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Compared with conventional clamping and suturing, the use of electrosurgical bipolar vessel sealing (EBVS) during vaginal hysterectomy was associated with shorter operating time and less postoperative pain, according to results of a new study.

The FDA has approved a new ultrasound device to detect breast cancer in women with dense breasts. It will be used in conjunction with standard mammography in asymptomatic women with a negative mammogram.

A new prenatal blood test for trisomy 21 has been released in Europe, and it's targeted to women in their 12th week and beyond. Is it a good thing?

Name the anomaly in this 11-week fetus.

Obesity does not impact perioperative outcomes in women undergoing robotic hysterectomy, according to a recent study.

Cystoscopy performed with a laparoscope is more time-efficient and cost-effective than cystoscopy with the traditional cystoscope, according to a randomized pilot study.

Anti-mullerian hormone testing is the most recent and reliable ovarian reserve test, and it can be used to help women make decisions about family planning early.

This is a middle-aged female patient with pelvic discomfort. What is your diagnosis?

There is insufficient evidence to determine whether measurement of symphysis fundal height (SFH) can effectively detect intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR), concludes a new systematic review.

Pregnant women with a history of psychiatric disorders can significantly reduce depressive symptoms by practicing mindfulness yoga, according to a small pilot study conducted by the University of Michigan Health System.

antidepressants have become the third most commonly prescribed medications in the United States. Research suggests that much of this increase has come from non-psychiatrist providers and in cases where there is no associated psychiatric diagnosis.

Preconceptual laparoscopic abdominal cerclage is associated with favorable perinatal outcomes in patients with a poor obstetric history, concludes a new study.

This middle-aged woman has a six-month history of menorrhagia, with no pain, resulting in anemia. What is your opinion based on these images?

Research has shown that use of bisphosphonates for bone loss may be associated with reduced risk of breast cancer recurrence, but the role of treatment duration is unclear.

The spread of antimicrobial resistance has claimed another victim. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), gonorrhea should no longer be treated with cefixime as a first-line therapy.

Looking at the legal issues surrounding placental abruption, amniocentesis, cerebral palsy, bowel perforation, incontinence, and necrotizing fasciitis.

ACOG recently issued a practice bulletin for the management of preterm labor. A member of Contemporary OB/GYN's editorial advisory board asks if OB/GYN's have learned anything since 2003.

A look at the claim that EFM leads to an increase in cesarean deliveries.

A look at how to minimize complications arising from surgical wounds.

While uncommon, CDH can cause serious complications and even death. Find out how ultrasound can change the outcome.

Diabetes is known to be associated with infectious complications after orthopedic procedures, and a recent study indicates that obesity and diabetes are independent risk factors for postoperative surgical-site infections (SSIs).

Some studies indicate that planned cesarean delivery may reduce neonatal mortality compared with vaginal delivery for early preterm births. The safety of vaginal delivery in this scenario may depend on vertex versus breech presentation, however, according to a recent retrospective, multicenter cohort study.

Physicians should be no strangers to change, but recent events have led to an period of uncharacteristic uncertainty.

A noninvasive, simple visual examination of the urethral meatus is a useful alternative to the Q-Tip test for detecting urethral hypermobility in women.

IUDs are a safe and effective method of contraception. Why aren't we offering them to teens?

A pregnant woman has an open urachal channel and is losing urine through her navel. How would you manage the case?

Name the structure arrowed in these sagittal images of the heart in a 34-week fetus.

The benefits of intermittent oral iron supplementation plus folic acid are similar to those of daily supplementation in terms of maternal and infant outcomes, according to the results of a recent systematic analysis.

When fetal compromise is suspected, deferring delivery to allow the fetus more time in the womb until test results worsen or a favorable gestational age has been achieved may improve fetal and maternal outcomes, concluded a new study.

President-elect of ACOG, Jeanne Conry, MD,advocates for more awareness of and research into how environmental factors prior to conception influence the health of mother and baby, and said, “In medicine we often don't pay attention to environmental research." Is she right?