Recharging women’s sexual health: Taking back female sexual function
May 6th 2022At the American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists’ 2022 Annual Scientific and Clinical Meeting, Lyndsey Harper, MD, FACOG, IF, and Laurie Mintz, PhD, explained how ob-gyns can help women take charge of their sexual function and how to address internalized shame, medical contributors to sexual dysfunction, and suggestions when considering a treatment plan for your patients.
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Data still hazy for immediate postpartum hormonal contraception and postpartum depression
May 6th 2022A recent study presented at the 2022 American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists' Annual Clinical & Scientific Meeting found that there was neither a decreased nor increased risk for postpartum depression in patients who received hormonal contraception due to insufficient evidence.
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ACOG 2022 has officially begun: What to expect from the Annual Clinical & Scientific Meeting
May 6th 2022The American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists begins their Annual Clinical & Scientific Meeting (ACSM) today, which will continue until Sunday, May 8, 2022 in San Diego, California. Follow along for coverage.
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The truth about mobile health apps and remote monitoring from ACOG 2021
May 2nd 2021During the 2021 American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Annual Clinical and Scientific Meeting, 3 experts—Kathryn Marko, MD, NCMP; Katherine T. Chen, MD, MPH; and Tamika Auguste, MD—led presentations on different types of mobile health apps and remote monitoring, as well as the role they play in patient care.
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Care considerations for pregnancy in transmasculine and non-binary patients
May 2nd 2021If the oath “First, do no harm” is to be carried out by medical practitioners, one area in which this can truly be practiced involves the care of transmasculine or nonbinary patients who want to become pregnant or are already pregnant, according to a session from the 2021 American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) Clinical and Scientific Meeting.
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Implementing recommendations to improve women’s health
May 1st 2021“When you leave populations behind from the data, you disadvantage the population that bears the brunt of the disease,” said Melissa Simon, MD, MPH, during her presentation on recommendations to improve women's health at this year's ACOG meeting.
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ACOG’s COVID-19 Task Force Updates
May 1st 2021A session held virtually at the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology’s (ACOG) Annual Clinical and Scientific Meeting, which started on April 30, reviewed updates from its COVID-19 task force as we continue to witness the vaccine rollout.
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ASCCP guidelines prioritize risk for management of abnormal screenings
May 1st 2021A session held virtually at the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology’s (ACOG) Annual Clinical and Scientific Meeting, which started on April 30, focused on the new ASCCP guidelines and highlighted the importance of identifying risk for management of abnormal screenings.
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Diversity, equity, and inclusion capture attention on day 1 of conference
April 30th 2021Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) was a key theme that helped to kick off the annual meeting, which was held virtually. During the Hale Lecture: Diversity and Equity in Obstetrics and Gynecology – The Patient and the Provider – Care Delivery to Employment, several ob/gyns provided their own perspectives, including sharing data on diversity in the specialty now and its implications for the future pipeline.
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ACOG President Eva Chalas kicks off Annual Clinical and Scientific Meeting
April 30th 2021Eva Chalas, MD, kicked off the Annual Clinical and Scientific Meeting as ACOG’s 71st president. Her keynote speech focused on her presidential initiative of personalized care. The goal was to provide guidance and tools to assist ob/gyns in enhancing access to comprehensive preventive care.
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ACOG 2021 ACSM presents acute fatty liver of pregnancy
April 30th 2021In a lightning round for the 2021 ACOG Annual Clinical and Scientific Meeting, David B. Nelson, MD, presented ‘Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy.’ Nelson is Chief of Obstetrics and Maternal Medical Director at Parkland Hospital. He is also Assistant Professor of Maternal-Fetal Medicine for the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center.
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How the pandemic has changed telehealth in ob/gyn
April 30th 2021A panel discussion at the 2021 American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology’s (ACOG) Annual and Scientific Meeting, being held virtually April 30-May 2, offers insight into how the COVID-19 pandemic has changed telehealth in ob/gyn.
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Elagolix effective for heavy menstrual bleeding due to uterine fibroids in wide range of women
November 1st 2020“There is a large unmet need in the uterine fibroid space for noninvasive treatment options,” said Ayman Al-Hendy, MD, Ph.D., lead author of the analysis and a professor of ob/gyn at The University of Chicago.
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Contraception lessons for 2020
October 29th 2020“Telehealth visits serve to ensure patient-centered, shared decision-making counseling, as well as allowing the provider to confirm that the patients are good candidates with no contraindications for their method of choice,” Eve Espey, MD, MPH, said.
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Impact of vaginal cleansing and azithromycin on cesarean surgical site infections
October 29th 2020Principal investigator Johanna Quist-Nelson, MD, was inspired to complete the study during her training after observing how difficult it was for patients who experienced wound infections after cesarean.
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