August 22nd 2025
Review some of the top stories from the Contemporary OB/GYN website over the past week and catch up on anything you may have missed.
A New Contraceptive Option: A Focus on the Transdermal Contraceptive System
And my task for this afternoon is to review for you a new contraceptive option and what I’d like to do first is show you my disclosure statement and then I will go into the first part of discussion, talk about why I think there’s a need for this new contraception option and then go in much greater depth in discussing it.
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Transdermal Contraception: Contraception Patch. Interview with Ronald T. Burkman, MD
“We just heard a presentation about one of the several new devices for contraception and you took part in a lot of research about this Transdermal Patches for contraception.
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think it’s important to start with why we need new. When it’s I think clear for many of our subscribers and many clinicians that the methods that we already have are very effective, that despite having very effective methods, throughout Europe, United States and around the world we are still met with very high rates of unintended pregnancy.
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Oral Contraceptive Linked to Increased Risk for VTE
November 15th 2011Which oral contraceptive is most appropriate for your patient? A new study published in the British Medical Journal may influence your prescribing decision, as researchers have found that certain oral contraceptives are more likely to cause venous thromboembolism (VTE).
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A Different Kind of Success Story
November 13th 2011My PCOS story really began in January of 1993, after discontinuing the use of birth control pills. I was 19 years old when I stopped taking the pill, I had with my high school sweetheart since I was 15 years old, and on the pill since I was 16.
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Helping your Teen: PCOS from a Parent's Perspective
November 8th 2011Rachel is 16 years old and has been suffering for several years with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome. Our journey through this condition has been a difficult one, filled with moments of despair. She is undergoing treatment for it now and is “a work in progress.”
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Are You Planning to Start a Family?
November 2nd 2011Planning to start a family is an exciting time. Many women and their partners wonder if there is anything they can do to help make this both successful and safe. In fact there are many things that can be done to increase the chances of a healthy mother and baby.
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More and More Breastfeeding Myths
November 2nd 2011Regular X-rays such as a chest X-ray or dental X-rays do not affect the milk or the baby and the mother may nurse without concern. Mammograms are harder to read when the mother is lactating, but can be done and the mother should not stop breastfeeding just to get this done.
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