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Low serum albumin levels appear to be an important risk factor for poor survival outcomes among patients with metastatic cervical cancer, a recent study has found.

Serum concentrations of fibroblast growth factor-21 (FGF-21) are elevated in women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), a recent study has found.

Trabectedin did not improve overall survival (OS) or progression-free survival (PFS) compared with chemotherapy in women with recurrent ovarian, primary peritoneal, or fallopian tube cancer and BRCA mutation or BRCAness phenotypes, according to results of the phase III MITO23 trial.

In the treatment of patients with organic disease and heavy menstrual bleeding and/or dysmenorrhea, the use of levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system (LNG-IUS) attenuates chronic pelvic pain, according to a study. However, it appears to confer an increased risk of expulsion for some women.

The use of most types of fertility drugs does not appear to put infertile women at risk of developing colorectal cancer, according to a study.

Among women with stress urinary incontinence, the retropubic tension-free vaginal tape (TVT) retains its efficacy up to 24 years after initial placement, with adverse effects being uncommon and having a low impact on quality of life, according to a study.