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News June 2018
WorkSafeBC / BY: Peter Rothfels, MD June 2018
... nonpharmacological therapies into four categories:[ 7 ] Physical activity and exercise programs, including ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Ken Seethram, MD, FRCSC, FACOG June 2018
... markers: Total human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG)[ 7 ] and free beta-hCG.[ 8 ]  Alpha fetoprotein (AFP).[ 9 ] ... 15 000 embryos from 2701 patients demonstrated that 20.7% of embryos from women age 29 were abnormal, compared with ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Daniel Shearer, BSc June 2018
... are therefore encouraged to reach an HbA1c target of 7.0% or less before pregnancy, with a target of 6.5% or less ... safely without undue risk of hypoglycemia.[ 4 ] Above 7.0%, adverse outcomes increase by approximately 5.5% for ... pregnancy (47%) and optimizing glycemic control (58%).[ 7 ] Physicians must be proactive in educating their ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Elizabeth Taylor, MD, FRCSC June 2018
... compared with 5.5% of women in the general population.[ 7 ] Congenital uterine anomalies result from the abnormal ... miscarriage, and found a per-pregnancy live birth rate of 7% before and 56% after treatment with antibiotics.[ 22 ] ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Constantin Shuster, MD June 2018
... 2016 risk-adjusted 30-day readmission rate of 9.7% was significantly higher than the national average of 9.1% ... Figure 1 ).[ 5 ] The readmission rates in Saskatchewan (9.7%) and Ontario (9.2%) were also higher than the national average. Manitoba (8.7%), Quebec (8.6%), Nova Scotia (8.5%), and New Brunswick ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Jeffrey Roberts, MD, FRCSC May 2018
... (2013) as a standard method of fertility preservation,[ 7 ] two large RCTs suggest that a reduction in the risk of ... steady advances have been made in human subjects.[ 7 ] Patients receiving chemotherapy or radiotherapy that ... typically involves cryopreservation of ejaculated sperm.[ 7 ] Rarely, surgical collection directly from the epididymis ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Caitlin Dunne, MD, FRCSC May 2018
... itself.[ 1 , 3 ] Sperm has been found to survive for up to 7 days in the cervical mucus and to retain the ability to ... detrimental effects on sperm motility and concentration.[ 7 ] Conversely, normal sperm counts can be maintained even with daily ejaculation.[ 7 ] Patients can therefore be advised that intercourse every ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Jason Wong, MD, MPH, CCFP, FRCPC May 2018
... increasingly common in North America[ 1-3 ] and Europe[ 4-7 ] among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men ... confirmed) reported in BC ( Figure ). From 2004 to 2010, 2.7 LGV cases, on average, were reported each year. During this ... cases reported for MSM in other jurisdictions.[ 1 , 2 , 4-7 ] Characteristics and risk factors for LGV cases reported ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Jon Havelock, MD, FRCSC May 2018
... the ovarian theca cells more sensitive to LH stimulation.[ 7 , 8 ] The ovarian hyperandrogenism appears to play a role ... prevalence is documented to be significantly higher (by 2.7-fold) in women with PCOS.[ 29 ] However, it is difficult to ...