Managing the Adverse Effects of Radiation Therapy
...radiation cystitis include anticholinergic agents and phenazopyridine. Sexual dysfunction from radiation therapy includes erectile dysfunction and vaginal stenosis, which are treated with phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors and vaginal dilators, respectively. (Am Fam Physician....
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Evaluation and Prevention of Diabetic Neuropathy - American Family Physician
...motor deficits, silent cardiac ischemia, orthostatic hypotension, vasomotor instability, hyperhidrosis, gastroparesis, bladder dysfunction, and sexual dysfunction. Strict glycemic control and good daily foot care are key to preventing complications of diabetic neuropathy. (Am Fam...
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https://www.aafp.org/afp/2005/0601/afp20050601p2123.pdf
afp20200301p286.pdf
...Sexual health is defined by the World Health Orga- nization as a state of physical, emotional, mental, and social well-being in relation to sexuality; it is not merely the absence of disease, dysfunction, or infirmity.1 Sexual health is foundational to the physical, emotional, and...
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...Common side effects of SSRIs include transient nausea, diarrhea, insomnia, somnolence, dizziness, akathisia, and long-term orgasmic dysfunction.5 How- ever, secondary pharmacologic actions may A ccording to a recent survey1 of the most common reasons for patient visits to family...
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American Family Physician
...the second-generation antipsychotic clozapine. All antipsychotic medications are associated with an increased likelihood of sedation, sexual dysfunction, postural hypotension, cardiac arrhythmia, and sudden cardiac death. Primary care physicians should understand the individual...
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https://www.aafp.org/afp/2010/0301/afp20100301p617.pdf
Depression in Later Life: A Diagnostic and Therapeutic Challenge - American Family ...
...Risk factors for depression in elderly per- sons include a history of depression, chronic medical illness, female sex, being single or divorced, brain disease, alcohol abuse, use of certain medications, and stressful life events.4 Up to 15 percent of widowed adults have...
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https://www.aafp.org/afp/2004/0515/afp20040515p2375.pdf
AFP Documents with Keyword: Endocrinology - American Family Physician
...testosterone levels are low on two occasions. Testosterone is also used to treat hypoactive sexual desire disorder in postmenopausal women and to produce physical male sex characteristics in female-to-male transgendered patients. Jun 1, 2017 Issue Testosterone Does Not Improve...
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AFP Documents with Keyword: Endocrinology - American Family Physician
...testosterone levels are low on two occasions. Testosterone is also used to treat hypoactive sexual desire disorder in postmenopausal women and to produce physical male sex characteristics in female-to-male transgendered patients. Jun 1, 2017 Issue Testosterone Does Not Improve...
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https://www.aafp.org/afp/viewRelatedDocumentsByKeyword.htm?keywordId=2309&page=0
Testosterone Therapy: Review of Clinical Applications
October 1, 2017:Date xx, xxxx
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https://www.aafp.org/afp/2017/1001/afp20171001p441.pdf
Recommended Curriculum Guidelines for Family Medicine Residents Women’s Health and ...
Women’s Health and Gynecologic Care
Med School and Residency
https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/medical_education_residency/program_directors/Reprint282_Women.pdf
afp20180101p49.pdf
...Female Genital Mutilation or Cutting Commentary by Ranit Mishori, MD, MHS, FAAFP, Department of Family Medicine, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, District of Columbia Nicole Warren, PhD, MPH, CNM, Johns Hopkins School of Nursing, Baltimore, Maryland Rebecca...
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Epilepsy in Women -- American Family Physician
...with epilepsy are more likely to experi- ence seizure patterns that relate to reproduc- tive cycles and are at risk of reproductive health dysfunction and pregnancy complica- tions.2 The ovarian steroid hormones estrogen and progesterone alter neuronal excitability and affect the...
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https://www.aafp.org/afp/2002/1015/afp20021015p1489.pdf
American Family Physician
...Sexual Assault of Women HELEN LUCE, DO, Wausau Family Medicine Residency Program, Wausau, Wisconsin SARINA SCHRAGER, MD, MS, and VALERIE GILCHRIST, MD, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin S exual violence includes intimate partner...
