What are the long-term benefits of breastmilk for preterm babies? Also, a first-of-its-kind study looks at maternal folate levels and BMI and the role they play in the child's risk of obesity. Plus: What are the adverse neonatal outcomes of untreated depression in the mother?
Health apps are interesting, but they won’t be truly useful until they flow data into patients’ EHRs.
A new study asks if bisphosphonates are truly effective at preventing fractures as a result of osteoporosis. Plus: What does weight gain between pregnancy mean for neonatal health? Also, do saturated fat levels indicate breast cancer?
Menopause is the time in a woman's life when the ovaries stop producing estrogen. Menopause is usually recognized by the cessation of menstrual periods. Other symptoms of menopause include flashes, mood changes, difficulty sleeping, and vaginal dryness. If a woman is not menstruating because she has had a hysterectomy or endometrial ablation, other symptoms of menopause often alert her that menopause is starting.
Research supports moving from routine antenatal anti-Rhesus D (RhD) prophylaxis in unsensitized RhD-negative pregnant women to a targeted approach.
A study found that IV drug abusing pregnant women had a two-fold higher relative risk of alloimmunization.
Expanded screening answers questions that were unanswerable in the past, but brings with it new uncertainties.
Bilateral salpingectomy should be considered in patients who are already undergoing hysterectomy for other indications.
The CDC has released new guidelines for interpreting Zika virus tests. Also, is the trend for triplet and higher-order birth rate going up or down? Plus: Do preemies benefit from maternal vaccines?
This case emphasizes the importance of keeping detailed records of each patient encounter.
How would a male gynecologist begin to know anything about a woman's orgasm? Easy. In my pre-operative counseling for hysterectomy I discuss sexuality, orgasm, and hysterectomy. And I tell my patient that a year later I'm going to ask her about it. But this is not a controlled scientific study, so before telling you what I am hearing, let's look at some real data.
Dr Greenberg reports on his results with an anti-stick solution for electrosurgery and a wireless endoscope camera.
For Contemporary OB/GYN, Dr Bobby Lazzara discusses the recent lawsuits that claim talc powder usage led to ovarian cancer and how it may affect your recommendations.
Here's what the staff of Contemporary OB/GYN overheard while attending the ACOG 2016 annual meeting.
A recent study in Austria looked at the results in more than 200 labor inductions.
Even if you see few Medicare patients, start preparing for value-focused payment.
Are women who exposed to flame retardants at greater risk of thyroid disease? Plus: A look at the potential connection between maternal smoking status and risk of the child developing schizophrenia. Also, can telephone therapy help menopausal women get better sleep?
A new study questions whether the risk of infertility linked to endometriosis is as bad as previously thought.
A commentary on ACOG Practice Bulletin Number 154: Operative Vaginal Delivery by Charles J Lockwood, MD, MHCM.
Prior to the 1980s, because labor after a previous cesarean delivery was believed to be dangerous, many obstetricians recommended repeat cesareans for all subsequent births to women with a previous such delivery. Since then, TOLAC has been advocated as a reasonable alternative for women with a previous cesarean delivery via a low transverse uterine incision.
A look at how Lean and Six Sigma can help streamline medical practice.
The problems go beyond fetal metabolic programming. Obesity has effects on fetal neurodevelopment.
This forceps-aided rotation can be used when the fetus is occiput posterior and the head is low in the pelvis.
Do sex hormone level changes from ovary removal increase colorectal cancer risk? Plus: The CDC releases the newest information on the birth rate among teenagers. Also, a look at the impact of hyperglycemia and excessive weight gain on offspring.
For Contemporary OB/GYN, Dr Bobby Lazzara explains key findings from a research article published in PLoS One. The research article based on Danish women looked at the long-term financial impact that delaying birth has for the mother.
An ob/gyn saves a patient's life and uterus, but then is faced with a lawsuit.
This debate posed the question: "If no elective inductions before 39 weeks, why not induce everyone at 39 weeks?" The debate looked at the feasibility of induction as well as the safety for mother and baby.
Transgender patients who visit your practice will have needs specific to their desire to transition. This presentation examined how ob/gyns can bring their medical expertise and support to help these patients obtain the best possible outcomes.
The need to keep patients satisfied and provide optimal prenatal care can be stressful. This presentation looked at a new care model that may reduce the stress while providing safe prenatal care to your patients.