Gynecology
Essentials of vulvovaginal dermatology
August 08, 2022
Correct terms and education can help normalize the conversation for patients.
Cervical cancer screening guidelines for adolescents
August 01, 2022
Teenaged girls at average risk don’t need Papanicolaou tests, but some special populations do.
Probiotics may increase cure rates for bacterial vaginosis
July 01, 2022
A cocktail of different probiotic species may be more effective than probiotic monotherapies, according to a recent literature review.
What clinicians can do to help with period poverty
June 29, 2022
Period poverty isn’t just an issue in third-world countries or among low-income women. Across the United States, women of all ages still struggle to afford menstrual products.
How to identify common pediatric vulvar conditions
June 28, 2022
Understanding signs, symptoms helps determine the best treatment regimen
FDA turns down new drug application for oral UTI treatment
June 27, 2022
The US Food & Drug Administration (FDA) sent a response letter to Spero Therapeutics regarding its New Drug Application (NDA) for tebipenem pivoxil hydrobromide (tebipenem HBr) to treat complicated UTIs, saying the application lacks sufficient data.
Case report: Robot-assisted revision surgery for a transgender woman
June 23, 2022
A 54-year-old transgender woman presented at Cleveland Clinic with vaginal stenosis. She was seeking surgical revision after complications from gender affirmation surgeries performed at other care centers failed to establish a functional neovagina.
Zinc-containing vaginal gel for the prevention of recurrent vaginal infections: a pilot trial
June 16, 2022
Zinc plays a pivotal role in the body to prevent infection and maintain epidermal balance. At the 2022 American Urogynecologic Society and International Urogynecological Association’s 47th Annual Meeting, a poster presentation showed that using a zinc-containing vaginal gel may decrease the reoccurrence of vaginal infections in women.
How prevalent are urinary tract injuries during gynecologic surgeries?
June 16, 2022
During the poster session of the 2022 American Urogynecologic Society and International Urogynecological Association’s 47th Annual Meeting, 2 researchers shared their study insights, which honed in on key risk factors for urinary tract injuries during major surgery.
Collaboration, patient representation, and why this is the best time to be alive were the themes of the AUGS/IUGA Scientific Meeting presidential addresses this year
June 15, 2022
Two physicians, one from the United States, one from Brazil, extol the virtues of being a member of AUGS and IUGA, and how there is no time like the present when it comes to medicine.