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Maternal heavy drinking can almost double the risk of preterm birth.

The looming health-care crisis will bring about a sea change in the practice of medicine, predicts this expert. He assesses whether specialized teams or a return to capitation will likely win out and gives tips on preparing your ob/gyn practice for an uncertain future.

Osteoporosis, a disease that weakens the bones and makes them more likely to break, affects millions and millions of Americans each year. It affects women much more often than men and is more common in older people.

Subclinical HPV infection more prevalent in sexually inactive young girls than thought, say positive HPV DNA test results.

Maternal weight may affect the ability of ultrasound to detect fetal abnormalities during the second trimester.

Gradually increasing doses of clomiphene, then U/S, reduce time to ovulation, may improve ovulation rate in PCOS women.

Infants resuscitated at birth are likelier to have lower IQ scores in childhood.

Oral bisphosphonate does not appear to increase risk for esophageal cancer.

A woman undergoes a tension-free vaginal tape (TVT) procedure for stress urinary incontinence and inadvertently the bladder and urethra is injured.

After woman delivers and is discharged from hospital, she is found to have rectal-vaginal fistula.

After complicated delivery with shoulder dystocia, child sustains posterior brachial plexus injury, resulting in Erb's palsy.

Here's how new regulations will affect ob/gyns.

A woman was admitted to the hospital with a twin pregnancy and spontaneous rupture of membranes.

After forceps delivery and fourth-degree laceration, patient sues for ineffective repair, suffers from incontinence, and the child has CP.

A woman admitted to the hospital in labor had reassuring FHR monitor strips.

About two thirds of women with surgically-diagnosed endometriosis were told that nothing was wrong with them.

Sick of high premiums? If you're willing to control risk in your practice and be involved in decisions, this non-traditional liability insurance option may be for you.

ACOG fully supports same federal and state legal protection for lesbian couples as for heterosexual couples.

Lawsuits were filed in NJ against Aetna and Cigna, alleging flawed database to intentionally shortchange out-of-network physicians.

Patients suffering from night sweats may be interested in wicking sleepwear to help keep them cool and dry.

Dr. Carrie Klima discusses the value of educating patients in a group setting, rather than one on one.

High-order multiple pregnancies due to ovulation induction associated with intrauterine insemination can be kept at 2% or less without affecting chances for pregnancy.

FDA gives premarket approval to two new tests to help physicians identify women with high-risk HPV.

Removing both ovaries before age 45 increases a woman's risk for death from cardiovascular disease by about 44%.

ACOG is urging ob/gyns to increase access to women's health services in nonurban areas.

The practice of medicine has become too complex for ob/gyns to rely solely on their memories to keep patients safe. A mishap during the test flight of the B17 bomber taught its designers the value of a preflight checklist, and clinicians can likewise benefit from preprocedure checklists.

Bisphosphonate therapy and treating hair loss are the subjects of this expert update from The North American Menopause Society.

The latest on tubal sterilization failure rates can improve patient counseling on permanent contraception options.