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There are several biological mechanisms behind the age-related drop in female fertility--and a number of tests to assess this decline.

Depression does occur in pregnant women and not just in those with preexisting mood symptoms. Knowing how to detect the disorder and when to refer is important because you may be the only physician these patients see during the perinatal period.

Measuring cervical length and funneling with transvaginal ultrasound can help ob/gyns predict which patients will deliver preterm. But how do you interpret U/S results and put them to use in patient care? An expert in the field offers practical guidelines for meeting this challenge.

Studies leave little doubt that this nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agent can stop preterm labor. But the drug also needs to be administered wisely, and with several fetal complications in mind.

Both direct and indirect evidence support this hypothesis.

Case Studies in Coding--Practical advice on reimbursement.

When during the first trimester is it valuable to measure levels of this hormone and when is it a waste of time? Will giving your patients progesterone supplements help prevent miscarriage? Are they safe?

Your patient has CIN, a precursor to cervical cancer. How do you manage her pregnancy? An expert pathologist provides algorithms and a step-by-step guide for safely biopsying a pregnant cervix-when appropriate.

Large studies do not support an association

Both direct and indirect evidence support this hypothesis.

This study was carried out to identify risk factors associated with urinary incontinence in women three months after giving birth.

Women need thorough and accurate information about the entire array of contraceptive options--new and old--so they can find their ideal method. Adherence--not efficacy--is the problem, and the hope is that greater choice will translate into fewer unintended pregnancies.

Bladder shape and size are clues to the etiology and extent of hydronephrosis. Knowing whether a lesion is likely to resolve on its own or respond to in utero treatment can make the difference between a positive and a negative postnatal outcome.

Boosting a patient's oxygen intake and maintaining normal body heat during and after ob/gyn surgery may cut the postop infection rate.

This bimonthly series is aimed at educating physicians on the pertinent aspects of litigation. Each case study provides analysis of an actual ob/gyn lawsuit defended by the New York firm of Aaronson, Rappaport, Feinstein & Deutsch, LLP.

The second installment in our two-part article on AIs looks at these agents as potential alternatives to clomiphene citrate and gonadotropins for stimulating fertility in breast cancer survivors.

Antibiotics can prove invaluable in the treatment of mastitis, but before you prescribe them, it's important to distinguish breast engorgement from infectious mastitis.

Does maternal epilepsy increase the risk of congenital malformations, or are the antiepileptic drugs to blame? Either way, the primary goal of therapy during pregnancy is to control a woman's seizures while minimizing fetal exposure to anticonvulsive drugs.

Case studies in coding gives practical advice on reimbursement.