Results

Total Results: 1,671 records

Showing results for "women".
Users also searched for: patient experience

21. Summary of USPSTF Draft Recommendation: Screening for Cervical Cancer (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/3UuREAobGvgLbE_FBAnrYQ
    January 13, 2025 - a swab of the vagina that can be done by a clinician at the same time as a pelvic exam, or that a woman … Most adult women should be screened regularly: • Women ages 21–29 should get a Pap test every 3 years … • Women ages 30–65 should ideally get an HPV test every 5 years. … There are some women who don’t need to be screened for cervical cancer, including women younger than … 21, women older than 65 who have had regular screenings with normal results, and women of any age who

22. Screening for Breast Cancer (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/Fbj5RkuC7VEsKFULEsfwUg
    January 01, 2016 - A woman has high breast density when she has more breast and connective tissue than fatty tissue. … The main potential benefit of mammograms is that they help reduce the chance that a woman will die from … This occurs when a woman is diagnosed with a breast cancer that would not have become a threat to her … Currently, it is not possible for a woman to know whether or not her cancer will progress. … For example, whether a woman is classified as having dense breasts can change from time to time.

23. Menopausal Hormone Therapy for the Primary Prevention of Chronic Conditions: A Systematic Review to Update the USPSTF Recommendations (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/G7CCbu64mf-nCynBkHbFLA
    July 01, 2012 - (33 more per 10 000 woman-years), and urinary incontinence (1271 more per 10 000 woman-years). … Women randomly assigned to es- trogen plus progestin had fewer fractures (hip, 6 fewer per 10 000 woman-years … Women randomly assigned to estrogen alone had fewer fractures (hip, 7 fewer per 10 000 woman-years; vertebral … 10 000 woman-years), stroke (9 more per 10 000 woman-years), DVT (12 more per 10 000 woman-years), PE … Women randomly assigned to estrogen alone had more cases of stroke (11 more per 10 000 woman-years),

24. Clinical Summary: Hormone Therapy for the Primary Prevention of Chronic Conditions in Postmenopausal Women (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/kQWppPe7wLrdrHnbqM2BQu
    December 05, 2017 - Clinical Summary: Hormone Therapy for the Primary Prevention of Chronic Conditions in Postmenopausal Women … Clinical Summary: Hormone Therapy for the Primary Prevention of Chronic Conditions in Postmenopausal Women … Population Postmenopausal women Postmenopausal women who have had a hysterectomy Recommendation … Grade: D This recommendation statement applies to postmenopausal women who are considering hormone … , or to women who have had premature menopause (primary ovarian insufficiency) or surgical menopause.

25. Routine Iron Supplementation During Pregnancy: Review Article (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/3XUeA-_n8KhYeS95ohoo2_
    August 03, 2020 - and 13% ofblack women during the first trimester and in 19% of white women and 38% ofblack women during … The average adult woman loses about 14.3 pmol (800 µg) of iron daily as part of normal physiologic losses … who start pregnancy with absent or minimal stor¬ age iron).2,7 The average nonpregnant woman obtains … The preterm birth rate was 35% in untreated women and 9% in treated women. … The birth weight of boys (but not girls) was significantly higher in women who took iron and vitamins

26. Dl4Dsze-Jdjcpgdazq Byj (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/dL4dSze-jDjCPgDAzQ_Byj
    January 01, 2015 - for these women? … A woman has increased breast density when there is more breast and connective tissue than fat. … Overdiagnosis is when a woman is diagnosed with, and receives treatment for, breast cancer that would … A false positive is a test result suggesting that a woman has breast cancer when she does not. … For example, it unnecessarily labels a woman as someone with cancer, which can affect her perceptions

27. Jak5Cmryt E3Qkszf93Qbo (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/jaK5cMrYT_E3QkSzf93qbo
    January 01, 2015 - for these women? … A woman has increased breast density when there is more breast and connective tissue than fat. … Overdiagnosis is when a woman is diagnosed with, and receives treatment for, breast cancer that would … A false positive is a test result suggesting that a woman has breast cancer when she does not. … For example, it unnecessarily labels a woman as someone with cancer, which can affect her perceptions

28. Hormone Therapy for the Prevention of Chronic Conditions in Postmenopausal Women: Recommendation Statement (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/s9NcVWwGErrH9b9M_6NryW
    May 01, 2005 - Clinical Considerations • The balance of benefits and harms for a woman will be influenced by her personal … increases the risk for endometrial cancer in women who have an intact uterus. … The average woman in the United States who reaches menopause has a life expectancy of nearly 30 years … The probability that a menopausal woman will develop various chronic diseases during her lifetime has … Breast cancer and hormone- replacement therapy in the Million Women Study.

29. Screening Women for Intimate Partner Violence: A Systematic Review to Update teh 2004 USPSTF Recommendation (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/MjwZ4vRLZDVUSnfMA6SrDo
    June 01, 2012 - days, before seeing their clinicians for the intended health care visit, participants completed the Woman … Women lost to follow-up had lower levels of education, had higher scores on the Woman Abuse Screening … Women lost to follow-up in the screened group had the highest Woman Abuse Screen- ing Tool and Composite … The Woman Abuse Screening Tool had sensitivity of 88% and specificity of 89% in a study of 5607 women … 241 did not report abuse 5 of 119 participants with abuse indicated sadness or depression and 1 woman

30. Medicines to Help Prevent Breast Cancer: Let's Talk About It (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/inline-files/breast-cancer-risk-reduction-discussion-guide.pdf
    September 01, 2019 - For example, the following women may be at higher risk: a woman age 65 years or older with a close relative … who had breast cancer; a younger woman with multiple close relatives who had breast cancer; or a woman … cancer cases expected in a population; they are not able to predict whether or not an individual woman … to know whether medicines that lower risk help these women. … Some trials may have included some women who were not at higher risk.

