Women's Health

  • Diabetes and pregnancy: Risks and opportunities
    Hannah Lewis, BA, MS, Robert Egerman, MD, Amir Kazory, MD and Maryam Sattari, MD, MS
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine August 2018, 85 (8) 619-628; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85a.16138

    Internists can reduce the risks by optimizing glycemic control before conception and providing effective counseling.

  • How well do we understand calcium and vitamin D?
    Brian F. Mandell, MD, PhD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 2018, 85 (7) 505-506; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85b.07018

    I do not believe we truly understand the ideal amount of dietary and supplemental calcium or vitamin D for a given patient.

  • What inpatient treatments do we have for acute intractable migraine?
    Ashhar S. Ali, DO and Mark Stillman, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 2018, 85 (7) 514-516; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85a.17049

    Options: volume repletion, antiemetics, antiepileptics, NSAIDs, corticosteroids, and magnesium sulfate. Avoid opioids.

  • Optimizing calcium and vitamin D intake through diet and supplements
    Holly P. Kilim, MD and Harold Rosen, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine July 2018, 85 (7) 543-550; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85a.17106

    Set modest calcium targets, maximize dietary intake, and make up the defi cit with calcium citrate.

  • Is Pap testing still needed after hysterectomy?
    Halle G. Sobel, MD, Elise Everett, MD and Laura D. Lipold, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2018, 85 (6) 456-458; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85a.17063

    There is no need to continue Pap testing after hysterectomy for a benign indication.

  • Hydroxychloroquine: An old drug with new relevance
    Eugen Alexander Shippey, MD, Vanya D. Wagler, DO, FACP, FACR and Angelique N. Collamer, MD, FACP, FACR
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine June 2018, 85 (6) 459-467; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85a.17034

    This antimalarial drug is now approved to treat discoid lupus, systemic lupus erythematosus, and rheumatoid arthritis.

  • What you can do for your fibromyalgia patient
    Carmen E. Gota, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 2018, 85 (5) 367-376; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85gr.18002

    Fibromyalgia is a defi ned syndrome of neuronal dysregulation and can be diagnosed and managed in a primary care setting.

  • Genitourinary syndrome of menopause: Common problem, effective treatments
    Nancy A. Phillips, MD and Gloria A. Bachmann, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine May 2018, 85 (5) 390-398; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85a.15081

    Half of all postmenopausal women experience these symptoms. Most do not seek relief.

  • The female athlete triad: It takes a team
    Jaya Mehta, MD, Bithika Thompson, MD and Juliana M. Kling, MD, MPH
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2018, 85 (4) 313-320; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85a.16137

    An energy deficit from increased exercise, decreased intake, or both can suppress the menstrual cycle and lead to bone loss.

  • Make no bones about it!
    Elizabeth Matzkin, MD
    Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine April 2018, 85 (4) 321-322; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3949/ccjm.85a.17071

    It is important to diagnose and treat the female athlete triad to maintain optimal bone health.

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