OBGYN.net Staff

With 20% of U.S. MDs older than age 65, there is increasing concern about how to monitor and manage the potential for cognitive decline in physicians. Is an annual fitness-for-duty exam for older doctors a good idea?

Cancer passed in utero, trading art for health care, urinary incontinence in young women and more in the ob/gyn week in review.

Cesarean sections are used in one-third of births, often before 39 weeks. Some major insurers are launching initiatives to reduce early elective Cesareans. Is that a good idea?

From nutritional supplements to pregnancy support products to spa services, more ObGyn practices--and physicians' offices in general--are turning to ancillary products as additional sources of revenue.

A small but vocal group of advocates actively lobby against circumcision, and ACOG and AAP find “insufficient evidence” to recommend it routinely. What’s your take?

Scientists are testing a procedure that allows women with a genetic disorder conceive without passing the disease on to their children, and it involves using DNA from a "third parent." Is it ethical?

A national survey of ob/gyn residents indicates that most do not grasp important statistical information. And practicing physicians don't perform much better.

Nearly three-quarters of ob/gyn residents were unable to identify the positive predictive value of a screening mammogram on a multiple choice test, yet 80% believed they had adequate training in statistical literacy.

In a re-analysis of the WHI study 2002, the risks of HRT where misrepresented by the media and not corrected by those affiliated with the research.

Proper weight management during pregnancy is beneficial to both the mother and the fetus. Overweight women are at an increased risk for gestational diabetes, gestational hypertension, preterm birth and intrauterine death.

Do age, race, or other demographics influence postpartum IUD compliance? The results of this retrospective chart review were presented at ACOG's Annual Clinical Meeting.

This study, presented at a poster session at ACOG's Annual Clinical Meeting, examined 228 cases of manual extraction of the placenta to determine whether prophylactic antibiotics reduced the incidence of endometritis.

There is an ongoing debate as to whether or not pre-operative urodynamic testing offers any value in uncomplicated stress urinary incontinence patients who are undergoing surgery.

A jury recently awarded 78.5 million in a birth injury case.

A geographic practice cost index (GPCI) accounts for geographic differences in the cost of practice around the country.

Francis S. Collins, Director of the National Institutes of Health, delivered a talk at TedMed 2012 on how to get disease treatments to market faster. He cites two ways to speed up the process.

A recent article published in the BMJ compared elective induction with expectant management.

What is your diagnosis of this 36 week old fetus with cardiomegaly?

No single technique is superior at preventing major vascular or visceral complications during laparoscopic entry, according to a Cochrane review, but certain techniques confer advantages.

The FDA issued a public health notification regarding use of surgical mesh for the repair of pelvic organ prolapsed and stress urinary incontinence. Surgical mesh has caused severe complications in some patients.

Laparoscopy has short-term advantages and seemingly equivalent long-term outcomes as compared with laparotomy for endometrial cancer according to a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

Postpartum Hemorrhage (PPH) An Evidence Based View Part I

The debate over Makena vs. 17p in the prevention of preterm birth continues. What do you prescribe?

Commercial fetal DNA tests, or noninvasive prenatal diagnosis (NIPD) tests, are here. Are we ready for the legal and ethical implications?

Are you performing a episiotomy on your patients during spontaneous vaginal deliveries?