This week on Contemporary OB/GYN: November 7 to November 14

CDC updates opioid prescribing guidelines

Revisions to 2016 document focus on provider flexibility and unique circumstances of every prescribing decision.

A wave of change: How EMIGS is altering the surgical training landscape

Nash Moawad, MD, MS, FACOG, FACS, sits down to discuss the recent standardization of Essentials of Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery (EMIGS) training program for minimally invasive gynecologic surgeons and how it's shaping the way this subspecialty delivers care.

Preventing unintended pregnancies with an OTC progestin-only pill

An over-the-counter (OTC) progestin only pill (POP) could potentially reduce the overall number of unintended pregnancies in the United States, according to a modeling study published in the journal Contraception.

Efficacy of N. sativa-honey vs clotrimazole for VVC

A study published in the journal Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine found that both Nigella sativa (N. sativa) (black seed and black cumin)-honey vaginal cream and the antifungal medication clotrimazole significantly improve the symptoms of vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC).

Inside the Issue: November 2022

A look inside this month's issue of Contemporary OB/GYN®.

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