Authors


John Owen, MD, MSPH

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Cervical Insufficiency protocol

In this chapter, Dr. Owen reviews the diagnosis or cervical insufficiency; patient selection for history-indicated (prophylactic), physical examination-indicated (Emergent), and ultrasound-indicated (urgent) cerclage; placement and removal of cerclagel and adjunctive therapies.


Kay Daniels, MD

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Simulation-based team training in obstetric emergencies

Simulation training can prepare an obstetrical team for emergencies and provide a way to effectively review performance.


Pamela B. Andreatta, PhD

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Simulation-based team training in obstetric emergencies

Simulation training can prepare an obstetrical team for emergencies and provide a way to effectively review performance.


Jose F. Pliego, MD

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Simulation-based team training in obstetric emergencies

Simulation training can prepare an obstetrical team for emergencies and provide a way to effectively review performance.


Dena Goffman, MD

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Simulation-based team training in obstetric emergencies

Simulation training can prepare an obstetrical team for emergencies and provide a way to effectively review performance.


Gaby Moawad, MD

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The state of gynecologic robotic surgery

Three esteemed surgeons discuss technology, weighing the pros and cons of existing and newly developed platforms.


James K Robinson, MD, MS

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Prophylactic laparoscopic abdominal cerclage: Tips for success

Traditionally, transvaginal cerclage placed during the first or early second trimester has been a common treatment for cervical incompetence. Unfortunately, in about 13% of women with cervical incompetence, the transvagincal approach to cerclage will not work.


Philip Samuels, MD

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CME: Asthma in pregnancy: drugs to keep it under control

Asthma during pregnancy can be life-threatening. So counsel patients not to stop taking asthma drugs; most are not harmful to a fetus.


Laura Goetzl, MD, MPH

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Epidural fever in pregnancy: Should we be concerned?

Epidural anesthesia can elevate a woman's temperature, but what effect does it have on maternal health or pregnancy outcomes?


Paul B. Kaplowitz, PhD

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Grand Rounds: Is it precocious puberty? Should you refer?

True precocious puberty differs from premature adrenarche and premature thelarche. Understanding normal sexual development and these common variants will help ob/gyns make the correct diagnosis and appropriate referrals.


Giancarlo Mari, MD

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Evaluation and management of polyhydramnios

This summary of SMFM Consult Series #46 reviews major considerations in evaluation and management of polyhydramnios.


Amanda Brower, Senior Editor

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Infertility Centers of Excellence

Four prominent infertility centers are profiled.


Contemporary OB/GYN Staff

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Are you comfortable prescribing HRT?

POLL: How do you compare with your colleagues in your comfort level for prescribing hormone replacement therapy for symptoms of menopause.


Heide Aungst, Senior Editor

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Infertility Centers of Excellence

Four prominent infertility centers are profiled.


Robert Lowes

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MEDICAL ECONOMICS SPECIAL SECTION: Finding the right office manager

This key staff member could help improve your bottom line or throw a monkey wrench into your operations. Here's how to make the right choice.


Susan C. Modesitt, MD

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Common criteria prompting genetic referral for hereditary cancer syndromes

There are several features in a woman’s personal or family history that should raise suspicion for potential involvement of an underlying genetic mutation and prompt genetic counseling/testing.


Mary J. O'Sullivan, MD.

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Update on managing HIV in pregnancy

It's imperative to identify more HIV-infected women earlier in pregnancy through HIV testing and to reduce mother-to-child transmission of the virus that causes AIDS.


Amanda M. Cotter, MD.

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Update on managing HIV in pregnancy

It's imperative to identify more HIV-infected women earlier in pregnancy through HIV testing and to reduce mother-to-child transmission of the virus that causes AIDS.


Lindsey M. Brooks, BA

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Offering breastfeeding mothers advice on contraception

Ob/gyns should ensure that women have the information they need to make an informed decision about breastfeeding. This article addresses the two key concerns that new mothers most express about contraception and breastfeeding.


Errol Norwitz, MD, PhD

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Does low blood pressure increase the risk of stillbirth?

While most ob/gyns can recite a long list of risk factors for this lethal complication, mounting evidence suggests that maternal hypotension should be taken into account as well.


Michael A. Belfort, MD, PhD, MBBCH, FRCOG, FRCSC, FACOG

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Grand Rounds: Critical Care in OB: Part 4, Navigating a thyroid storm

Exacerbation of hyperthyroidism in pregnancy is an obstetric emergency. It demands accurate diagnosis and a prompt therapeutic response in order to minimize risk to mother and fetus.


Nanette Santoro, MD

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Postmenopausal osteoporosis

What the obstetrician-gynecologist should know


Linda C. Pugh, PhD, RNC

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Offering breastfeeding mothers advice on contraception

Ob/gyns should ensure that women have the information they need to make an informed decision about breastfeeding. This article addresses the two key concerns that new mothers most express about contraception and breastfeeding.


Diane L. Spatz, PhD, RNC

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Offering breastfeeding mothers advice on contraception

Ob/gyns should ensure that women have the information they need to make an informed decision about breastfeeding. This article addresses the two key concerns that new mothers most express about contraception and breastfeeding.


Gordon Low, RN, CRNP

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Offering breastfeeding mothers advice on contraception

Ob/gyns should ensure that women have the information they need to make an informed decision about breastfeeding. This article addresses the two key concerns that new mothers most express about contraception and breastfeeding.


Renee A. Milligan, PhD, CRNP

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Offering breastfeeding mothers advice on contraception

Ob/gyns should ensure that women have the information they need to make an informed decision about breastfeeding. This article addresses the two key concerns that new mothers most express about contraception and breastfeeding.


Lars Viktrup, MD, PhD

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Grand Rounds: Office assessment of urinary incontinence

Urinary incontinence can often be successfully treated without referral, but first ob/gyns need to broach the subject! Two experts tell how to evaluate this widespread condition.


Christian M. Pettker, MD

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The meaning of a noun

The use of “pregnant woman” or “pregnant person” and their respective plurals is being debated within many levels of the medical world, including major journals, societies, and associations. When it comes to pregnancy, what noun should prevail, or should any?


Jeffrey T. Jensen, MD, MPH

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Grand Rounds: Don't forget the other benefits of the levonorgestrel IUS

Although officially approved as a contraceptive, the device is also finding a role in several benign gynecologic disorders. One expert examines the evidence for its use in menorrhagia, fibroids, endometriosis, adenomyosis, and endometrial hyperplasia.


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