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American Family Physician
August 15, 2006
Mounsey, Wilgus & Slawson |
Diagnosis and Management of Endometriosis The preferred method for diagnosis of endometriosis is surgical visual inspection of pelvic organs with histologic confirmation. Such diagnosis requires an experienced surgeon because the varied appearance of the disease allows less-obvious lesions to be overlooked.   |
Nurse Practitioner
August 2011
Michelle C. Thomas |
Treatment options for Dysfunctional uterine bleeding The diagnosis and treatment of dysfunctional uterine bleeding can be a long emotional journey for the patient and a difficult challenge for the provider. |
American Family Physician
April 15, 2001
Lori J. Heim |
Evaluation and Differential Diagnosis of Dyspareunia Dyspareunia is genital pain associated with sexual intercourse. Although this condition has historically been defined by psychologic theories, the current treatment approach favors an integrated pain model... |
American Family Physician
August 15, 2006 |
Endometriosis: What You Should Know A patient guide: What is endometriosis?... How do I know if I have endometriosis?... How is it treated?... What do these medicines do?... Can I still get pregnant?... etc. |
American Family Physician
March 15, 2007
Jose-Miller et al. |
Infertility Infertility is defined as failure to achieve pregnancy during one year of frequent, unprotected intercourse. A careful history and physical examination of each partner can suggest a single or multifactorial etiology and can direct further investigation. |
American Family Physician
May 15, 2001 |
Pain Relief After Surgery How will my pain be managed?...How are pain medicines given after surgery?... What should I do to make sure I receive the best possible pain relief?... |
The Motley Fool
June 16, 2010
Brian Orelli |
Double-Digit Rise on Doubling Its Cash Neurocrine Biosciences is seeing a nice boost to its stock price today -- some 14% -- after Abbott Labs agreed to license its endometriosis treatment, elagolix, and any future follow-on products. |
Health
April 2007
Libby Slate |
Pelvic Pain? Solve the Mystery Use this checklist to explore the possible reasons and remedies. |
Nurse Practitioner
May 2009
Yvonne D'Arcy |
Is Low Back Pain Getting on Your Nerves? The pain and disability of low back pain are the most common reasons patients seek healthcare. Here are tools for diagnosis and treatment options. |
American Family Physician
August 2001
Saud Suleiman & David E. Johnston |
The Abdominal Wall: An Overlooked Source of Pain When abdominal pain is chronic and unremitting, with minimal or no relationship to eating or bowel function but often a relationship to posture (i.e., lying, sitting, standing), the abdominal wall should be suspected as the source of pain... |
Managed Care
May 2005 |
Microcircuit Devices Deliver Considerable Relief From Chronic Pain Recent advances in pain relief revolve around longer-lasting implantable devices. Can managed care afford not to have a pain management strategy? |
American Journal of Nursing
December 2010
Baldridge & Andrasek |
Pain Assessment in People with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities Nurses in all settings need to be knowledgeable about alternate pain assessment methods. |
Nursing
October 2009
Yvonne D'Arcy |
Overturning barriers to pain relief in older adults This article will describe how to lower the barriers to effective pain control in older patients and provide practical tips for helping them receive the full benefit from pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic therapies. |
American Family Physician
October 1, 2001
Karl E. Miller |
Challenges in Pain Management at the End of Life Effective pain management in the terminally ill patient requires an understanding of pain control strategies. Ongoing assessment of pain is crucial and can be accomplished using various forms and scales... |
Chemistry World
March 18, 2011
Elinor Richards |
The way to pain-free uterine disease detection A potential non-invasive method to detect endometriosis by acquiring a spectral signature of the uterus has been developed by scientists from the UK. |
Nursing
June 2008
Yvonne D'arcy |
Nursing2008 Pain Management Survey Report See how your responses to this survey compare with those of nursing colleagues across the country and beyond. |
American Family Physician
July 15, 2000
Sharon Scott Morey |
Practice Guidelines ACOG Develops Guidelines for Induction of Labor |
Salon.com
October 2, 2000
Lynn O'Dell |
Pain in the brain The good news? The hurt is all in your mind. The bad news? The hurt is all in your mind... |
Chemistry World
October 5, 2012
Phhillip Broadwith |
Bayer and Evotec team up on endometriosis Bayer Healthcare and Evotec have agreed to collaborate in their search for drugs for endometriosis, a disease in which cells of the type that normally line the uterus wall grow outside of the womb. |
HHMI Bulletin
February 2012
Marc Wortman |
Where Does It Hurt? Researchers are getting to the molecular details of pain's circuitry to answer the question with real specificity. |
American Journal of Nursing
June 2008
Ellen Flaherty |
How to Try This: Using Pain-Rating Scales with Older Adults Pain is often undertreated and underdiagnosed in older adults. Regular use of short, simple, reliable pain-rating scales provides nurses and physicians with measurable information to establish and modify a pain management plan. |
American Family Physician
April 15, 2001 |
Dyspareunia: What it Might Mean for You Dyspareunia is painful sexual intercourse. It can have many causes. It is important to talk to your doctor if you have this problem because there are effective treatments for many of the causes... |
American Journal of Nursing
April 2010
Mary Curry Narayan |
Culture's Effects on Pain Assessment and Management When patients belong to a culture or speak a language that's different from that of their health care provider, the provider faces additional challenges in successfully assessing and managing the patients' pain. |
Salon.com
April 27, 2000
Albert DiBartolomeo |
Hell on earth When a kidney stone taught me the meaning of agony, I also learned the limits of my own weak self. |
Health
June 2007
Melanie Haiken |
The Best New Pain Cures?... For Women New research shows that pain can often be prevented if women use the right treatment. Here's what you should know. |
