Should Ultrasonography be Done Routinely for all Pregnant Women?

Should all pregnant women be screened for hypothyroidism?

Not everything that can be done should be done.

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I-17: Should All Women with PCOS-Related Infertility Be Treated with Insulin Sensitizing Drugs?

Interest in the role of insulin sensitizing drugs (ISDs) as a means of reducing compensatory hyperinsulinemia in the hope of improving metabolic and reproductive functions in women with PCOS has grown measurably over the past decade. Metformin is believed to lower fasting serum insulin levels in insulin-resistance. For the management of ovulatory infertility in the nonobese PCOS population (BMI...

A Relationship of Sex Hormone Levels and Erectile Dysfunction: Which Tests Should Be Done Routinely?

PURPOSE In this study, the relationship between sex hormone levels and erectile dysfunction (ED), as well as the necessity of routinely measuring sex hormone levels were evaluated. MATERIALS AND METHODS This study included one hundred patients admitted to a urology clinic for sexual dysfunction. To determine the hormone levels, following the history (included IIEF-5 score) and physical examin...

Should pregnant women be screened for drugs of abuse?

SirWe would like to compliment Drs Bosio et al for the first reported prospective screening study for drug abuse in an Irish obstetric population. We would disagree, however, with the deduction that "drug abuse is not a serious problem among Dublin's pregnant population." 43 cases of neonatal drug withdrawal were identified at our hospital between July 1996 and June 1997 and these babies had si...