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Dealing With PMSPremenstrual Syndrome (PMS) refers to uncomfortable physical and mental symptoms that occur before the onset of the woman’s menstrual period. Estimates of affected women range from 40 to 80%.
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Breast Cancer: A Growing Danger for Overweight Men and WomenTalk about breast cancer and naturally, people think of the disease that is the number one cancer among women. But the truth is that breast cancer is on the rise among both women and men, and researchers think the national obesity crisis may be to blame.
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Third Time's a CharmI remember taking a pregnancy test for my third child. I was so excited…I just knew we had timed things right. AND I wanted an April baby SO bad I could just spit.
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Miscarriage: A Patient's PerspectiveMiscarriage unfortunately is a common part of OB/GYN, but do you ever wonder what your patients are feeling? This blog addresses one patient's experience.
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Will IVF work for a Particular Patient? The Answer may be found in her bloodFor the first time, researchers have been able to identify genetic predictors of the potential success or failure of IVF treatment in blood. Dr. Cathy Allen, from the Rotunda Hospital, Dublin, Ireland, told the 25th annual conference of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology today (Wednesday 1 July) that her research would help understand why IVF works for some patients but not for others.
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A Woman's Experience of Traumatic StressMost Americans have some memory of the Vietnam war and the scars it left on the soldiers who were there, formed both from the brutality of the combat and also in the return home, often without honor.
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MicrolaparoscopyLaparoscopy has revolutionized the practice of modern operative gynecology and has progressed from simple diagnostic work to advanced operative procedures.[
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Endometriosis and Risk of Ovarian Cancer: An updateEmerging information on the link between ovarian cancer and endometriosis gives us an unprecedented opportunity to develop comprehensive screening plans for early detection and prevention of specific types of ovarian cancer.
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Estrogen Replacement Therapy and Breast CancerOBGYN.net Conference CoverageFrom the European Menopause and Andropause Society (EMAS) 5th Congress, Copenhagen, Denmark-July, 2000
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Intercellular communication in the eggOBGYN.net Conference Coveragefrom the 19th Annual Meeting of ESHRE - Madrid, Spain
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Risk Factors for Osteoporosis In Reproductive-Age WomenIt is becoming more and more apparent that a number of risk factors for osteoporosis are present and detectable--if not outwardly visible--long before the actual onset of this disease. However, osteoporosis has traditionally been misperceived as a condition only of the elderly, and as a result many of its risk factors have been ignored, misdiagnosed, and unreported among women age 20 to 45.
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International Pelvic Pain SocietyOBGYN.net Conference CoverageFrom American Association of Gynecological LaparoscopistsOrlando, Florida, November 2000
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Pharmacotherapeutic OptionsThis article aims to orient clinicians with the most effective antiosteopenic agents currently in use. A discussion of patients' prior experiences with these drugs can aid physicians in choosing the most appropriate candidates for therapy--as well as in selecting the best methods of treatment.
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Total Laparoscopic HysterectomyIn the following Total Laparoscopic Hysterectomy, Dr. Charles Koh of the Milwaukee Institute of Minimally Invasive Surgery shares pointers on how to perform the operation more safely and more predictably.
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Dubose Gets Recognition For His Work in SonographyWhile growing up in Brownfield, Terry Dubose, an expert in sonography, thought he wanted to be a banker. He enrolled in Hardin-Simmons University after graduating from Brownfield High School in 1962 and earned a bachelor's degree in business administration in 1966.
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Patients Public Relation InitiativeCoverage of 36th AAGL Congress November 2007, Washington, DC
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Vulvar Vestibulitis Syndrome with Electromyographic Biofeedback of Pelvic Floor MusculatureThirty-three women diagnosed as suffering from vulvar vestibulitis syndrome, marked by a significant history of long-term moderate to severe chronic introital dyspareunia and tenderness of the vulvar vestibule, were selected for treatment.
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Laparoscopic Supracervical Hysterectomy in a Rural Minnesota HospitalHysterectomy continues to be a common gynecologic operation. Approximately 600,000 patients undergo surgical removal of the uterus annually at a considerable cost to payers, patients, and society at large. Currently most hysterectomies are via the abdominal or vaginal approach but fortunately for patients laparoscopic assisted procedures are becoming more popular. Many studies have shown the laparoscopic approach as safe, effective, and a less intrusive alternative to open surgery.
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Artist and MotherI was the only girl in the fifth grade that had large amounts of thick, dark and course pubic hair. And it was starting to grow in other places too.
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Air Force Tests Wearable Ultrasound TechnologyThe Air Force has a program, the Education and Training Technology Application Program (ETTAP), specifically geared to introduce new technology into the training environment. This program funds initiatives to incorporate the latest advances in technology into the training setting.
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Laparoscopically Assisted Vaginal Hysterectomy: A Gimmick or An Advance?Objective: To evaluate the laparoscopically assisted vaginal hysterectomy (LAVH) in terms of indications, uterine size that can be operated upon, surgical procedures and their safety, intraoperative complications and blood loss, operative time, concomitant surgical procedures, postoperative period and complications, and average total cost.
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The Meaning of the 9th World Congress of ISUOG to ArgentinaOBGYN.net Conference CoverageFrom 9th World Congress On Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology, November, 1999 - Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Morcellation: Doctors Need Data, Not RhetoricGyns morcellate fibroids because it benefits patients, not their wallet. Despite the risks, the procedure has a place in treatment, until data say otherwise.
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My Wonderful OB, "Brett’s Birth"I found out in September of 1997 that I was expecting. We were quite surprised as this was our first month trying. I found out that I was due May 20,1998. I had an extremely easy pregnancy. I had just a bit of nausea in my second month, but that left as quickly as it came.
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Primary Hyperparathyroidism in Pregnancy - a reviewHyperparathyroidism is a syndrome caused by excessive secretion of parathyroid hormone. Primary hyperparathyroidism results in raised ionized serum calcium with adverse effects on many organs. The effects particularly in pregnancy may be severe.
