Authors


Thomas Kimble, MD

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Unmet Needs in Contraception

Jenna Beckham, MD, MSPH, FACOG, and Thomas Kimble, MD, comment on unmet needs and challenges faced by patients looking for contraception.


Kathleen Muldoon, PhD

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Historical Difficulty in Safely and Effectively Preventing CMV

Experts discuss the trajectory of CMV awareness and vaccine development efforts.



Ike Devji, JD

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Malpractice by the numbers

While physicians face many financial and legal risks, the elephant in the room is always your professional liability and the risk of a malpractice lawsuit. We start an in-depth look at the facts about these lawsuits including where they happen, who they happen to, and what they cost.


Lucy Lan, MD, MBA

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Perspectives on global women’s mental health

This diverse group of women came together to explore the challenges in treating mental illness in patients who identify as female.


Paul Vigario

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Patients as consumers are changing the health care industry

Investing in customer experience strategies can improve customer satisfaction, raise employee retention and save companies money in the long term. Private practices that do not maintain digital prowess will have unhappy patients and unhappy employees.


Sean C. Blackwell, MD

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Designing your patient’s prenatal care “PATH”

Recommendations for maternity care professionals based on MiPATH.


Jack D. Sobel, MD

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Future Directions in Recurrent Vulvovaginal Candidiasis Care

Michael L. Krychman, MD, and Jack D. Sobel, MD, discuss the importance of awareness and education about RVVC, particularly given the impact of symptoms on patients’ psychosocial and sexual behavior.


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Meagan Good shares her scare with uterine cancer to encourage people to spot the early signs of endometrial cancer as part of Eisai and advocacy partners' Spot Her campaign

Spot Her aims to educate people about the signs and risk factors of endometrial cancer, one of the most common yet under-recognized women’s cancers.


Amanda Kallen, MD

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Treatment of the infertile couple

Effective treatment will depend on the diagnosis, but can range from simple to very complex.


Alana Hippensteele

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Women’s vs men's sexual health treatments

Rachel Rubin, MD, an assistant clinical professor in urology at Georgetown University and a urologic surgeon, discusses how hypoactive sexual desire disorder in women was defined and treated historically.



Lana Dykes

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Methotrexate access for rheumatoid arthritis in the post-Roe v Wade era

In the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v Wade, results of a recent study indicated that more than half of female patients treated with methotrexate, a commonly-prescribed drug used to manage rheumatic diseases, lived in states with abortion restrictions or bans.


Mohamad Bazzi

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The promise and challenges of preimplantation genetic testing for IVF

History, potential value, possible candidates, and limitations of PGT for in vitro fertilization.


Daniel Meller, BS, MS

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Vaginal Dilators: A guide for health care professionals

These therapeutic medical devices can be used by patients to effectively treat pelvic pain and anxiety related to intercourse.



Kenny Walter

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Pregnant women with severe mental illness benefit from continued antidepressant use

There was a lower probability of initiating psycholeptics and having postpartum psychiatric emergencies in the early discontinuer and late discontinuer groups compared to the continuers.


Patricia Purcell, MD, MPH

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Historical Difficulty in Safely and Effectively Preventing CMV

Experts discuss the trajectory of CMV awareness and vaccine development efforts.


Emily Adhikari, MD

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Ob-gyns: canaries in the coal mine for COVID-19

Obstetrics and gynecologists (ob-gyns) are tough.


Robert N. Taylor, MD, PhD

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Endometriosis: Takeaway Points

Endometriosis experts describe their takeaway points messages on the management of endometriosis.


Bertie Geng, MD

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Cervical cancer screening guidelines for adolescents

Teenaged girls at average risk don’t need Papanicolaou tests, but some special populations do.


Natasha Schimmoeller, MD, MPH

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Having an impact: How you can help your patients in the wake of Roe v Wade overruling

How you can help patients during the current attack on their reproductive autonomy


Alfred Abuhamad, MD

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Summary of Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM) Consult Series #52: Diagnosis and management of fetal growth restriction

A challenge in the prenatal management of FGR is differentiating the constitutionally small fetus with a normal neonatal outcome from one who is pathologically growth restricted and at risk for postnatal complications.


Ethan Lazarus, MD, FOMA

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Making patients feel welcome

Results from one study found that many patients avoid going to the doctor because they feel uncomfortable seeking medical care or fear a serious illness. As providers, we need to recognize these issues and create a welcoming environment for all patients to ensure they don’t postpone care or avoid it entirely.


Ronald J. Wapner, MD

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Major points and concepts to consider when offering pan-ethnic expanded carrier testing

The following points summarize information from a Joint Statement of the Perinatal Quality Foundation, ACMG, ACOG, the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM), and the National Society of Genetic Counselors on “points to consider” when performing expanded carrier screening in reproductive medicine.


Wanda Barfield, MD, MPH

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Designing your patient’s prenatal care “PATH”

Recommendations for maternity care professionals based on MiPATH.


Gianna Melillo

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Factors that may lead women with PCOS to develop type 2 diabetes

Results of a cross-sectional study detail characteristics among women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) who develop type 2 diabetes.


Chris Mazzolini

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Regulation needed for health care AI

Good machine learning practices’ are needed to address the unique social, legal, and ethical concerns potentially raised by artificial intelligence (AI).



Gregory Weiss, MD

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HDPs linked to worsened risk of chronic hypertension later in life

Dr. Gregory Weiss provides perspective on a recent study suggesting women with gestational hypertension were at an increased risk of chronic hypertension later in life.

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