May 13th 2024
Review some of the top stories from the Contemporary OB/GYN website over the last week, and catch up on anything you may have missed.
23rd Annual International Congress on the Future of Breast Cancer® East
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Community Practice Connections™: 14th Annual International Symposium on Ovarian Cancer and Other Gynecologic Malignancies
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4th Annual International Congress on the Future of Women’s Health™
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Patient, Provider, and Caregiver Connection™: Exploring Unmet Needs In Postpartum Depression – Making the Case for Early Detection and Novel Treatments
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Identifying Health Care Inequities in Screening, Diagnosis, and Trial Access for Breast Cancer Care: Taking Action With Evidence-Based Solutions
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16th Annual International Symposium on Ovarian Cancer and Other Gynecologic Malignancies™
May 2025
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Improving survival in twin-twin transfusion syndrome
December 1st 2006Although serial amnioreduction is still widely used to treat this dangerous condition, a recent randomized trial found that when compared to amnioreduction at 15 to 26 weeks, overall perinatal survival is higher with laser ablation, which tries to reverse the disease process.
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Infertility risk higher after ulcerative colitis surgery
December 1st 2006Women with severe ulcerative colitis who undergo colectomy with ileal pouch-anal anastomosis (IPAA) are about three times more likely to experience infertility than women treated with medical management, according to study findings published in the November issue of Gut.
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Leveling with patients about the risks of ART
November 1st 2006Be frank about the real and potential complications when counseling patients considering assisted reproductive technologies. The list includes the link between multiple gestations and preterm delivery, the possibility of ectopic pregnancies or malformations-and much more.
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Leveling with patients about the risks of ART
November 1st 2006Be frank about the real and potential complications when counseling patients considering assisted reproductive technologies. The list includes the link between multiple gestations and preterm delivery, the possibility of ectopic pregnancies or malformations-and much more.
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Sexual activity a UTI risk factor for older women
October 1st 2006A postmenopausal woman is more likely to develop a urinary tract infection if she has recently had intercourse. Although sexual intercourse is a known risk factor for UTI in younger women, this is the first study to examine postmenopausal women. Using daily diaries, women recorded episodes of vaginal intercourse. Dr. Elya Prystowsky and colleagues from the University of Washington explored the relationship between intercourse and the development of symptoms of culture-proven urinary tract infections. After controlling for diabetes, the risk for UTI was increased 3.4-fold in the 48 hours following intercourse.
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Office-based hysteroscopy: getting started now
September 15th 2006What's holding you back? Cost? Worries about managing pain or complications? An expert debunks common excuses for not doing more office-based procedures and explains why you need both U/S and diagnostic hysteroscopy-and the rewards you can reap from taking your practice in this direction.
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Grand Rounds: An update on hysteroscopic tubal sterilization
August 1st 2006Now that the device has been available in the United States for several years, there are more clinical data to look at. Here's a brief review of the literature on its indications, benefits, contraindications, and complications.
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Burch colposuspension decreases postop SUI
July 1st 2006Adding Burch colposuspension to abdominal sacrocolpopexy for the treatment of pelvic-organ prolapse approximately halves the incidence of postoperative stress urinary incontinence (SUI) in women who do not have SUI preoperatively and does so without increasing other lower urinary tract symptoms, according to the results of a randomized controlled trial.
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Grand Rounds: Managing future pregnancies after a severe perineallaceration
May 1st 2006What do you tell a pregnant patient with a previous third- orfourth-degree tear, for whom another vaginal delivery raises therisk of further injury? Can some women safely have a trial oflabor? Diagnose occult tears with ultrasound, advise theseexperts-and use it to assess the anal sphincters of allincontinent women.
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The search for better reconstructive materials for vaginal surgery
April 15th 2006Can the right graft materials improve the success rates for vaginal repair surgery? Drawing upon the latest research, experts weigh the pros and cons of synthetic and biologic surgical graft materials, citing pore size as arguably the key factor in reducing complications.
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Should we stop doing episiotomies?
July 1st 2005Routine episiotomies—performed on more than 1 million pregnant women each year in the United States—have no benefits, cause more complications, and should be stopped immediately, according to the authors of a systematic review of the medical research.
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