This week, I spent over 3 hours struggling with my chief resident in a clinic case doing a robotic hysterectomy and staging. Granted, the patient was an obese, hypertensive diabetic, who benefited from avoiding a big midline incision, but it did make me think of one of my mentors from fellowship.
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The surgical placement of mesh through the vagina to repair pelvic organ prolapse (POP) may expose patients to greater risk than other surgical interventions, said the FDA in an updated safety communication. It also stated that with the exposure to greater risk comes no evidence of greater clinical benefit, such as improved quality of life.
The 400-meter timed walk can provide insights into an older person’s cardiorespiratory fitness; the resulting data from these walks are useful in predicting total mortality, cardiovascular disease, mobility limitation, and disability. But do leisure time activities and weight/body composition changes affect walk time? Dr Kelley K. Pettee Gabriel from the division of epidemiology, human genetics, and environmental sciences at the University of Texas Health Science Center, Austin, and colleagues believe a better understanding of this relationship will help clarify the best use of the 400-meter walk in middle-aged women.
This article examines issues surrounding noncompliance, and offers advice regarding effective patient counseling. It also highlights the importance of OC packaging: Market research studies suggest that more discreet and more convenient styles of packaging may promote consistent use.
Mother is sure of LMP 17th Nov/98 ( EDD = 24/8/99). On ultrasound scan (17/7/99) the average gestational age is only 31 weeks, ie the ultrasound derived EDD=18/9/99.
The mobile foraminal flap consisted of a thin membrane ballooning into the left atrium. During ventricular filling, the flap encroached on the mitral valve annulus, but did not appear to obstruct the mitral valve flow.
Over the past 10 years controversy has surrounded the practice of ultrasound for entertainment purposes. In 1994, the ARDMS held and published a readership poll on this very subject. For our paper we decided to hold a similar poll to see if the opinion has changed over the last 5 years.
Trisomy 18 is a serious chromosomal anomaly which has a very poor (usually lethal) prognosis. T18 is usually associated with a variety of sonographically detectable abnormalities.
Research has emerged validating and confirming the recommendations of the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, the American Cancer Society, and the American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology to screen women for cervical cancer every 3 years if they have a negative human papillomavirus (HPV) test and a normal Pap test. However, the researchers also found that Pap testing was important among women who tested positive for HPV since it helped identify women who developed cancer or precancer.
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There are many factors that go into the decision to choose a birth control method. This article is intended to be an overview to help you to think about these choices, and make a decision about what method is best for you.
Contraceptive behavior is related to changing age structure, and change in upper age limits for OCs use. However, there are unpredictable factors affecting contraceptive use such as the publicity regarding OCs and breast cancer and concern about sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) including human immunodeficiency virus infection as well as abortion legislation.
A new overview of studies of the Pill and the risk of heart attack, published today (Friday 30 August) in Europe's leading reproductive medicine journal, Human Reproduction,* provides a reassuring picture of the safety of the third generation Pill.
Questions on Contraception answered by Marta Mendez, MD,
Questions on Contraception answered by Marta Mendez, MD
Questions on Puberty, Gyn Exam Procedures and Pap Smears answered by Marta Mendez, MD
Questions on Contraception
Questions on Pregnancy
Questions on Sex & STD's
Planning to start a family is an exciting time. Many women and their partners wonder if there is anything they can do to help make this both successful and safe. In fact there are many things that can be done to increase the chances of a healthy mother and baby.
A prospective case-control study from Sweden has found long-term benefits of regular mammography screening, including a positive impact on reducing mortality.
Family planning counselling which covers knowledge transfer about contraceptive mode of action, by enabling informed choice, improves compliance to and efficiency of contraceptive methods.
Perforation of uterus by intrauterine contraceptive device (IUCD) is a known complication. However, to our knowledge, to have two IUCD perforating the uterus has never been reported. We present here this case which we believe is the first reported in literature, and discus the importance of careful evaluation prior to insertion of contraceptive loop and the management implemented.