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Management of Chronic Pelvic Pain in Women Reviewed
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A laboratory and ultrasound evaluation can clarify the diagnosis of chronic pelvic pain in women if an evaluation does not reveal a specific diagnosis, but few treatment modalities have been helpful. Medscape Medical News
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Episiotomy Raises Laceration Risk in Next Delivery
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Women who undergo episiotomy during their first vaginal delivery have a significant increase in the risk of spontaneous obstetric lacerations in subsequent vaginal deliveries, researchers report in the June issue of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Reuters Health Information
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CHEK2 Variant Increases Breast Cancer Risk
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A dysfunctional variant of cell cycle checkpoint kinase 2 (CHEK2), CHEK2*1100delC may increase the risk of breast cancer by as much as five-fold, Danish researchers report in the February 1st issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology. Reuters Health Information
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