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321. Archived: Genital Herpes Infection: Serologic Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/genital-herpes-screening-november-2016
     December 20, 2016 - Balance of Benefits and Harms The USPSTF concludes with moderate certainty that the harms outweigh … Harms of Early Detection and Intervention Based on evidence on potential harms from a small number … USPSTF Assessment The USPSTF concludes with moderate certainty that the harms outweigh the benefits … Potential Harms of Screening and Treatment Serologic screening in asymptomatic persons will likely … are generally considered to have few harms in nonpregnant adults. 21 Estimate of Magnitude of Net

322. Screening for Obesity in Children and Adolescents: USPSTF Recommendations Statement (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/PdBbRgWKPMbHfeQeHkM242
     February 01, 2010 - Harms of screening were judged to be minimal. … Harms of Detection and Early Intervention/Treatment There is adequate evidence that the harms of behavioral … Potential Harms of Treatment An examination of the literature on the harms of weight-management programs … Other harms, such as risk of exercise-induced injuries, were con- sidered minimal. … Harms of screening were judged to be mini- mal.

323. Archived: Visual Impairment in Children Ages 1-5: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/visual-impairment-in-children-ages-1-5-screening-2011
     January 15, 2011 - The USPSTF concludes that the current evidence is insufficient to assess the balance of benefits and harms … Harms of Detection and Early Intervention The USPSTF found limited evidence regarding harms of screening … Adequate evidence suggests that the harms of treatment of amblyopia for children ≥3 years of age are … However, the data that are available suggest that harms do exist. … Harms from treatment seem to be minimal.

324. Archived: Evidence Summary: Blood Pressure in Adults (Hypertension): Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary15/blood-pressure-in-adults-hypertension-screening-2007
     October 15, 2007 - Studies on the Harms of Early Treatment of High Blood Pressure References … Data Extraction:  No new evidence was found on benefits or harms of screening. … Two reviewers extracted data from studies on the harms of early treatment, including adverse effects … Limitations:  The nonsystematic search may have missed some smaller studies on the benefits and harms … 2) What are the harms of screening and/or early treatment of high blood pressure?

325. Archived: Gonorrhea: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/gonorrhea-screening-2005
     May 15, 2005 - Potential harms of screening and treatment for gonorrhea include false-positive test results, anxiety … The USPSTF judges the magnitide of the potential harms to be small. … The USPSTF judges the magnitide of the potential harms of screening men for gonorrhea to be small. … No study has directly examined the harms of screening or treatment for gonorrhea infection. … Harms of treatment include adverse drug-related effects.

326. Screening for Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis: Clinical Summary of USPSTF Task Force Recommendation (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/YMe6Ff-Esj5uaLmsZECM4b
     have imperfect sensitivity and specificity and could lead to unnecessary surgery and result in serious harms … Balance of Benefits and Harms The harms of screening for asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis outweigh

327. Screening for Oral Cancer: Clinical Summary of USPSTF Recommendation (pdf file)
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     Balance of Benefits and Harms The USPSTF found inadequate evidence on the diagnostic accuracy, benefits … , and harms of screening for oral cancer. … Therefore, the USPSTF cannot determine the balance of benefits and harms of screening for oral cancer

328. Archived: Chlamydial Infection: Screening, 2001 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/chlamydial-infection-screening-2001
     January 01, 2001 - The USPSTF concludes that the benefits of screening substantially outweigh the potential harms. … (Select Potential Adverse Effects of Screening for discussion of potential harms). … that the potential benefits of screening low-risk women may be small and may not justify the possible harms … The benefits and harms of screening men cannot be determined, but the potential magnitude of benefits … Potential harms include adverse effects of both false-positive and true-positive diagnoses of an STD

329. Primary Care Interventions to Promote Breastfeeding: Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/8KtbKJonvmWq8q6q-bGskR
     January 01, 2010 - It bases its recommendations on a systematic review of the evidence of the benefits and harms and an … Harms of Interventions No published studies focus on the potential direct harms from interventions to … The review did not include a search for potential harms of breastfeeding itself. … Nonetheless, there are potential harms, such as making women feel guilty. … estimated these potential harms to be no greater than small.

330. Screening for Syphilis Infection in Pregnancy: Reaffirmation Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/xw8Xj4Bts4yaj_ZaBjCuer
     May 01, 2009 - Services Task Force did a targeted literature search for evidence on the benefits of screening, the harms … of screening, and the harms of treatment of syphilis with penicillin during pregnancy. … It bases its recommendations on a systematic review of the evidence of the benefits and harms and an … Harms of Detection and Early Treatment Screening and treatment may result in potential harms, including … of screening, and harms of treatment with penicillin.