31. Medicines to Help Prevent Breast Cancer: Let's Talk About It (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/inline-files/breast-cancer-risk-reduction-discussion-guide_3.pdf
    September 01, 2019 - For example, the following women may be at higher risk: a woman age 65 years or older with a close relative … who had breast cancer; a younger woman with multiple close relatives who had breast cancer; or a woman … cancer cases expected in a population; they are not able to predict whether or not an individual woman … to know whether medicines that lower risk help these women. … Some trials may have included some women who were not at higher risk.

32. Screening for Osteoporosis in Postmenopausal Women - Recommendations and Rationale (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/nnkwqkX-Nk6v3gsphVATUD
    September 01, 2002 - of routine screening in older women. … studies, defines a BMD more than 2.5 standard deviations (SD) below the mean for a young healthy adult woman … have osteoporosis.10 The actuarial risk of a 65-year-old white woman sustaining a fracture by age 90 … than women who do not. … Alendronate treatment of the postmenopausal osteoporotic woman: effect of multiple dosages on bone mass

33. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Finds Benefit in Risk Assessment, Genetic Counseling, and Genetic Testing for BRCA-Related Cancer for Small Group of High-Risk Women (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/file/supporting_documents/brcatestbulletin.pdf
    December 24, 2013 - Assessment, Genetic Counseling, and Genetic Testing for BRCA-Related Cancer for Small Group of High-Risk Women … Task Force Finds Testing Harmful for Women Whose Family History Is Not Associated With Increased … Women who screen positive should receive genetic counseling and, if indicated after counseling, BRCA … Additionally, for the vast majority of American women (90 percent), who do not have a family history … One important step in preventing BRCA-related cancer is helping women understand their risk.

34. Jxcqp7Cxvvrftqgudjzdb- (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/JxCqP7cXvVRftQGUDJZdB-
    December 01, 2014 - of the studies identified by the USPSTF were in high-risk populations of adults or sexually active girls … It also recognizes that the annual well- woman visit provides an excellent opportunity to counsel patients … HIV/STD risk reduction interventions for African American and Latino adolescent girls at an adolescent … The Well Woman Program: a community-based randomized trial to prevent sexually transmitted infections … Committee Opinion No. 534: well- woman visit. Obstet Gynecol. 2012;120:421-4.

35. Archived: Osteoporosis: Screening 2011 | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/osteoporosis-screening-2011
    January 15, 2011 - in younger women whose fracture risk is equal to or greater than that of a 65-year-old white woman who … to or greater than that of a 65-year-old white woman without additional risk factors Men without … tool, available at http://www.shef.ac.uk/FRAX/ , the 10-year fracture risk in a 65-year-old white woman … have a 10-year risk for osteoporotic fracture equal to or greater than that of a 65-year-old white woman … fracture risk is equal to or greater than that of a 65-year-old white woman who has no additional risk

36. Screening for Breast Cancer Background (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/-68R8Lt-5VbRhGFuyKpdUR
    August 23, 2016 - The science shows that screening is most beneficial for women ages 50 to 74. … For women ages 40 to 49, it can also be effective, although the benefit is smaller than for older women … Older women and women with dense breasts should talk with their doctors to determine what is best for … women from beginning screening between the ages of 40 to 49 years. … Potential harms of mammography screening include: • Overdiagnosis and overtreatment, meaning that a woman

37. Screening for Breast Cancer Background (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/n6eeEADXc8hR25c3XkgezA
    August 23, 2016 - The science shows that screening is most beneficial for women ages 50 to 74. … For women ages 40 to 49, it can also be effective, although the benefit is smaller than for older women … Older women and women with dense breasts should talk with their doctors to determine what is best for … women from beginning screening between the ages of 40 to 49 years. … Potential harms of mammography screening include: • Overdiagnosis and overtreatment, meaning that a woman

38. U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Issues New Recommendation: Task Force Recommends Against Use of Hormonal Therapy to Prevent Chronic Conditions in Postmenopausal Women (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/sites/default/files/file/supporting_documents/menohrtbulletin.pdf
    October 23, 2012 - Task Force Recommends Against Use of Hormonal Therapy to Prevent Chronic Conditions in Postmenopausal Women … Task Force Recommends Against Use of Hormonal Therapy to Prevent Chronic Conditions in Postmenopausal Women … (Task Force) today released a final statement recommending against the use of hormone therapy in women … ―Hormone therapy‖ includes the use of estrogen and progestin in postmenopausal women and estrogen alone … in postmenopausal women who have had a hysterectomy.

39. Screening Women and Elderly Adults for Family and Intimate Partner Violence: A Review of the Evidence (pdf file)
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/home/getfilebytoken/SvB6EjoVaaQxQr4vpCRtWp
    March 01, 2004 - in family practice clinics found that the 8-item Woman Abuse Screening Tool (WAST) was correlated to … Against Women Survey. 1998. … Dating violence against adolescent girls and associated substance use, unhealthy weight control, sexual … Application of the Woman Abuse Screening Tool (WAST) and WAST-short in the family practice setting. … and Intimate Partner Violence Woman Abuse Screening Tool (WAST)57 1.

40. Archived: Breast Cancer: Screening | United States Preventive Services Taskforce
    www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org/uspstf/recommendation/breast-cancer-screening-january-2016
    January 11, 2016 - 8 Even with the conservative estimate of 1 in 8 breast cancer cases being overdiagnosed, for every woman … probability of a woman (at varying starting ages and intervals) receiving at least 1 false-positive … Overdiagnosis occurs when the breast tumor does not progress or when the woman dies of a competing cause … Well-Woman Recommendations. … Well-Woman Task Force: components of the well-woman visit—executive summary.