April 18th 2024
Discover how cutting-edge single-cell RNA sequencing unveils molecular insights into placenta accreta spectrum disorders, potentially revolutionizing diagnostics and treatments for this life-threatening pregnancy complication.
23rd Annual International Congress on the Future of Breast Cancer® East
July 19-20, 2024
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Expert Illustrations & Commentaries™: Targeting Immune Cells to Treat Multiple Sclerosis
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15th Annual International Symposium on Ovarian Cancer and Other Gynecologic Malignancies™
May 11, 2024
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Community Practice Connections™: 14th Annual International Symposium on Ovarian Cancer and Other Gynecologic Malignancies
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4th Annual International Congress on the Future of Women’s Health™
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Patient, Provider, and Caregiver Connection™: Exploring Unmet Needs In Postpartum Depression – Making the Case for Early Detection and Novel Treatments
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Identifying Health Care Inequities in Screening, Diagnosis, and Trial Access for Breast Cancer Care: Taking Action With Evidence-Based Solutions
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Von Willebrand: An underdiagnosed disorder
May 1st 2017Von Willebrand disease (VWD) is the most common inherited bleeding disorder. Approximately 90% of women being treated at hemophilia centers in the United States carry the diagnosis of VWD. Because women experience the hemostatic bleeding challenges of menstruation and childbirth, they are disproportionately affected by VWD.
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Tools Test Drive: Sureglide, Überlube, and TruClear
May 1st 2017Dr Greenberg reports his thoughts on the Sureglide device and preventing lacerations during cesarean, Überlube and helping women with vaginal dryness and dyspareunia, and TruClear ULTRA Mini tissue removal device for mechanical morcellation.
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How quality measures can decrease cesareans
February 22nd 2017Can adopting quality measures decrease the cesarean rate? Plus: The Government Accountability Office issues a report on power morcellators and the FDA's system of evaluation. Also, does the volume of one type of heart fat indicate the risk of heart disease?
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The ‘house’ of ethics: A teaching tool
January 1st 201767% of residency directors reported that a lack of faculty expertise in medical ethics was a significant barrier to their attempts to provide a more comprehensive educational process. I have a proposal for a solution to these problems: Teaching about the “house of ethics” in ob/gyn, as we do at Vanderbilt University.
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Optimal approaches to fibroid management
January 1st 2017Fibroids are extremely common in women of reproductive age. One large study reported that 70% of Caucasian and 80% of African-American women had at least one ultrasound- or pathology-confirmed fibroid by the end of their reproductive years. While many of these women experience no negative effects of fibroids on their reproductive function, a significant number are at increased risk of infertility, miscarriage, or poor obstetric outcomes.
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GOHO Foundation sponsors ultrasound update
December 1st 2016The 25th annual Ultrasound Update for Clinical Practice program took place December 1–4 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The meeting was dedicated to Drs John Hobbins, Ilan Timor, and Stuart Campbell, well-known figures in ultrasound who are all celebrating their 80th birthdays.
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Morcellation bag shows promise in feasibility study
November 18th 2016A small feasibility study of a new containment bag for power morcellation shows that it may be reliable for even a large specimen. The findings, about the Espiner EcoSac 230, were presented at the 45th AAGL Global Congress in Orlando, Florida.
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Morcellation containment system introduced
November 16th 2016Olympus America Inc announces that the company has received 510(k) clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the company’s next-generation laparoscopic PK Morcellator, a system for laparoscopic tissue containment and extraction.
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Did FDA safety communication reduce myomectomies?
November 9th 2016A study looks at whether myomectomies were also impacted by the FDA safety communication. Also, chronically ill mothers may be more likely to give birth to children with heart disease. Plus: Can antenatal steroids reduce mortality in extreme prematurity?
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Maternal death from intracranial hemorrhage
November 1st 2016A 34-year-old Ohio woman was under the care of her longtime family physician, who had minor privileges to deliver uncomplicated pregnancies at a specific hospital, for her pregnancy. The woman is diagnosed with eclampsia in her third trimester and is immediately given a cesarean. After delivery, she is unresponsive having died from a massive intracranial hemorrhage. The physician is sued for fraudulently representing her abilities in obstetric care. What's the verdict?
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