Hormone replacement therapy for bone protection in multiparous women: when to initiate it

Article Abstract:

Women who have several children can probably wait until they are 65 years old to begin hormone replacement therapy but childless women should start hormone replacement therapy at the beginning of menopause. In a study of 1,875 women, bone density was greater in women who had two or more children compared to childless women.

Health aspects, Bones, Bone density, Pregnancy

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Singleton term breech deliveries in nulliparous and multiparous women: a 5-year experience at the Universtiy of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital

Article Abstract:

Some pregnant women with a fetus in the breech position may be able to deliver vaginally. In a breech birth, the baby comes out feet first rather than head first as it normally should. In a study of 191 women with a breech fetus, 71% were able to deliver vaginally and did not need a cesarean.

Analysis, Breech delivery, Breech birth

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Selection of oral contraceptives or hormone replacement therapy: patient communication and counseling issues

Article Abstract:

Doctors should encourage all women to use an oral contraceptive during their reproductive years and hormone replacement therapy after menopause. However, they should remember that each woman is unique, which requires selecting the correct formulations for each individual woman.

Physician and patient, Physician-patient relations, Oral contraceptives

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