News tagged with pelvic pain
Annual chlamydia screening may not protect women from pelvic inflammatory disease
It is unlikely that single screening for chlamydia will prevent women developing pelvic inflammatory disease in the following year, according to research published in the British Medical Journal today.
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Apr 09, 2010 |
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Professor says syphilis making comeback, gonorrhea more treatment resistant
Dr. David H. Martin, Professor and Chief of the Section of Infectious Diseases at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans School of Medicine, updated reporters and the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases on sexually ...
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Jul 22, 2009 |
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Teens with pelvic inflammatory disease rarely seen in outpatient setting due to costs
Hospitalizing teen girls with pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) costs six times as much as treating them in the emergency room, and up to 12 times more than treating them in an outpatient clinic, according to a small study ...
Jan 07, 2011 |
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The Medical Minute: Health care plays role in domestic abuse screening
Domestic violence is a health care problem of epidemic proportions in Pennsylvania and across the country. Nationally, nearly one-third of American women (31 percent) report being physically or sexually abused by a current ...
Sep 29, 2010 |
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ASIR technique significantly reduces radiation dose associated with abdominal CT scans
A new low-dose abdominal computed tomography (CT) technique called adaptive statistical iterative reconstruction (ASIR) can reduce the radiation dose associated with abdominal CT scans by 23-66 percent, according to a study ...
Aug 20, 2010 |
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Drug used for neuropathic pain relieves discomfort from abdominal adhesions
Pregabalin, FDA-approved for neuropathic pain (pain caused by shingles and peripheral neuropathy), effectively reduced abdominal pain and improved sleep in women with adhesions, according to a Henry Ford study.
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Oct 26, 2009 |
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Study examines effectiveness of laparoscopic surgical treatments to alleviate chronic pelvic pain
A surgical procedure known as LUNA (laparoscopic uterosacral nerve ablation) did not result in improvements in chronic pelvic pain, painful menstruation, painful sexual intercourse or quality of life when compared with laparoscopic ...
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Sep 01, 2009 |
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100 million women in the prime of their lives have endometriosis
The World Endometriosis Research Foundation (WERF) and the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE) are proud to announce the first ever prospective study to assess the hidden cost of endometriosis to ...
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Aug 31, 2009 |
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Pelvic pain as prevalent in teens as older males
A Queen's University research team has found that a painful pelvic affliction associated with adult men occurs as frequently in adolescent boys. Chronic prostatitis or chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS) is a urogenital ...
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Apr 16, 2009 |
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