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Fourteen U.S. cases of possible sexual transmission of the Zika virus are now under investigation by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

CDC: 14 Potential New Cases of Zika Sexually Transmitted

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Men who've recently traveled to endemic areas should abstain from sex or use a condom, agency says
If current HIV rates continue

CDC: One in Two Black Men Who Have Sex With Men May Get HIV

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New national report highlights groups most at risk for the AIDS-causing virus
A monthly vaginal ring containing dapivirine can reduce the incidence of HIV-1 infection

Reduced HIV-1 Infection Incidence With Vaginal Ring

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Monthly vaginal ring containing dapivirine reduces risk of HIV-1 infection among African women
Women with previous early preeclampsia have signs of diastolic dysfunction and different left ventricular characteristics in the nonpregnant state before a second pregnancy with recurrent preeclampsia

Maternal Cardiac Dysfunction Precedes Recurrent Preeclampsia

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Women who go on to develop recurrent preeclampsia have lower stroke volume, cardiac output
Introduction of the human papillomavirus vaccine has correlated with a reduction in quadrivalent HPV type prevalence among females aged 14 to 19 and 20 to 24 years

4vHPV Type Prevalence Down After Vaccine Introduction

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Decreases of 64 percent for females aged 14 to 19 years, 34 percent for those aged 20 to 24 years
Compared with other clinical specialties

Ob-Gyn Lags in Placing Women in Department Leadership

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Despite the fact that women are overrepresented as ob-gyn residency program directors
Use of vaginal estrogen should be carefully considered by women with a history of estrogen-dependent breast cancer

ACOG: Vaginal Estrogen Can Be Used for Breast Cancer Survivors

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Decision to use vaginal estrogen should be made with oncologist, after consideration of data
Recommendations have been developed for colorectal cancer screening in primary care. The guidelines were published online Feb. 22 in CMAJ

Recommendations Developed for CRC Screening in Primary Care

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Screening with gFOBT or flexible sigmoidoscopy reduces incidence of late-stage CRC, mortality
Quality of life after a ductal carcinoma in situ diagnosis is generally comparable to that of similarly aged women without the diagnosis

Quality of Life After DCIS Diagnosis Doesn’t Decline

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At two years after diagnosis, physical, mental measures same as non-cancer patients
Birth defects are not significantly more prevalent among women receiving anti-tumor necrosis factor agents during pregnancy

Birth Defects Not Up Significantly With Anti-TNFs in Pregnancy

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Based on data from health registers, risk of birth defects up slightly, but not significantly