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Evidence-based Ways to Prevent Prematurity Caused by InfectionEvidence-based Ways to Prevent Prematurity Caused by Infection Including Bacterial Vaginosis (BV) and Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)
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Group B Strep: A Patient/Provider Approach for Optimizing CareOBGYN.net spoke with Marti Perhach about her endeavors to increase awareness of Group B Strep and its effects on pregnant women and their babies. Marti is a woman who has faced the effects of GBS first hand and has shared her personal story with other parents.
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Endometriosis with Bowel InvolvementOBGYN.net Conference CoverageFrom ISGE - Montreal, Canada - April, 1999
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Surgical Treatment for Chronic Pelvic PainThe source of chronic pelvic pain may be reproductive organ, urological, musculoskeletal - neurological, gastrointestinal, or myofascial. A psychological component almost always is a factor whether as an antecedent event or presenting as depression as result of the pain.
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Laparoscopic Hysterectomy and Health Care in AmericaLaparoscopic Hysterectomy and Health Care in America -Finding the Balance Between Costs and Outcomes
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Consulting and Working with Industry VideoFrom the 35th Annual Meeting - Las Vegas, Nevada- November 2006
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First-Trimester Aneuploidy Screening A Combined ApproachPrenatal testing for Down syndrome has gained importance--and urgency--as more women delay pregnancy into their later reproductive years. A first-trimester screening technique that combines use of maternal serum markers with ultrasonographic assessment may offer reliable answers sooner than do other available tests.
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ELEVEST Procedure for Uterine ProlapseI have a video here, I’m just going to start with that. This is an ELEVEST that was done about eight weeks ago. I’ll just describe the procedure as we go through it.
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Sonoelastography and Nuchal TranslucencyOBGYN.net Conference CoverageFrom AIUM 44th Conference held in San Francisco, California - April, 2000
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How Well Do You Know a Woman's Heart?QUIZ: These 5 questions will gauge your general knowledge of how heart disease impacts women.
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Misreporting and Poorly Presented Results Shrouded Benefits of HRTIn a highly critical re-analysis of the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) study of 2002, the results of which prompted safety fears about hormone replacement therapy (HRT) significantly increasing the risk of breast cancer, it was concluded that the weight of evidence supports benefits over risks for use of HRT in women with severe symptoms of menopause or other conditions.
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Climacterium and the menopauseThe world of menopausal care is changing. For many years, the scientific community involved in menopause research has been amassing evidence that the menopause is associated with multiple complaints and chronic diseases, and that postmenopausal hormone therapy has the potential to prevent or treat most of them.
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You're in Control of the Cancer, It's not in Control of YouJanet George is a mother of three, grandmother of seven, and a breast cancer survivor. Her story began after a routine mammogram. Janet's mother died of breast cancer, so regular mammograms have always been part of her healthcare. Janet was notified that a small tumor had been found during a routine mammogram, and her cancer was diagnosed after a wire localization biopsy.
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Fertility Preservation Options in the Face of CancerYour patient just received devastating news: she has cancer. As treatment options and anxieties swirl, more and more women are now faced with another issue: how will the cancer and its treatment impact their fertility?
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Work in Intrapartum SurveillanceOBGYN.net Conference Coveragefrom: International Symposium on Intrapartum Surveillance (ISIS)5th Meeting - Stockholm, Sweden - June, 1999
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Procedures that are being moved into the physician's office and the savings that this will bringOBGYN.net Conference CoverageFrom American Association of Gynecological LaparoscopistsLas Vegas, Nevada, November, 1999
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Gyne EndoscopyOBGYN.net Conference CoverageFrom the 5th Meeting of the European Society of Gynecologic Endoscopy- Stockholm, Sweden - June, 1999
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Complications of Fluid Overload from Resectoscopic SurgeryExcess absorption of liquid distending media is one of the most frequent complications of operative hysteroscopy. Although most women recover uneventfully, we are seeing cases of permanent morbidity or death resulting from this complications.
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MedCasesOBGYN.net Conference CoverageFIGO 2000 INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION of GYNECOLOGY & OBSTETRICS: Washington DC, USA
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Melatonin Effects on Luteinizing Hormone in Postmenopausal Women: A Pilot Clinical Trial NCT00288262In many mammals, the duration of the nocturnal melatonin elevation regulates seasonal changes in reproductive hormones such as luteinizing hormone (LH). Melatonin's effects on human reproductive endocrinology are uncertain.
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Gasless Gynecologic LaparoscopyAfter more than 50 years, pneumoperitoneum with carbon dioxide remains the standard for creating a working space for laparoscopic surgery. Although the physiologic problems resulting from CO2 pneumoperitoneum have been well documented, they are becoming more of a concern as older, more debilitated women are undergoing longer, more extensive laparoscopic procedures
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A Stitch in TimeMy story to share is a long one of loss, hope and success. I will never forget when my husband and I finally made the decision to start our family. We had so many dreams and mapped out a plan for our lives.
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What you don't know can hurt you: Knowledge is Power in a Doctor/Patient RelationshipI was intimidated from the get-go. I was a 23 year old woman going on her fourth Laparoscopy for endometriosis. I had been experiencing severe pain and abnormal bleeding with and w/o my periods since I was fifteen, diagnosed with endometriosis at eighteen and already had three surgical laparoscopies to remove the endometial growths.
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North American Culture: Undermining BreastfeedingThere is no substance that can come close to human milk. Infant formula, a synthetic human milk substitute, is not a healthy alternative to mother's milk. Formula is missing over 400 ingredients present in human milk, which cannot be duplicated by scientists in a laboratory.
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Vitamin D Necessary for Healthy Bones“Got milk?” Most women in the United States understood the message of the widespread and successful advertising campaign imploring them to increase calcium in their diets. But the message should have posed an additional question, “Got Vitamin D, too?”
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Pelvic Pain and the Pelvic Floor - Diagnosis and TreatmentOBGYN.net Conference CoverageFrom IPPS - Simsbury, Connecticut - April/May, 1999
