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SSRIs effectively treat premenstrual symptoms.

Body fat may not be as helpful at protecting against hot flashes as once thought.

Stopping douching products after menstruation may reduce risk of bacterial vaginosis.

Asking medical students to perform "intimate" exams on anesthetized patients without their consent is a violation of basic human rights.

Maternity practices that could interfere with breastfeeding are common in US hospitals.

An appreciation for Michaelangelo's Pieta can help doctors find a balance between their professional and personal lives.

When a abdominal hysterectomy causes a nicked ureter, a flexible defense strategy proves effective.

Selecting the appropriate time to deliver near term twins is critical to avoid unnecessary mortality and minimize neonatal complications.

Majority of physicians do not use EHRs.

In Ohio and Michigan, physician defendants were entitld to new trials because of lawyers' misconduct.

After laparoscopic surgery, a simple pulmonary recruitment maneuver reduces shoulder pain.

Regular use of multivitamin supplements containing folic acid cuts the risk of ovulatory infertility by half.

Treatment of infertility in women with polycyctic ovary syndrome (PCOS).

There are updated guidelines for treating thrombosis in pregnant patients.

High degrees of insulin resistance in women may increase their rates of pregnancy and birth complications.

In pregnant women, severe Clostridium difficile-associated disease may be an emerging threat.

America is not suffering from a physician shortage but from a disorganized, fragmented health-care delivery system.

Maternal stress can lead to a strong allergic response in their infants, even if they had little allergen exposure, according to research presented at the American Thoracic Society's International Conference in Toronto, Canada. In a related study presented at the same meeting, firstborn children carrying a genetic variant are more likely to have higher allergy responses. In addition, a study presented on May 20 identifies a possible link between cesarean delivery and the risk of allergy and asthma in childhood, and a study presented on May 21 shows that children whose mothers were exposed to farms are protected from allergies.

Recommendations to help audit-proof your ultrasound practice.

Some doctors are doing it successfully, but costs and logistics can be a challenge.

Sphincter laceration due to forceps delivery

Ob/gyns are uniquely qualified to identify victims of physical abuse, treat their medical complications, and refer them to the right resources.

Cesarean delivery delayed

After delivery, pelvic abscess was overlooked.

Underestimated fetal size results in Erb's palsy.

After giving oxytocin, shoulder dystocia occurred.

Cerebral palsy due to delay in the operating room?

An unnecessary laparoscopy.

Death of infant due to damaged umbilical cord.

A patient's bowel is perforated during laparoscopy.