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Diagnosis and Management of Galactorrhea Galactorrhea is a discharge of milk or a milk-like secretion from the breast in the absence of parturition or beyond six months' postpartum in a nonbreastfeeding woman. The condition may result in patient anxiety and physician concern and can signify a serious underlying disorder.   |
American Family Physician
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Amenorrhea: Evaluation and Treatment A thorough history and physical examination as well as laboratory testing can help narrow the differential diagnosis of amenorrhea. In patients with primary amenorrhea, the presence or absence of sexual development should direct the evaluation. |
American Family Physician
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Galactorrhea Sometimes a woman's breast makes milk even though she is not breast-feeding a baby. This is called galactorrhea. Galactorrhea has many causes... |
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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. |
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Diagnostic breast evaluation: When to refer and what the results really mean Diagnostic breast imaging is an important tool in evaluating abnormal physical examination findings and assessing incomplete screening mammographic results. |
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Galactorrhea: What You Should Know About It An informative patient guide to the disease. |
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Menopause and the Hormone Controversy: Clarification or Confusion? Hormone therapy in perimenopause and menopause remains a controversial and often confusing management strategy for healthcare providers. To assist in providing women quality healthcare, recently published new guidelines help provide direction for NPs. |
American Journal of Nursing
June 2011
Karen Roush |
Menopausal Hormone Therapy: What We Know Now This article describes the findings and limitations of the major research thus far on hormone therapy. |
AskMen.com
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Can Men Get Breat Cancer? Breast cancer isn't just a chick thing. Although it is about 100 times more common among women and is a rare cause of death in men, the American Cancer Society estimates that, in 2004, approximately 1,450 American men will be diagnosed with this disease. |
American Family Physician
March 15, 2003
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Diary from a Week in Practice Lately, I'm fielding questions about the smallpox vaccine. Misinformation abounds... Both the diagnosis and its treatment come as a bit of a shock... etc. |
American Family Physician
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Breast Cancer Risk Related to Type of Hormone Therapy Although several studies have demonstrated an increased risk of breast cancer in postmenopausal women taking oral hormone therapy, the risk related to each of the various forms of therapy is less clear. |
