Life expectancy of patients with SCD now approximates 50 years of age, compared to 10 years of age in the 1970s. This major improvement in outcomes didn't spontaneously happen.

Readers React: SCD and the work  of Dr. Doris Wethers

Concerns have been raised about the safety of GBCA. Experts review the latest data to support counseling of patients who may have repeated exposure.

Gadolinium-based contrast in breast MRI: What ob/gyns need to know

Experts provide an update on current and emerging drugs and procedures as an alternative to myomectomy for uterine leiomyomas.

Alternatives to traditional surgery for fibroids

What is your diagnosis when vulvar examination shows loss of the labia minora?

Vulvar pain, difficulty swallowing, and bleeding with intercourse

Ob/gyns sometimes need to go beyond guidelines when making judgment calls, as is the case with whether to induce at 37 weeks for gestational hypertension.

Has gestational hypertension been banished?

This summary of SMFM Consult Series #48 provides answers to 15 frequently asked questions about postpartum contraception.  

Immediate postpartum LARC for women at high risk for medical complications

Substance use need not be an absolute barrier to breastfeeding, but drug- and patient-specific guidance with counseling free of bias are the keys.

Substance use in the breastfeeding woman 

Multiple gynecologic surgeries led to legal action with a surprising outcome.

When seven surgeries equal one lawsuit

Results of a Phase III study suggest that a microbicidal vaginal gel may hold promise for prevention of recurrent bacterial vaginosis (BV).

Vaginal gel shows promise for recurrent BV

New research examines the negative effects of chronic pelvic pain on aspects of sex such as lubrication.

Urologic chronic pelvic pain syndrome and female sexual function 

A new study aims to clarify the quantitative association between age at menopause and T2DM.

Age at menopause and type 2 diabetes

Results of a new study by investigators in UK call into question whether ursodeoxycholic acid should be used to treat pregnant women with intrahepatic cholestasis.

Does drug treatment work for obstetric cholestasis?

New research compared the effectiveness of MRI and TVS for detecting rectosigmoid endometriosis.

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