American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
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Am. J. Obstet. Gynecol. · Feb 1994
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical TrialAdolescents and colposcopy: the use of different procedures to reduce anxiety.
Two consecutively occurring studies examined whether using a video colposcope to view this procedure or allowing the female adolescent to watch music videos would reduce anxiety and related body movements. ⋯ Results suggest that allowing a female adolescent to watch music videos during a colposcopic examination appears to decrease body movements associated with discomfort.
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Am. J. Obstet. Gynecol. · Feb 1994
Caring for the female Jehovah's Witness: balancing medicine, ethics, and the First Amendment.
Blood transfusion has been doctrinally forbidden for Jehovah's Witnesses since 1945. Despite serious theologic consequences for its violation, this proscription may not be observed universally by members of the denomination. ⋯ A spectrum of opinion exists regarding the resolution of this conflict. As one of society's repositories of moral and legal values, the court is the most appropriate forum in which religious, medical, and ethical viewpoints may receive a fair and impartial hearing.