Following Abortion, Immediate Use Of An IUD Is More Likely To Prevent Unintended Pregnancies

Women who receive a contraceptive known as an intrauterine device or IUD immediately following a first trimester abortion experience few complications and are less likely to have an unintended pregnancy than those who delay getting an IUD by several weeks, according to a new study at Oregon Health & Science University. The findings are published in the June 9 New England Journal of Medicine…

Combination Of Two Hormones Increases Height In Girls With Turner Syndrome

Giving girls with Turner syndrome low doses of estrogen, as well as growth hormone, years before the onset of puberty, increases their height and offers a wealth of other benefits, say a team of researchers led by Thomas Jefferson University. Their report is published in the March 31st issue of The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM)…

Researchers Identify Symptoms Of Male Menopause

European researchers have for the first time identified the symptoms of late-onset hypogonadism, also termed “male menopause”, a condition that follows reductions in the male hormone testosterone in older men, and suggest that unlike the female menopause it is quite rare. You can read about these findings in the 16 June online issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, NEJM…

Lasofoxifene Helps Reduce Risk Of Bone Fractures, Breast Cancer, Heart Disease And Stroke

Low doses of the medication lasofoxifene can reduce the risk of vertebral and non-vertebral fractures, ER-positive breast cancer, coronary heart disease and stroke in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis. That’s the finding of a new study in the latest issue of the New England Journal of Medicine…

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