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Semen Analysis – What a Clinician Should Know

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Infertility is defined as failure to achieve pregnancy after one year of regular unprotected intercourse. It is a significant global problem with a prevalence of approximately 1 in 7 couples.¹ Male factor is a common diagnostic category, and as a single factor it accounts for approximately 20% of the infertile couples.^{2, 3}

Risk of acute pancreatitis higher after vertical sleeve gastrectomy vs gastric bypass surgery

4 days ago

The types of bariatric surgery differentially affect the risk of developing acute pancreatitis postoperatively, such that the risk is greater in patients who undergo vertical sleeve gastrectomy vs Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery, according to a study. Risk factors include younger age and presence of gallstones.

9-week vs standard trastuzumab course improves cardiotoxicity but not survival

Jairia Dela Cruz, 3 days ago

An adjuvant trastuzumab treatment course shortened to 9 weeks has failed to demonstrate noninferiority to the standard 1-year course in terms of disease-free survival in breast cancer patients, although the shortened course confers benefits for the risk of severe cardiac toxicity, according to the results of the phase III randomized Short-HER study.