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During VBAC, 32-year-old woman's uterus ruptures and the feturs is stillborn.

A 32-year-old woman pregnant with her third child and with a history of shoulder dystocia was not offered a cesarean section delivery.

During a D&C, a plastic tip froma surgical instrument was left inside the patient.

A 17-year-old New Jersey woman was 18 weeks' pregnant when an U/S failed to show a fetal stomach.

A 39-year-old woman delivered her third child by VBAC in 2002, and her ob left the hospital 25 minutes after the delivery without repairing a cervical tear.

This is a book about the current medical malpractice climate and lists 39 actions that put a physician at risk for being sued for breast cancer.

The launch of the Health Care Notification Network (HCNN), a new online network to notify physicians of drug safety alerts, was recently announced.

According to an insurer "report card" released by the AMA, insurers' claim payments are often late and inaccurate.

A nurse employed by a clinic was charged for allegedly wrongfully disclosing a patient's protected health information and using it for personal gain and malicious intent.

Postmenopausal women using hormone therapy are at higher risk of gallbaldder disease if they use oral rather than transdermal drugs.

In most obese women, neither Ocs nor current screening methods are cost-effective endometrial cancer prevention strategies.

Women with breast asymmetry after breast-conserving surgery are likely to experience significant psychosocial problems.

While diagnosing genital and labial herpes simplex virus (HSV) infections isusualy straightforward, treatment is anything but.

Most women who take an OC for at least 1 year resume their regular menses or are able to become pregnant within 90 days of cessation.

While repeated use of clomiphene may be associted with a higher risk of neural tube defects and severe hypospadias, overall increased risk for congenital anomaly is only about 1% to 2%.

Combining a PHR with a patient's electronic medical record (EMR) can help ob/gyns better manage complications, improve patient safety and perhaps increase practice revenue. Dr Lockwood's editorial outlines the obstacles to acheiving this electronic panacea.

PCOS is challenging to diagnose-and easy to miss-in teenagers especially because symptoms like acne and irregular periods are common in normal teens.

Coverage of the 37th Annual Global Congress on Minimally Invasive Gynecology

Coverage of the 37th Annual Global Congress on Minimally Invasive Gynecology

Coverage of the 37th Annual Global Congress on Minimally Invasive Gynecology

Coverage of the 37th Annual Global Congress on Minimally Invasive Gynecology

Coverage of the 37th Annual Global Congress on Minimally Invasive Gynecology

Coverage of the 37th Annual Global Congress on Minimally Invasive Gynecology

Coverage of the 37th Annual Global Congress on Minimally Invasive Gynecology

Coverage of the 37th Annual Global Congress on Minimally Invasive Gynecology

Slower delivery of the infant's head and no pushing reduces anal sphinter ruptures.

A finding from the cochrane neonatal Review Group shows that supplementation with probiotics significantly reduces the risk of sever necrotizing enterocolitis and mortality in preemies.

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologist urge support of ACOG's "Health Care for Women, Health Care for All" campaign.

Some physicians believe that peer review of expert witness testimony is essestial to keep the judicial system fair.

A positive association exists between serum uric acid (UA) and insulin resistance in older women.