News

• Mirena better than hysterectomy for lower back pain
• Published on Feb 23, 2010

The levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine device Mirena offers superior relief of back pain compared with hysterectomy for women with menorrhagia, a Finnish study has shown (Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 2009;88:1389–96).

• New oral emergency contraceptive promising
• Published on Feb 23, 2010

Ulipristal acetate (ellaOne) has been shown to be non-inferior to levonorgestrel (Levonelle) as emergency contraception (Lancet 2010; published online 13 February; 10.1016/S0140-6736(10)60101-8).

• New STI standards for commissioners and providers
• Published on Feb 23, 2010

The Medical Foundation for AIDS and Sexual Health (MedFASH) and the British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (BASHH) have published nine new standards for commissioners and providers of sexually transmitted infections (STI) services.

• HPV passes between women: cervical screening reminder
• Published on Feb 23, 2010

The popular conception that lesbian women are not at risk of developing cervical cancer because they do not have sex with men is false, a new report from De Montfort University has emphasised (www.cancerscreening.nhs.uk/cervical/publications/screening-lesbians-bisexual-women.pdf).

• Treatment of choice for hot flushes after ADT
• Published on Feb 23, 2010

Medroxyprogesterone and cyproterone acetate are each superior to venlafaxine as treatment for hot flushes in men taking androgen deprivation therapy for prostate cancer (Lancet Oncol 2010;11:147–54).