Women’s health

Health benefits and harms of mammography screening in older women (75+ years)-a systematic review – Erin Mathieu et al.

2023-12-04T13:33:17+11:00Ageing, Breast cancer, Cancer, Overdiagnosis, Publications, Screening, Women's health|

There is little evidence on the balance between potential benefits and harms of mammography screening in women 75 years and older. The aim of this systematic review was to synthesise the evidence on the outcomes of mammography screening in women aged 75 years and older. [...]

Preoperative breast MRI positively impacts surgical outcomes of needle biopsy-diagnosed pure DCIS: a patient-matched analysis from the MIPA study – Andrea Cozzi et al.

2023-12-04T13:02:27+11:00Breast cancer, Cancer, Imaging, Publications, Surgery, Women's health|

Objectives: To investigate the influence of preoperative breast MRI on mastectomy and reoperation rates in patients with pure ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS). The MIPA observational study database (7245 patients) was searched for patients aged 18-80 years with pure unilateral DCIS diagnosed at core needle or [...]

Evidence of shared genetic factors in the etiology of gastrointestinal disorders and endometriosis and clinical implications for disease management – Fei Yang et al.

2023-12-04T12:57:26+11:00Genetic testing, Prescribing, Publications, Treatment, Women's health|

In clinical practice, the co-existence of endometriosis and gastrointestinal symptoms is often observed. Using large-scale datasets, we report a genetic correlation between endometriosis and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), peptic ulcer disease (PUD), gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GORD), and a combined GORD/PUD medicated (GPM) phenotype. Mendelian randomization analyses [...]

A Systematic Review of Clinical Practice Guidelines for Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome – Zoe Wei et al.

2023-12-01T13:53:41+11:00Clinical guidelines, Opioids, Pregnancy, Publications, Women's health|

The prevalence of neonatal abstinence syndrome is increasing, but the number and quality of clinical practice guidelines available are unknown. This systematic review aimed to identify, appraise and evaluate clinical practice guidelines for neonatal abstinence syndrome. Methods: A systematic search of databases and the grey [...]

Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause: Does Everyone Have It? – Jenny Doust, Annabelle Huguenin & Martha Hickey

2023-12-01T13:33:05+11:00Ageing, Diagnostic system, Expanding disease definitions, Publications, Women's health|

In 2014, the North American Menopause Society and the International Society for the Study of Women’s Sexual Health recommended using the term genitourinary syndrome of menopause (GSM) to cover a range of genital and urinary symptoms that might be experienced during and after menopause. The [...]

A call to reconsider the new diagnostic criteria for gestational diabetes mellitus – Katy J.L. Bell, Paul P. Glasziou & Jenny A. Doust

2023-12-01T13:17:17+11:00Diabetes, Diagnostic system, Gestational diabetes, Overdiagnosis, Pregnancy, Publications, Women's health|

We read the article by Nethery and colleagues with great interest, having noted a similar dramatic increase in the incidence of gestational diabetes in Australia, coincident with widespread adoption of the 1-step test using the International Association of Diabetes and Pregnancy Study Groups (IADPSG) criteria. [...]

Preventive health checks in Australian general practice for women during mid-life – Louise F. Wilson et al.

2023-12-01T12:20:29+11:00Health system, Practitioners, Publications, Tests, Women's health|

The Australian mixed public and private health care model can lead to those most in need receiving the least or least effective care. We investigated whether this applied to preventive health checks in general practice for women in mid-life. Two types of mid-life preventive health [...]

Psychosocial outcomes and health service use after notifying women participating in population breast screening when they have dense breasts: a BreastScreen Queensland randomised controlled trial – Brooke Nickel et al.

2023-12-01T10:10:23+11:00Breast cancer, Breast density, Cancer, Health policy, Publications, Women's health|

Robust evidence regarding the benefits and harms of notifying Australian women when routine breast screening identifies that they have dense breasts is needed for informing future mammography population screening practice and policy. The objective of this study is to assess the psychosocial and health services [...]

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