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A new ACOG Committee Opinion stresses the importance of menstruation status as a part of the adolescent's medical history.

Forty-six ob/gyns, including members of the Contemporary OB/GYN board, have submitted an open letter to the US Food and Drug Administration regarding its communication on the safety of power morcellation.

A new study looks at whether high doses of some hormones are impeding IVF success. Plus: Do progesterone supplements help women with a history of unexplained recurrent pregnancy loss?

Human trafficking, or rather, modern slavery, is an insidious and pervasive problem in our society.

An overview of anti-epileptic drugs and their use during pregnancy, as well as other perinatal considerations for women with seizure disorders.

A recent trial reveals that ST-segment analysis does not improve CP rates.

Research looks at whether the Apgar score can be an indicator of maternal health as well. Plus: Do important reproductive milestones have an impact on long-term health? And, using another imaging tool for breast cancer detection.

This rare but dangerous complication may lead to loss of the uterus if misdiagnosed.

Normal physiologic complaints of pregnancy overlap with cardiac-related symptoms. A multidisciplinary approach is critically important for care of a pregnant woman with heart disease.

Dispatches from the 44th AAGL Global Congress looks at the incidence of occult sarcoma and a look at what patient characteristics may lead to using morcellation during hysterectomy.

The March of Dimes releases their annual report card on the United States and prematurity. Plus: Can anything be done about HPV vaccine rates? Also, a look at the place of ultrasound in breast cancer detection.

In malpractice cases allegations of a failure to follow the chain-of-command policy often are made retrospectively, knowing the bad outcome and claiming that nurses had a responsibility to obtain additional medical care that would have prevented the patient’s injury.

In August, the Annals of Internal Medicine published an anonymous essay entitled, “Our Family Secrets.”1 The gut-wrenching piece was accompanied by a a call-to-arms from the journal’s editors (“On Being a Doctor: Shining a Light on the Dark Side”), which rationalized for medical educators and leaders the decision to publish the essay and begged for a discussion on professionalism in Obstetrics and Gynecology.

A population analysis examines if preeclampsia may serve as a warning sign for heart defects in the neonate. Also, do chlamydia antibodies mean reduced fertility? Plus: Can ovary removal help CVD risk in diabetic women?

The plaintiff alleged that the defendants failed to timely diagnose and treat an intra-abdominal abscess; caused bowel injury during the cesarean; improperly closed the surgical incision in 1 layer instead of 2, resulting in wound dehiscence; and misdiagnosed her condition as gastroenteritis

Can you arrive at the correct diagnosis?

Osteoporosis and tooth loss are linked in postmenopausal women, a small study finds.

US ob/gyns are seeing more women who have been circumcised.

The higher expression of markers associated with preterm birth in women with periodontitis or gingivitis suggests yes.

Muscle stretch and distention during delivery lead to problems later in life.

The results of a new study on Vitamin D and pregnancy outcome. Plus, Is foam the future of nonsurgical female sterilization? And: Choosing a GnRH dose for ovarian stimulation

Employing a multidisciplinary approach to gain an understanding of these complex conditions and incorporating disciplines such as engineering, biomechanics, material and computer science, and the basic medical sciences will lead to advances in our field.

Experts present the two sides to this issue, basing their arguments on outcomes data and likelihood of success.

A commentary on ACOG Practice Bulletin Number 150: Early pregnancy loss by Editor-in-Chief Charles J Lockwood, MD, MHCM

A new study examines the risk:benefit of the Essure device. And, does anti-osteoporosis medication in the wake of a fragility fracture reduce the risk of a future fracture? Plus: What role do high maternal blood glucose levels play in her child's future cardiovascular health?

Should NSAIDs be first-line treatment for heavy menstrual bleeding?

It rarely signifies uterine cancer, according to this study.