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Unmet Needs in ContraceptionJenna Beckham, MD, MSPH, FACOG, and Thomas Kimble, MD, comment on unmet needs and challenges faced by patients looking for contraception.
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Historical Difficulty in Safely and Effectively Preventing CMVExperts discuss the trajectory of CMV awareness and vaccine development efforts.
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Malpractice by the numbersWhile 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.
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Perspectives on global women’s mental healthThis diverse group of women came together to explore the challenges in treating mental illness in patients who identify as female.
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Patients as consumers are changing the health care industryInvesting 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.
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Designing your patient’s prenatal care “PATH”Recommendations for maternity care professionals based on MiPATH.
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Future Directions in Recurrent Vulvovaginal Candidiasis CareMichael 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 campaignSpot 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.
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Treatment of the infertile coupleEffective treatment will depend on the diagnosis, but can range from simple to very complex.
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Women’s vs men's sexual health treatmentsRachel 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.
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Methotrexate access for rheumatoid arthritis in the post-Roe v Wade eraIn 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.
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The promise and challenges of preimplantation genetic testing for IVFHistory, potential value, possible candidates, and limitations of PGT for in vitro fertilization.
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Vaginal Dilators: A guide for health care professionalsThese therapeutic medical devices can be used by patients to effectively treat pelvic pain and anxiety related to intercourse.
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Pregnant women with severe mental illness benefit from continued antidepressant useThere was a lower probability of initiating psycholeptics and having postpartum psychiatric emergencies in the early discontinuer and late discontinuer groups compared to the continuers.
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Historical Difficulty in Safely and Effectively Preventing CMVExperts discuss the trajectory of CMV awareness and vaccine development efforts.
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Ob-gyns: canaries in the coal mine for COVID-19Obstetrics and gynecologists (ob-gyns) are tough.
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Endometriosis: Takeaway PointsEndometriosis experts describe their takeaway points messages on the management of endometriosis.
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Cervical cancer screening guidelines for adolescentsTeenaged girls at average risk don’t need Papanicolaou tests, but some special populations do.
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Having an impact: How you can help your patients in the wake of Roe v Wade overrulingHow you can help patients during the current attack on their reproductive autonomy
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Summary of Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM) Consult Series #52: Diagnosis and management of fetal growth restrictionA 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.
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Making patients feel welcomeResults 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.
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Major points and concepts to consider when offering pan-ethnic expanded carrier testingThe 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.
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Designing your patient’s prenatal care “PATH”Recommendations for maternity care professionals based on MiPATH.
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Factors that may lead women with PCOS to develop type 2 diabetesResults of a cross-sectional study detail characteristics among women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) who develop type 2 diabetes.
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Regulation needed for health care AIGood machine learning practices’ are needed to address the unique social, legal, and ethical concerns potentially raised by artificial intelligence (AI).
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HDPs linked to worsened risk of chronic hypertension later in lifeDr. Gregory Weiss provides perspective on a recent study suggesting women with gestational hypertension were at an increased risk of chronic hypertension later in life.
