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AAP Policy Statement: Emergency Contraception

3 Dec, 2019 | 08:15h | UTC

Emergency Contraception – Pediatrics (free)

Related: Committee Opinion No 707: Access to Emergency Contraception – American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (free) AND Interventions for emergency contraception – Cochrane Library (free)

[Abstract Only] Randomized Trial: Supplemental MRI Screening vs. Usual Care with Mammography Only for Women with Extremely Dense Breast Tissue

28 Nov, 2019 | 10:39h | UTC

Supplemental MRI Screening for Women with Extremely Dense Breast Tissue – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: Does MRI Screening Benefit Women With Extremely Dense Breasts? – U.S. News (free) AND Mixed Results With Mammo Plus MRI Screening – MedPage Today (free)

“The benefits need to be carefully weighed against the harms, as MRI examination is more expensive, and it requires the injection of a contrast agent into the body. MRI will also detect abnormalities that later turn out not to be breast cancer after all” (from U.S News)

Related Commentary on Twitter

In this randomized trial, women with extremely dense breast tissue were invited to undergo MRI screening or received only mammography during a 2-year screening period. https://t.co/tZmcappO00

— NEJM (@NEJM) November 27, 2019

Breast Cancer Screening and Diagnosis: A Synopsis of the European Breast Guidelines

27 Nov, 2019 | 08:19h | UTC

Breast Cancer Screening and Diagnosis: A Synopsis of the European Breast Guidelines – Annals of Internal Medicine (free)

Commentary: European guidelines for breast cancer screening differ from U.S. recommendations – ACP Internist (free)

Related: ACP Guideline: Screening for Breast Cancer in Average-Risk Women (other guidelines and commentaries on the subject)

Review: Cardiomyopathy and Pregnancy

27 Nov, 2019 | 07:39h | UTC

Cardiomyopathy and pregnancy – Heart (free)

Randomized Trial: Injectable 17-α-hydroxyprogesterone Not Effective for the Prevention of Recurrent Preterm Birth

24 Nov, 2019 | 20:59h | UTC

17-OHPC to Prevent Recurrent Preterm Birth in Singleton Gestations (PROLONG Study): A Multicenter, International, Randomized Double-Blind Trial – American Journal of Perinatology (free)

Commentary: Advice to pull a drug used to prevent premature birth sparks controversy – News Medical (free) AND Unexpected Findings in Confirmatory Trial of Preterm Birth Drug – MedPage Today (free registration required)

Review: Bladder Pain Syndrome in Women

24 Nov, 2019 | 20:34h | UTC

Bladder Pain Syndrome in Women – JAMA (free for a limited period)

Randomized Trial: Induction of Labor at 41 Weeks vs. Expectant Management and Induction of Labor at 42 Weeks

21 Nov, 2019 | 10:23h | UTC

Induction of labour at 41 weeks versus expectant management and induction of labour at 42 weeks (SWEdish Post-term Induction Study, SWEPIS): multicentre, open label, randomised, superiority trial – The BMJ (free)

Editorial: When to induce late term pregnancies (free)

Related Commentary on Twitter

Inducing labour at 41 weeks in low risk pregnancies is associated with a lower risk of newborn death compared with expectant management (a “wait and see” approach) until 42 weeks, suggests a trial published by @bmj_latest this week https://t.co/SGSHRcMjy1 https://t.co/bInvNdMZdW pic.twitter.com/BScVqjMPnd

— BMJ Group (@bmj_company) November 21, 2019

Randomized Trial: In Preterm Infants, Umbilical Cord Milking Increases the Risk of Severe Intraventricular Hemorrhage when Compared with a Strategy of Delayed Umbilical Cord Clamping

20 Nov, 2019 | 10:27h | UTC

Association of Umbilical Cord Milking vs Delayed Umbilical Cord Clamping with Death or Severe Intraventricular Hemorrhage Among Preterm Infants – JAMA (free for a limited period)

Editorial: Maternal and Infant Outcomes After Different Methods of Umbilical Cord Management – JAMA (free for a limited period)

Commentary: Umbilical Cord Milking May Harm Extremely Preterm Infants – Physician’s Briefing (free)

Randomized Trial: Effect of Delayed vs. Immediate Umbilical Cord Clamping on Maternal Blood Loss in Term Cesarean Delivery

20 Nov, 2019 | 10:24h | UTC

Effect of Delayed vs Immediate Umbilical Cord Clamping on Maternal Blood Loss in Term Cesarean Delivery: A Randomized Clinical Trial – JAMA (free for a limited period)

Editorial: Maternal and Infant Outcomes After Different Methods of Umbilical Cord Management – JAMA (free for a limited period)

Related Systematic Review: Effect of timing of umbilical cord clamping and other strategies to influence placental transfusion at preterm birth on maternal and infant outcomes – Cochrane Library (free)

Cohort Study: Association of Premature Natural and Surgical Menopause with Incident Cardiovascular Disease

19 Nov, 2019 | 08:01h | UTC

Association of Premature Natural and Surgical Menopause With Incident Cardiovascular Disease – JAMA (free for a limited period)