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https://www.aafp.org/afp/2010/0215/afp20100215p489.pdf
afp20190115p117.pdf
...in two clinical trials of 716 women with vaginal dryness and moderate to severe dyspareunia who reported avoiding or refraining from sexual activity because of pain (a score of 2 or 3 on a scale of 0 to 3, in which 3 is the worst pain). Using the pra- sterone 6.5-mg vaginal insert...
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https://www.aafp.org/afp/2019/0115/afp20190115p117.pdf
afp20200201p182.pdf
...Treatments for Postmenopausal Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder Erin McAdams, MD, MS; Zoë Cross, MD, MS; Clarivette Bosch, MD; and José E. Rodriguez, MD, University of Utah Health Sciences, Salt Lake City, Utah Joan Nashelsky, MLS, Family Practice Inquiries Network, Iowa City,...
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https://www.aafp.org/afp/2020/0201/afp20200201p182.pdf
afp20180315p410.pdf
...Minimal Effect of ERT on Sexual Function in Menopausal Women Clinical Question Does estrogen replacement therapy (ERT) affect sexual function in menopausal women? Bottom Line Transdermal, but not oral, estrogen produced a small improvement in sexual function scores in...
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afp20180315p408a.pdf
...Minimal Effect of ERT on Sexual Function in Menopausal Women Clinical Question Does estrogen replacement therapy (ERT) affect sexual function in menopausal women? Bottom Line Transdermal, but not oral, estrogen produced a small improvement in sexual function scores in...
American Family Physician
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2018/0315/afp20180315p408a.pdf
Pelvic Organ Prolapse
August 1, 2017:Date xx, xxxx
American Family Physician
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2017/0801/afp20170801p179.pdf
Evaluation ofthe Subfertile Man - American Family Physician
...cause of male subfertility is obstruction, which may occur after a vasectomy.1,4 Less common correctable causes include ejaculatory dysfunction, infec- tion, medications, and hormonal deficiency (Table 1).1 When the sum of these correctable causes is calculated, it becomes apparent...
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https://www.aafp.org/afp/2003/0515/afp20030515p2165.pdf
afp20090315p489.pdf
...Health-Related Concerns of the Female Athlete: A Lifespan Approach ELIZABETH A. JOY, MD, MPH; SONJA VAN HALA, MD, MPH; and LESLIE COOPER, MD, MS University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah E vidence shows that exercise con- fers significant health benefits for women...
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https://www.aafp.org/afp/2009/0315/afp20090315p489.pdf
choosing-wisely-table.pdf
...than the thyroid dysfunction. Imaging may be needed in thyrotoxic patients; when needed, a thyroid scan, not an ultrasound, is used to assess the etiology of the thyrotoxicosis and the possibility of focal autonomy in a thyroid nodule. Bahn RS, Burch HB, Cooper DS,...
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https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/journals/afp/choosing-wisely-table.pdf
Ringel.pdf
...include interstitial cystitis, fibromyalgia, irritable bowel syndrome, pelvic myofascial pain, psychosocial conditions, and sexual dysfunction.46 PRESENTATION Pain associated with vulvodynia varies and can be local- ized, generalized, or mixed; spontaneous or provoked; and...
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https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/journals/afp/Ringel.pdf
Premenstrual Syndrome -- American Family Physician
...Behavioral symptoms: fatigue, insomnia, dizziness, changes in sexual interest, food cravings or overeating Psychologic symptoms: irritability, anger, depressed mood, crying and tearfulness, anxiety, tension, mood swings, lack of concentration, confusion, forgetfulness,...
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https://www.aafp.org/afp/2003/0415/afp20030415p1743.pdf
Care of Cancer Survivors - American Family Physician
...Female Hodgkin’s disease survivors treated with chest irradiation are at increased risk of developing breast cancer; surveillance should be started at 25 years of age. C 39, 41, 42 A = consistent, good-quality patient-oriented evidence; B = inconsistent or limited-quality...
American Family Physician
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2005/0215/afp20050215p699.pdf
afp20080315p785.pdf
...reuptake inhibition may include agitation, insomnia, gastrointestinal distur- bances (e.g., nausea, diarrhea), and male and female sexual dysfunction.10 Medications that act upon sero- tonin increase the risk of gastrointestinal hemorrhage. in one study, patients who took SSris had...
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https://www.aafp.org/afp/2008/0315/afp20080315p785.pdf
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