This content is machine translated Thromboses during pregnancy Several factors influence the risk Pregnancy increases the risk of a venous thromboembolic event. The risk is determined by various factors that can only be partially influenced. Updated guidelines from the American College of Chest…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Hormone therapy during menopause Renaissance after ten years Ten years ago, the results of the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) had unsettled thousands of women and gynecologists [1]: Menopausal hormone therapy did not protect against cardiovascular disease, as previously thought,…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Collaboration breast centers and gynecologists Optimizing patient care together The Swiss Society of Senology (SGS), together with the Swiss Cancer League (KLS), has developed guidelines for the certification of breast centers that are appropriate to local conditions and has…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Gynecological diseases When antibiotics are useful Some gynecological diseases must be treated with antibiotics, otherwise there is a risk of secondary damage. But not every redness or itching in the genital area requires the medication. Family…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Psychosocial and hormonal triggers Depression in women – what should the family doctor know? Women suffer from depressive disorders about twice as often as men. This gender difference is probably predominantly psychosocial. Female sex hormones, especially 17-β-estradiol, tend to have a stabilizing effect psychologically.…
