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In the latest volley in the ongoing controversy regarding the safety of some forms of hysterectomy, the country’s largest insurer will soon begin requiring prior authorization for many of the procedures. The action, taken by UnitedHealthCare, takes effect April 6, 2015 and does not apply to outpatient vaginal surgeries.

QUIZ: These images are from a young woman with pelvic pain. What do you see?

Dr. Ilana Cass, a gynecologic oncologist, and Dr. Christian Pettker, a maternal-fetal medicine specialist, have recently accepted invitations to the board.

A peer support telephone program manned by volunteers and run by nurses showed promise in reducing symptoms of postpartum depression.

Knowledge of fetal lung maturity provides useful adjunctive information that is unique and relevant to a patient.

Cardiovascular problems can complicate pregnancy, and pregnancy can reveal cardiovascular risks.

For women in whom surgery is not recommended or necessary, treatment with the goal of symptom relief and size reduction can be achieved medically.

In the January 2015 issue we introduced you to 5 of our favorite mobile apps. Here is the second half of our list of top-10 apps that you and your patients will definitely want to try.

An ectopic pregnancy is terminated, but traces of a uterine pregnancy are found. Was it heterotopic?

Among BRCA mutation carriers, risk-reducing bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy (RRSO) results in an 80% reduction in risk of ovarian cancer and a 50% reduction in risk of breast cancer if the surgery is performed before the onset of menopause.

Michael James McCoy, MD, the new Chief Health Information Officer at the ONC, offers tips and insight into how Ob/Gyn and health IT intersect.

A look at the science behind 3-parent embryos and the legal complexities that may follow.

POLL: Many women consider their OB/GYN their primary care provider. But like your primary care counterpart, do you carry a stethoscope?

A review of the latest research on the persistence of vasomotor symptoms, the link between hormone therapy and ovarian cancer risk, and the prevalence of substance use in pregnant adolescents.

Children with in utero exposure to cigarette smoke from mom or dad's smoking habit are predisposed to diabetes in adulthood.

Ilene Gewirtz, MD, discusses her comprehensive approach to well visits and cancer screens and says education, if not expanded services, is key.

Women crave cigarettes more strongly during their periods, so waiting until after ovulation to quit may make the process slightly less difficult.

Illness impacts men and women differently, and a woman's personality type matters in how resistant she may be to mental illness.

CMV is a viral infection that can have devastating effects on unborn babies. Do you educate your obstetric patients about CMV prevention?

Contemporary OB/GYN provides information on the latest research on the possibility of a link between cardiovascular disease and spontaneous preterm birth; whether or not contraceptive expiration dates might be conservative; and helping answer the question of whether or not the HPV vaccine causes more sexual activity.

Do these images of the fetal brain point to a congenital anomaly or something else?

Treatments to remove precancerous cervical lesions don't seem to affect a woman's ability to become pregnant, new research found.

Adolescent girls who receive the HPV vaccine are no more likely than unvaccinated girls to participate in risky sexual behavior.

Have a puzzling ob or gyn case that you'd like to share with fellow readers? We're looking for stories about intriguing diagnoses that have stumped the experts!

The Joint Commission has revised its definition of sentinel event, causing confusion about how these events now relate to severe maternal morbidity.

Severe maternal morbidity is not always a sentinel event. Take this quiz to test your understanding of what constitutes an obstetric sentinel event.

A form of assisted reproductive technology that could make it possible for women with mutations in mitochondrial DNA to give birth to children free of mitochondrial disease has been approved by UK’s House of Commons. A Food and Drug Administration (FDA) committee is considering granting similar approval for use of the technique-known as oocyte modification or three-parent gene therapy-in the United States.

This second-trimester fetus has a renal abnormality. Can you identify it?