Contemporary OB/GYN

Volume 66 No 01: Recurrent Pregnancy Loss, January 2021

Contraceptive counseling via volunteer reproductive health educators

January 19, 2021

Initiation of more effective contraception occurred more often among patients who were seen by a volunteer reproductive health educator during routine visits at a resident obstetrics and gynecology clinic, according to a study published in Maternal and Child Health Journal.

Cognitive changes in menopause: with and without HIV

January 19, 2021

Women with HIV are no more vulnerable to menopause-related cognitive declines compared to other women, according to a longitudinal cohort study in the journal Menopause.

Laparoscopic retrograde hysterectomy in a large uterus

January 19, 2021

A retrospective study in the journal Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Health has concluded that total laparoscopic retrograde hysterectomy (TLreH) for severe endometriosis with obliterated cul-de-sac is both feasible and safe.

COVID-19 Vaccine: Questions and answers for practicing ob/gyns and their patients

January 18, 2021

In this video, Senior Editor Angie DeRosa interviews Emily Adhikari, MD, on questions or concerns she and colleagues are hearing from patients surrounding the COVID-19 vaccine.

Will telehealth persist after the pandemic?

January 18, 2021

The pandemic brought telehealth into the mainstream, but will government and private payers make the right moves to make it a standard part of medicine?

Using telemedicine for contraceptive counseling

January 18, 2021

In response to the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, many U.S. family planning providers have started offering telemedicine services.

This week on Contemporary OB/GYN: Jan. 18 to Jan. 22

January 18, 2021

What to look for this week on Contemporary OB/GYN®

Hysteroscopic myomectomy for submucosal fibroids

January 15, 2021

Women with submucosal uterine leiomyomas who undergo hysteroscopic removal have comparable birth outcomes to women with submucosal uterine leiomyomas who do not have hysteroscopic removal, according to a retrospective case-control study in the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology MFM.

In case you missed it: Jan. 11 to Jan. 15

January 15, 2021

It was a very busy week for the Contemporary OB/GYN team.

How to hire and retain clinical staff

January 15, 2021

In a recent survey, Medical Economics® asked their audience what challenges they see for 2021. Hiring and retaining medical staff landed among the top five issues.

Frequently Asked Questions: COVID-19 vaccines

January 15, 2021

This FAQ is a printable reference for ob/gyns. It features information on the COVID-19 vaccines, as well as frequently asked questions and answers for ob/gyns to use when counseling patients.

Recommendations to improve COVID-19 vaccine provision, distribution and payment

January 14, 2021

The recommendations address the role of physicians as vaccinators.

Poll: Have you seen a rise in syphilis in pregnancy during the COVID-19 pandemic?

January 13, 2021

The January issue of Contemporary OB/GYN® featured a peer-reviewed article on syphilis in pregnancy.

No survival benefit found after radical hysterectomy when cervical cancer is discovered in lymph nodes intraoperatively

January 12, 2021

Since radical hysterectomy does not improve survival, the procedure should be replaced with definitive chemoradiation, according to the ABRAX study published in the European Journal of Cancer.

Laparoscopy better than imaging for accurate staging in locally advanced cervical cancer

January 11, 2021

While no difference was shown in disease-free survival rates between surgical and non-surgical staging methods, laparoscopy benefits patients with International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) stage IIB cervical cancer. Surgical staging also has a cancer-specific survival benefit, according to a study published in the International Journal of Gynecological Cancers.