Fear-not clinical indications-may be the driving force in women's decision-making about contralateral prophylactic mastectomy (CPM). That is the surprising conclusion from a population-based study presented by investigators from Michigan at the 2012 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Quality Symposium in San Diego.
The 2011 US birth rate was the lowest ever recorded, according to a report by the Pew Research Center for its Social & Demographic Trends project. The decline was greatest in births to immigrant women.
A number of studies conclude that breast cancer screening has little to no effect on mortality. Is it time to scrap the practice?
For women undergoing fertility treatments, the use of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors use may decrease pregnancy rates and increase miscarriage rates.
In our annual physician compensation survey, find out how your net income, salary, bonus, overhead, and work hours compare to other ob/gyns.
Name the vessels shown in this color Doppler image of a fetal abdomen in 22 week-old fetus. Is anything abnormal?
Long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARCs) are not only highly effective, they are appropriate under a variety of conditions. Here, the authors present 3 scenarios in which patients would benefit from LARC methods.
Contemporary OB/GYN's Editor-in-Chief makes his predictions about where healthcare is headed over the next four years.
A child whose mother experienced influenza or prolonged fever or was prescribed antibiotics for common infections while pregnant may be at an increased risk of autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
The sexual functioning, experiences, and behaviors of couples as they undergo assisted reproductive technology (ART) procedures have rarely been explored, according to researchers at Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana.
In a commentary presented at the European Congress of Perinatal Medicine in Paris in June 2012, researchers from the United States, the United Kingdom, and Germany urged obstetric providers to discourage promoting home births as safe alternatives to births in hospitals.
Looking at the legal issues surrounding non-timely referrals delaying cancer diagnoses, brachial plexus injuries, maternal sepsis, bowel perforation, and shoulder dystocia ending in paralysis.
A population-based study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows that black women have a lower incidence of breast cancer than white women-but a 41% higher rate of death because of the disease.
A look at how periodontal can affect a woman's pregnancy and the likelihood of preterm birth.
Taking selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) during pregnancy may put women at risk of miscarriage and preterm birth (PTB) and also put their babies at risk of a number of health and developmental complications, according to a recent study.
Osteoporosis, pelvic organ prolapse, and incontinence are common in postmenopausal women. Basic research has also implicated collagen and extracellular matrix abnormalities in these conditions.
Women taking atypical antipsychotic medications (AAPs) have about a 3-fiold higher prevalence of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) compared with nonusers, a study on the presence of LUTS among users of psychoactive medications has found.
Use of surgical mesh to correct vaginal vault prolapse after a hysterectomy is associated with a lower risk of prolapse recurrence at 1 year than sacrospinous fixation (SSF), according to results of a new study
ObGyns are among the least likely physicians to accept new Medicare patients, and more physicians will likely begin refusing Medicare patients if the 27% cut in Medicare reimbursement goes through in 2013. What will you do?
The available evidence that selective estrogen receptor modulators (SERMs) can reduce the size of fibroids or improve clinical symptoms is inconsistent, according to the results of an updated intervention review conducted by the Cochrane Menstrual Disorders and Subfertility Group.
Worldwide, 15 million babies are born at less than 37 weeks of gestation, and more than 1 million babies die every year from complications related to prematurity.
While unreliable data may call into question the accuracy of CDC statistics, it's likely that maternal mortality rates are rising in the U.S. From obesity to advanced maternal age, an increase in C-sections to unequal access to care, here’s a look at contributing factors and how we can manage them.
Topical or intracervical 2% lidocaine gel applied before intrauterine device (IUD) insertion does not decrease pain scores, but there are other ways to lessen discomfort.
A Phase II trial is underway for Tefina, a testosterone-based treatment for female sexual dysfunction.
This patient was a young woman with non specific pelvic and perineal pain. What would you diagnose on the basis of these images of the uterus?
An updated intervention review of the use of methenamine hippurate for the prevention of urinary tract infections has found that methenamine may effectively prevent UTIs in certain patient populations.
Women with primary breast cancer diagnosed at an advanced stage are at increased risk for the development of contralateral breast cancer (CBC), according to the results of a population-based study conducted in Sweden.
Disability insurance is an important part of a well-rounded financial plan.To ensure you purchase the coverage that best fits your specific needs as an ob/gyn, it is crucial that you understand the important points of a policy and know which questions to ask the broker.
There is a prevalence of ileocecal involvement (IC) in women with deep, infiltrating endometriosis (DIE) according to the study presented at AAGL.
Two of the images are in 3D. Besides the 10 weeks pregnancy, what else do you find?