[Abstract Only] Randomized Trial: Secondary Surgical Cytoreduction Not Beneficial for Recurrent Ovarian Cancer

14 Nov, 2019 | 10:34h | UTC

Secondary Surgical Cytoreduction for Recurrent Ovarian Cancer – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: Secondary surgery does not improve overall survival for recurrent ovarian cancer patients – University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center (free) AND Second surgery for many ovarian cancers found ineffective – Reuters (free)

ACR Consensus Guideline: O-RADS Risk Stratification and Management System for Ovarian-Adnexal Reporting

12 Nov, 2019 | 11:25h | UTC

O-RADS US Risk Stratification and Management System: A Consensus Guideline from the ACR Ovarian-Adnexal Reporting and Data System Committee – Radiology (free)

Guideline: Diagnosis, Therapy and Follow-up of Vaginal Cancer

12 Nov, 2019 | 10:53h | UTC

Diagnosis, Therapy and Follow-up of Vaginal Cancer and Its Precursors. Guideline of the DGGG and the DKG – Geburtshilfe und Frauenheilkunde (free)

#ACR19 – [Not Published Yet] Study: Hydroxychloroquine May Reduce the Risk of Recurrent Congenital Heart Block in Subsequent Pregnancies of Women with Anti-SSA/Ro Antibodies

12 Nov, 2019 | 10:48h | UTC

Physicians Should Consider Hydroxychloroquine to Reduce the Risk of Recurrent Congenital Heart Block in Subsequent Pregnancies of Women with Anti-SSA/Ro Antibodies – American College of Rheumatology (free)

Abstract: The Prospective Open Label Preventive Approach to Congenital Heart Block with Hydroxychloroquine (PATCH) Study Demonstrates a Reduction in the Recurrence Rate of Advanced Block (free)

#ACR19 – Just Presented at the 2019 American College of Rheumatology Annual Meeting

NCCN Guidelines: Gestational Trophoblastic Neoplasia

10 Nov, 2019 | 12:51h | UTC

Gestational Trophoblastic Neoplasia, Version 2.2019, NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology – Journal of National Comprehensive Cancer Network (free)

Clinical Practice Guideline on Pregnancy and Renal Disease

5 Nov, 2019 | 10:21h | UTC

Clinical practice guideline on pregnancy and renal disease – BMC Nephrology (free)

Systematic Review: Antiplatelet Agents for Preventing Pre‐eclampsia and its Complications

1 Nov, 2019 | 07:54h | UTC

Antiplatelet agents for preventing pre‐eclampsia and its complications – Cochrane Library (free)

Summary: Antiplatelet agents for preventing pre-eclampsia and its complications – Cochrane Library (free)

Related Randomized Trial: Aspirin versus Placebo in Pregnancies at High Risk for Preterm Preeclampsia – New England Journal of Medicine (free study and commentaries)

WHO Guidelines for the Use of Thermal Ablation for Cervical Pre-cancer Lesions

31 Oct, 2019 | 08:43h | UTC

WHO guidelines for the use of thermal ablation for cervical pre-cancer lesions – World Health Organization (free PDF)

Study: In Utero Acetaminophen Exposure Linked to Increased Risk of ADHD and Autism Spectrum Disorder in Childhood

31 Oct, 2019 | 08:12h | UTC

Association of Cord Plasma Biomarkers of In Utero Acetaminophen Exposure With Risk of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Autism Spectrum Disorder in Childhood – JAMA Psychiatry (free for a limited period)

Commentaries: NIH-funded study suggests acetaminophen exposure in pregnancy linked to higher risk of ADHD, autism – NIH News Releases (free) AND Babies at higher risk for ADHD, autism if pregnant moms took acetaminophen – Reuters (free) AND Expert reaction to study looking at paracetamol in pregnancy and autism, ADHD and other developmental disabilities in children – Science Media Centre (free)

Review: Management of Peripartum Intra‐abdominal Hypertension and Abdominal Compartment Syndrome

30 Oct, 2019 | 07:39h | UTC

Management of peripartum intra‐abdominal hypertension and abdominal compartment syndrome – Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica (free)

[Abstract Only] Randomized Trial: Regional or General Anesthesia Do Not Differ in Respect to Breast Cancer Recurrence or Persistent Incisional Pain

27 Oct, 2019 | 19:20h | UTC

Recurrence of breast cancer after regional or general anaesthesia: a randomised controlled trial – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: Anesthesia for breast cancer surgery has no influence on risk of tumor recurrence – Medical University of Vienna (free) AND Anesthesia Technique Flops in Large Breast Cancer Trial – MedPage Today (free registration required)

Related Commentary on Twitter

Latebreaking at #ANES2019—Regional anaesthesia-analgesia (paravertebral block & propofol) did not reduce #breastcancer recurrence after potentially curative surgery compared with volatile anaesthesia (sevoflurane) & opioids: a randomised controlled trial https://t.co/FlXaX0VieY pic.twitter.com/dBlRUNL6vl

— The Lancet (@TheLancet) October 20, 2019