connection
  by Sally Koch Kubetin
• Severe laceration related to race, perineal length: Asian Americans have twice the risk
  by Sherry Boschert
• Accelerated tocolysis lengthened triplet gestations
  by Sherry Boschert
• More infections occur after C-section in obese women
  by Sherry Boschert
• Vaginal atrophy returns 4 weeks after stopping ERT
  by Betsy Bates
• Antiabortion centers flex muscle
  by Sally Peters
• Letters
• Vaginal misoprostol corrected missed abortion in small study
  by Betsy Bates
• Small study reveals physicians often miss PCOS
  by Sherry Boschert
• CMS held able to fix Medicare payment errors
  by Jennifer Silverman
• Limit use of Td vaccine
  by Sally Koch Kubetin
• Top 10 drugs mentioned during ob.gyn. office visits in 2001
• Condoms, short cohabitation tied to preeclampsia
  by Sherry Boschert
• Anticoagulants, part I
  by Gerald G. Briggs
• Insulin resistance in PCOS may be more common in Mexican Americans than whites
  by Sherry Boschert
• Expert offers advice on giving media interviews
  by Sherry Boschert
• Migrainous headaches
  by Sally Koch Kubetin
• Prophylactic oophorectomy cuts ca risk by 75%: procedure tied to lower risk of ovarian and breast cancer in BRCA mutation carriers
  by Sharon Worcester
• Douching may double preterm delivery risk
  by Jeff Evans
• Alpha-1 agonists may be preferable to ephedrine
  by Kathryn DeMott
• New statement defines androgen insufficiency
  by Betsy Bates
• Kaiser sex survey
  by Sally Peters
• New trend in triptan therapy
  by Sally Koch Kubetin
• Number of partners, HPV status may predict CIN regression
  by Sherry Boschert
• Amniocentesis fetal loss rate 1:327 for ob.gyns
  by Betsy Bates
• Ultrasound, SIS advocated for abnormal bleeding
  by Erik L. Goldman
• Use of sentinel lymph node biopsy now common in breast ca patients aged 70 and older
  by Damian McNamara
• Abstinence-only poll
  by Sally Peters
• Episiotomy scars have increased failure rates
  by Betsy Bates
• Acetaminophen didn't prevent epidural-associated fever in study
  by Kathryn DeMott
• Endometrial sampling: brush less painful than curette
  by Sherry Boschert
• Chance of pregnancy falls as male partner ages
  by Terry Rudd
• Colorectal ca prevention
  by Sally Koch Kubetin
• CMS to intensify scrutiny of waived office labs
  by Jennifer Silverman
• Low maternal weight gain ups preterm birth risk
  by Betsy Bates
• Small study: more anomalies caught with sonohysterography
  by Nancy Walsh
• Second reading ups ca detection
  by Nancy Walsh
• Outcome of low nurse numbers
  by Sally Peters
• Episiotomies still favored by private practitioners
  by Betsy Bates
• Prepregnancy obesity linked to stillbirth
  by Betsy Bates
• National vaccine supply shortages
• Air pollution may impair sperm number, quality
  by Sherry Boschert
• Adult survivors of childhood ca
  by Sally Koch Kubetin