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Venous reflux from pelvic sources is often overlooked when evaluating gynecologic patients, argues an advocate of the newer discipline of phlebology. Pay special attention, he urges to those patients having pelvic pain and chronic venous insufficiency in their legs.

When should you induce labor and what's the best cervical ripening agent to use in these patients? Two experts review the scientific evidence on oxytocin, misoprostol, PGE2, and transcervical balloon catheters and offer practical advice on each.

Surgeon fails to biopsy a breast with positive mammogram.

After hysterectomy, patient develops infection and sponge is revealed after x-ray.

During a D&E procedure, the sigmoid colon was briefly pinched by the ring forceps.

After receiving fertility treatment, a 28-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital.

Despite conventional wisdom, you can tell patients that they can safely eat and drink after major abdominal surgery, but warn them that they may experience some nausea.

President Obama froze all regulations created by the Bush administration with regard to health-care personnel and abortion and contraception.

As the burden of uncompensated care mounts, some companies are offering credit histories to help screen prospective patients and collect overdue bills.

Though medical liability insurance still isn't cheap, the market improved in 2008 for the third year in a row.

DMPA can cause bone loss in adolescent females.

A traditional Mediterranean diet with one serving of mixed nuts can reverse metabolic syndrome.

Regular use of NSAIDs may reduce a woman's risk of breast Ca.

Although pregnancy may conceal breast cancer in younger women, survival statistics are similar.

Girls and women who receive the HPV vaccine do not have an increased risk of developing Guillain-Barre syndrome.

Compared to birth at 39 weeks, elective CD at 37 to 38 weeks has been linked to several neonatal complications.

Despite recommended guidelines, many women who received chest radiation for a childhood cancer have not had mammography screening for breast cancer in the past 2 years.

Hospitals that use clinical information technology to automate notes, records, order entry, and clinical decision support have lower mortality rates, fewer complications, and also save money.

Postmenopausal women who use loop diuretics are at increased risk of fractures, according to a published report.

In unilateral breast cancer patients, evaluating 5-year Gail risk and histologic findings in the ipsilateral breast may predict the risk of developing cancer in the other breast and help clinicians decide whether to perform a contralateral prophylactic mastectomy.

A 1-day regimen of nitrofurantoin is markedly less effective than a 7-day regimen to treat asymptomatic bacteriuria in pregnant women.

A new study demonstrates that a chemical mediator in the blood that influences immune cell migration also plays a key role in maintaining the balance between the build-up and breakdown of bones in the body.

Fear of litigation, damage to reputation, and ostracism by peers have been responsible for a "code of silence." The wiser course in most circumstances is to reveal one's mistakes, and have a well thought out protocol for providing full disclosure.

Meigs' syndrome and elevated CA-125: even then, clinicians should consider a benign ovarian tumor

FDA has approved imaging system to help detect cervical cancer.

You can now offer your high-risk pregnant patients a quality Doppler designed for home use.

The FDA is currently reviewing the Adiana permanent contraception system using hysteroscopy.

OCs should absolutely not be prescribed to treat teen eating disorders, says this expert; however, doing so for contraception is not contraindicated in adolescent women with eating disorders like anorexia or bulimia.

The American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology stopped issuing their usual certificates in 2008 and have switched to a "maintenance of certification" protocol that requires all ob/gyns to walk through a more demanding 6-year process involving CME offerings, a written examination, and chart reviews.