331. Archived: Final Research Plan: Lipid Disorders in Children and Adolescents: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan151/lipid-disorders-in-children-screening-july-2016
     January 15, 2015 - A separate arrow assesses the harms of screening. … to treatment (medications, lifestyle modifications), and an arrow from treatment assesses resulting harms … Selective screening based on family history Universal screening What are the harms of screening … What are the harms of screening for multifactorial dyslipidemia in children and adolescents? … (e.g., false-positive or false-negative results, psychosocial effects, overdiagnosis) KQ 7: All harms

332. Draft Research Plan: Cervical Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/draft-research-plan/cervical-cancer-screening-adults-adolescents
     October 28, 2021 - What are the comparative harms of different cervical cancer screening strategies (i.e., test, mode of … Do the comparative harms vary by population (e.g., by age, gender, race and ethnicity, or HPV immunization … false-negative screening test results Rates of colposcopy, biopsy, or both and related procedural harms … Psychological harms (e.g., stigma, labeling, partner discord, depression/anxiety)   Study

333. Overview of Prostate Cancer Screening Decision Models: A Contextual Review for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (pdf file)
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     May 01, 2018 - studies have the potential to inform our understanding of factors that influence the benefits and harms … Because prostate cancer has (or can have) a long period when it is detectable but asymptomatic, harms … Data on estimated harms were not presented. … Reduce the harms and keep the benefit. Int J Cancer. 2015;136(7):1600-7. … Reduce the harms and keep the benefit.

334. Archived: Evidence Summary: Intimate Partner Violence, Elder Abuse, and Abuse of Vulnerable Adults: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/evidence-summary/intimate-partner-violence-and-abuse-of-elderly-and-vulnerable-adults-screening-october-2018
     October 23, 2018 - Harms of Screening for IPV Key Question 3. … Harms of Interventions Key Question 5. … Few RCTs reported on harms of interventions. … psychosocial harms. … d after screening) may not be sufficient to assess harms; reporting bias not detected Low for no harms

335. Serologic Screening for Genital Herpes Infection: US Preventive Services Task Force Reaffirmation Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/YALMYpRCoRSu9nhPFGudEm
     November 01, 2022 - update on targeted key questions to systematically evaluate the evidence on accuracy, benefits, and harms … EVIDENCE ASSESSMENT The USPSTF concludes with moderate certainty that the harms outweigh the benefits … process, the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) concludes with moderate certainty that the harms … detection and intervention and treatment The USPSTF found adequate evidence to bound the potential harms … Harms of Screening and Treatment The USPSTF found no new studies reporting on the harms of screen- ing

336. JAMA (pdf file)
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     July 11, 2022 - Harms of preventive medication There is adequate evidence to bound the harms of low-dose aspirin as no … greater than small based on the absence of evidence of harms associated with daily aspirin use. … Bleeding harms were uncom- mon. … (eg, congenital anoma- lies or malformations).1 The USPSTF also did not find a difference in harms … A respondent asked about harms of aspirin; the USPSTF added language to the Implementation sec- tion.

337. Recommendation: Aspirin Use to Prevent Preeclampsia and Related Morbidity and Mortality: Preventive Medication | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/low-dose-aspirin-use-for-the-prevention-of-morbidity-and-mortality-from-preeclampsia-preventive-medication
     September 28, 2021 - Harms consistently reported across studies were placental abruption, postpartum hemorrhage, and fetal … intracranial bleeding. 1 Trials did not demonstrate evidence of harms from daily low-dose aspirin … Bleeding harms were uncommon. … A respondent asked about harms of aspirin; the USPSTF added language to the Implementation section. … Harms of preventive medication There is adequate evidence to bound the harms of low-dose aspirin as

338. Lipid Screening in Childhood and Adolescence for Detection of Familial Hypercholerolemia: Evidence Report and Systematic Review (pdf file)
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/dCH2CMqVyAzf4eyj-ch6H3
     August 09, 2016 - There was no eligible evidence on the benefits or harms of FH screening in childhood. … Lifestyle modifications MI Stroke Adult outcomes 1 3 6 8 Harms of screening 74 Harms of lipid … Screening for FH in childhood is not without potential harms. … The body of evidence on harms of pharmacotherapy also lacks long-term studies. Table. … no: universal screening has uncertain benefits and a high risk of harms.

339. Final Research Plan: BRCA-Related Cancer: Risk Assessment, Genetic Counseling, and Genetic Testing | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-research-plan/brca-related-cancer-risk-assessment-genetic-counseling-testing
     April 11, 2024 - Among women with increased risk for BRCA1/2 -related cancer, what are the benefits and harms of testing … higher risk before testing the index patient, including men, in addition to the potential benefits and harms … Patient outcomes of posttest counseling (improved patient knowledge, understanding of benefits and harms … decision regret; cancer worry; ethical, legal, and social implications KQ 5: Immediate and long-term harms … Discriminatory accuracy studies KQ 3: Controlled or large, uncontrolled observational studies of harms

340. Evidence Summary: Skin Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
     www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/document/final-evidence-summary/skin-cancer-screening
     April 18, 2023 - Objective: To systematically review the benefits and harms of screening for skin cancer to inform the … (USPSTF) concluded that the current evidence was insufficient to assess the balance of benefits and harms … screening on health outcomes (KQ1), association between screening and stage at detection (KQ2), and harms … What are the harms of skin cancer screening and diagnostic follow-up? … examining psychosocial harms from screening, there is little to no evidence of persistent harms associated