May 19th 2024
A new study presented at the 2024 ACOG meeting reveals a significant rise in endometriosis among pregnant women over the past 20 years, linking the condition to increased obstetric and neonatal complications.
23rd Annual International Congress on the Future of Breast Cancer® East
July 19-20, 2024
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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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New gene linked to breast cancer risk
August 14th 2014Mutations in the PALB2 gene may be associated with a significant increase in the risk of breast cancer, according to a recent study in The New England Journal of Medicine. PALB2 binds to BRCA2-a gene that confers increased lifetime risk of developing breast or ovarian cancer-and likely permits its stable nuclear localization and accumulation.
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Do hysterectomy patients fare better with high-volume surgeons?
August 7th 2014A single-institution retrospective study published in JSLS, The Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons suggests that operative times may be shorter and blood loss lower when hysterectomy is done by high-volume surgeons.
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New light on prevalence of uterine cancer in morcellation cases
July 31st 2014An analysis of minimally invasive hysterectomies performed at multiple institutions over a 7-year period shows that one in every 368 women who underwent morcellation had uterine cancer. According to the investigators, the study also reveals an association between advanced age and increasing prevalence of underlying cancer and endometrial hyperplasia in these patients.
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Can letrozole help infertile PCOS patients become pregnant?
July 17th 2014A study in The New England Journal of Medicine funded by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development suggests that letrozole may be more effective at helping women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) become pregnant than clomiphene.
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FDA panel considers ban, ‘black box’ warning on power morcellators
July 15th 2014A 2-day meeting of the FDA’s Obstetrics and Gynecology Devices Advisory Committee on the safety of laparoscopic power morcellators produced recommendations, but the committee was not asked to advise as to whether the devices should be banned.
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Cost and lack of time keep women from seeing physicians
June 1st 2014Although women are often thought of as the drivers for healthcare in their families, many face financial and logistical barriers to obtaining healthcare for themselves, according to a new study by the Kaiser Family Foundation.
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Black women at higher risk of triple-negative breast cancer
May 29th 2014A new analysis of data from a nationwide hospital-based dataset shows that black women have higher odds of being diagnosed with triple-negative breast cancer-a subtype associated with poorer prognosis-than do white women, regardless of socioeconomic status (SES). The report was published in the June issue of Breast Cancer Research and Treatment.
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WHI report says physical activity may help prevent death due to ovarian cancer
May 8th 2014Women who engage in vigorous physical activity before a diagnosis of ovarian cancer may be at lower risk of dying of the disease, according to a new report by investigators from the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI).
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