Internal Medicine

Obstetrics & Gynecology

Questions discussed in this category

How do you counsel patients with bipolar disorder who want to breastfeed?

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How do you titrate lithium for patients with bipolar affective disorder during pregnancy and immediately after delivery in the context of fluid shifts and changing levels?

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How do you differentiate postpartum psychosis from postpartum obsessive compulsive disorder?

1 Answer available

How do you counsel patients regarding using stimulants for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder during pregnancy?

1 Answer available

Do you recommend the use of GLP 1 R agonist therapy for obese women with PCOS who are actively trying to conceive?

Dao et al., PMID 38663923

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Is active smoking a contraindication to starting menopausal hormone therapy (HRT) in a post-menopausal woman with severe vasomotor symptoms and no other cardiovascular risk factors?

1 Answer available

How would you approach a finding of osteoporosis (Z score -4.5) in a recently postpartum patient who had DEXA sent for long-term low-dose glucocorticoid use?

The patient is actively breastfeeding.

1 Answer available

In a patient with sickle cell disease on hydroxyurea who is planning to have a family, for how long should they be off the drug before trying to conceive?

1 Answer available

Papers discussed in this category

Journal of the National Medical Association, 2009-10

Exposure to hydroxyurea and pregnancy outcomes in patients with sickle cell anemia.

Blood,

Reproductive issues in sickle cell disease.

The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism, 2023 Sep 18

Recommendations From the 2023 International Evidence-based Guideline for the Assessment and Management of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome.

European journal of endocrinology, 2018 Apr 27

Liraglutide increases IVF pregnancy rates in obese PCOS women with poor response to first-line reproductive treatments: a pilot randomized study.

BMJ open, 2024 Apr 24

Use of GLP1 receptor agonists in early pregnancy and reproductive safety: a multicentre, observational, prospective cohort study based on the databases of six Teratology Information Services.

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