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Contraception and its impact on acneUnderstanding the effects is imperative for patient satisfaction.
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Breaking bad habits at your practiceBreaking the chains of habit and tradition can have a positive impact on your practice and wellbeing.
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COVID-19 vaccination safe for pregnant women with autoimmune disordersAdverse events were significantly more frequently reported by pregnant patients when compared with non-pregnant patients. However, no differences were observed when comparing pregnant patients with autoimmune disease and healthy controls.
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The next chapter for interoperability is upon usAs health care leaders navigate our transition from life in a pandemic to a world where COVID-19 is an endemic disease, interoperability will likely be top of mind.
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A new focus on workplace violence at health care settingsPhysicians and other health care workers are uniquely and disproportionately at risk of workplace violence.
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Tips for capturing specialty practice revenue3 tips and tricks for practices looking to boost the bottom line.
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Secondary cytoreductive surgery in recurrent ovarian cancerAmer Karam, MD, discusses the role of secondary cytoreductive surgery in ovarian cancer and the need for careful patient selection, plus the results from 3 clinical trials and the key differences between these efforts.
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Fever and facial swelling in a neonateAn 18-day-old girl whose right cheek had become increasingly red and warm over 24 hours was directly admitted to an inpatient unit. She had firmness and pain to the affected area, fussiness, increased sleeping, and poor feeding, preferring the bottle to breastfeeding. What's the diagnosis?
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Impact of marijuana: Frequently asked questionsWith growing public endorsement of the potential benefits of marijuana, it is important for health care providers to effectively counsel patients regarding its effects on fertility and future offspring.
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Updates on emergency contraceptionNearly half (45%) of all pregnancies in the United States from 2015 to 2019 were unintended.
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Inflation eases slightly in JulyFalling energy prices offset modest gains in other categories
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Reproductive health care for adolescents with disabilities requires special considerationDespite a painful history, equitable care is imperative
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SMFM Consult Series #60: Management of pregnancies resulting from IVFThis Consult discusses the management of pregnancies achieved with in vitro fertilization and provides recommendations based on the available evidence.
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Psychological reflections on miscarriageWhen helping patients in the hardest moments of their lives, it is important to have empathy for them—and for ourselves.
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Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine Consult Series #50: The role of activity restriction in obstetric managementLittle evidence supports the routine use of activity restriction for preterm birth and other obstetric conditions, and some data indicate adverse impact on obstetric outcomes.
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Managing fetal sex discordance in cfDNAThis article presents a clinical algorithm and four cases to consider.
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Fresh ideas, workarounds during pandemic can increase access to contraceptionThe pandemic has forced us to get more creative in managing patients’ needs, especially when it comes to contraception
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How can we prevent pregnancy-related deaths?Interventions before and after birth can reduce the rising maternal mortality ratio.
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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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Immunotherapy approvals shine light on need for molecular testing in endometrial cancerSarah Lee, MD, MBA, discusses the use of checkpoint inhibitors in endometrial cancer, research regarding the association between MSI-H, dMMR, and TMB-H disease, and the importance of broad molecular testing to ensure all eligible patients are appropriately matched to immunotherapeutic options.
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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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Unplanned military pregnancies are decliningMost women and men did not even try to discuss or obtain contraception predeployment, a finding that the authors said warrants further investigation.
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How digital tools can help providers collect paymentIt is essential that providers obtain the payments they are owed as quickly as reasonably possible, ensure payments are accurate and completely captured, and minimize costs to collect payments
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Violence against women and acquired brain injuriesViolence against women and resulting traumatic brain injuries increased during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Mind-body resilience for women: A focus on depressionHere’s why we should be paying special attention to women’s depression treatment.
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AAP recommends using non-stigmatizing terminology to discuss substance useRachel H. Alinsky, MD, MPH, FAAP, spoke with Contemporary Pediatrics® about her newly released AAP policy statement advocating for the use of medically accurate, person-first terminology when discussing substance use.
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Survival benefit for chemotherapy addition demonstrated for premenopausal patients with HR+/HER2– breast cancerInvestigators of the SWOG S1007 RxPONDER trial found a statistically significant improvement in invasive disease-free survival and distant relapse-free survival in premenopausal women who received adjuvant chemotherapy.
