VCU Internal Medicine Training Program
Women's Health Handbook

Routine Gyn | Contraception | Genital Infections | Breast Health | Endocrine
Eating Disorders | Sexual Assault/Domestic Violence | Other

ROUTINE GYN

• Female Genitalia - Anatomy and Physiology (pdf)
• Screening for Cervical Cancer (pdf)
  Betty Anne Johnson, MD, PhD & Sonia Shah-Pandya, MD
• Papanicolau Clinic: Introduction to the Female Pelvic Exam (pdf)
  Raquel Villavicencio, MD
• Protocol for Management of the Abnormal Pap Smear (pdf)
  Betty Anne Johnson, MD, PhD
• VCUHS Guidlelines for Abnormal Pap Smear
• USHS PAP smear technique & Thin Prep technique (pdf)
• Screening for cervical cancer: recommendations and rationale. Am Fam Physician 2003;67(8):1759-66.
• New advances transform the management of women with abnormal pap tests. Cleve Clin J Med 2003; 70(7):641-8.

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CONTRACEPTION

• Contraception (pdf)
  Betty Anne Johnson, MD, PhD & Margaret Roberson, MD
• Hormonal Contraception (pdf)
  Betty Anne Johnson, MD, PhD & Margaret Roberson, MD
• Emergency Contraception (pdf)
  Betty Anne Johnson, MD, PhD & Sonia Shah-Pandya, MD
• Depo-Provera (pdf)
  Betty Anne Johnson, MD, PhD & Margaret Roberson, MD
• Other Progestin-Only Contraception (pdf)
  Betty Anne Johnson, MD, PhD & Margaret Roberson, MD
• Newer Hormonal Contraceptives (pdf)
  Betty Anne Johnson, MD, PhD & Margaret Roberson, MD

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GENITAL INFECTIONS

• Evaluation and Management of Vaginitis (pdf)
  Betty Anne Johnson, MD, PhD
• Sexually Transmitted Diseases Treatment Guidelines, MMWR 2002
  • Diseases Characterized by Genital Ulcers, MMWR 2002
  • Diseases Characterized by Urethritis and Cervicitis, MMWR 2002
  • Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID), MMWR 2002
  • Epididymitis, MMWR 2002
  • Human Papillomavirus Infection, MMWR 2002
  • Ectoparasitic Infections, MMWR 2002
• Oral Alternatives to Cefixime for the Treatment of Uncomplicated Neisseria gonorrhoeae Urogenital Infections, CDC, STD Prevention
• STD Treatment Chart (pdf)

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BREAST HEALTH

• Breast Disease in Adolescents and Young Women. Pediatr Clin North Am 1999;46(3): 607-29.

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ENDOCRINE

• Hirsutism (pdf)
  Betty Anne Johnson, MD, PhD & Sonia Shah-Pandya, MD
• Secondary Amenorrhea (pdf)
  Betty Anne Johnson, MD, PhD & Sonia Shah-Pandya, MD
• Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (pdf)
  Betty Anne Johnson, MD, PhD
• Polycystic ovary syndrome: pathogenesis and treatment over the short and long term. Cleve Clin J Med 2003; 70(1):31-3, 36-41, 45.

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EATING DISORDERS

• Overview of Eating Disorders (pdf)
  Betty Anne Johnson, MD, PhD
• Bulimia Nervosa (pdf)
  Betty Anne Johnson, MD, PhD
• Anorexia Nervosa (pdf)
  Betty Anne Johnson, MD, PhD
• Impact of Anorexia, Bulimia and Obesity on the Gynecologic Health of Adolescents. Am Fam Physician 2001;64(3)445-50.

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SEXUAL ASSAULT/DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

• Sexual Assult (pdf)
  Nancy Harris, NP
• USHS Guidelines for Responding to Reports of Sexual Misconduct & Body Map (pdf)
• Domestic Violence (pdf)
  Gay Cutchin, MPH, MS

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OTHER

• Premenstrual syndrome. Am Fam Physician 2003;67(8):1743-52.
• Dysfunctional Uterine Bleeding (pdf)
  Betty Anne Johnson, MD, PhD
• Ectopic Pregnancy (pdf)
  Betty Anne Johnson, MD, PhD
• Medical Management of Endometriosis (pdf)
  Betty Anne Johnson, MD, PhD
• Evaluation of Pelvic Masses (pdf)
  Betty Anne Johnson, MD, PhD
• Cardiovascular Disease Outcomes During 6.8 Years of Hormone Therapy: Heart and Estrogen/Progestin Replacement Study Follow-up (HERS II). JAMA 2002;288(1):49-57.
• Noncardiovascular Disease Outcomes During 6.8 Years of Hormone Therapy Heart and Estrogen/Progestin Replacement Study Follow-up (HERS II). JAMA 2002;288(1):58-64.
• Hormone Replacement Therapy (pdf)
  Margaret Roberson, MD
• Hormone Replacement Therapy for Prevention: More Evidence, More Pessimism. JAMA 2002;288(1):99-101.
• Risks and Benefits of Estrogen Plus Progestin in Healthy Postmenopausal Women: Principal Results From the Women's Health Initiative Randomized Controlled Trial. JAMA 2002;288(3):321-33.
• Failure of Estrogen Plus Progestin Therapy for Prevention. JAMA 2002;288:366-8.

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