Gynecology

January 19, 2021

Initiation of more effective contraception occurred more often among patients who were seen by a volunteer reproductive health educator during routine visits at a resident obstetrics and gynecology clinic, according to a study published in Maternal and Child Health Journal.

January 06, 2021

In honor of Cervical Cancer Awareness month, Contemporary OB/GYN® will publish weekly slideshows with factual information, statistics, and more.

January 05, 2021

Diagnosis and treatment of “the great imitator” that has resurged.

January 05, 2021

“Reaching these women is critical to reduce cervical cancer rates.”

December 31, 2020

Pembrolizumab plus lenvatinib induced a statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvement in overall survival, progression-free survival, and objective response rate compared with chemotherapy in patients with advanced endometrial cancer after prior systemic therapy in the phase 3 KEYNOTE-775/Study 309 trial.

December 22, 2020

The study also found that early gender-affirming therapy vastly improves teens’ psychological well-being and body image.

December 07, 2020

Seven women’s health-focused organizations have formed the Alliance for Endometriosis to improve the lives of women afflicted with the disease.

November 25, 2020

Less than half of ob/gyns offer their patients the two most effective forms of emergency contraception -- ulipristal acetate and the copper intrauterine device (IUD) -- according to a national survey.

November 06, 2020

“Improved vision, laparoscopy and endoscopic surgery were made possible by an image revolution,” said Michel Canis, MD, PhD, an ob/gyn from Clermont-Ferrand, France, who chaired the panel.

October 21, 2020

This week's poll focuses on vaginal dilation for treatment of various sexual concerns.

October 19, 2020

Massive intraoperative blood loss (MIBL) is strongly and independently linked to postoperative febrile morbidity following gynecologic laparotomy, according to a retrospective cohort study in the Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada (JOGC).

October 08, 2020

An adolescent patient's right to privacy is crucial, especially for ob/gyns.

October 01, 2020

"These results may have a direct impact on health care delivery if used to develop screening for women at higher risk and to prepare providers to treat women suffering from PFD," researchers said.

September 30, 2020

Could you recognize this rare condition?

September 28, 2020

A new study in Pediatrics investigated whether there was a relationship between age of presentation for gender-affirming medical care and mental health problems.

September 18, 2020

Women with high-grade cervical dysplasia are much less likely to have recurrence after primary conization if they undergo laser conization than a loop electrosurgical excision procedure (LEEP), according to a 5-year follow-up study.

September 17, 2020

A new study by French investigators shows that adenomyosis confined to the outer myometrium is associated with primary infertility—but not more diffuse disease.

September 16, 2020

Halley Crissman, MD, MPH, and Daphna Stroumsa, MD, MPH, MSC, discuss ways in which ob/gyns can provide high-quality care for transgender and nonbinary people assigned female sex at birth.

September 15, 2020

Although myomectomy may prolong the operative time and the postoperative hospital stay, there are numerous potential benefits including avoiding a follow-up operation to remove uterine fibroids.

September 14, 2020

For the literature review, the authors searched PubMed, ScienceDirect and Embase for English language articles on drug resistance, with 58 articles for inclusion.