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No follow up was given to a woman with lump on breast after baby is born.

A Fact Sheet From The Center For Applied Reproductive Science

The statistics are shocking: One in seven US women will be treated for pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) over the course of her lifetime. That translates into more than a million women diagnosed with PID each year.

A comprehensive guide to polycystic ovary syndrome, from a leading authority on the condition

Obesity before pregnancy is associated with an increased risk of several adverse outcomes of pregnancy. The risk profiles among lean, normal, or mildly overweight women are not, however, well established.

Depression during the menopausal transition: experts discuss diagnosing and treating it, explore the link between estrogen and depression, and give practical advice.

Misconceptions about oral contraceptives, the vaginal ring, and the transdermal patch can deprive patients of their full benefits.

If a patient with a prior spontaneous preterm birth presents at 24 weeks, should you test fibronectin levels to determine her risk of another preterm delivery?

If choosing gender is okay before fertilization, why shouldn't it be with PGD after fertilization, is the thrust of the "pro" argument. The other side calls PGD gender discrimination.

When the plaintiff claimed a botched episiotomy caused her rectovaginal fistula, expert witnesses testified that the complication may have occurred in part because she ignored the ob/gyn's advice. So why was the case settled?

Risk of transmitting HIV through oral sex is much lower than with anal or vaginal sex.

It's time to challenge our patients to achieve their ideal body weight in the preconceptional period, encourage them to exercise regularly, and to take a more restrained approach to maternal weight gain if they are obese. Of course it helps if the counselor heeds his or her own advice!

Allowing the fetus to passively descend the birth canal instead of instructing women to push immediately has clear advantages for healthy women. . .

Ultrasounds can be performed in the state only when ordered by a licensed health-care provider...for a medical or diagnostic purpose.

Physicians have many questions for consulting firms related to effects of the recession.

Neonates born after elective repeat cesarean delivery are about twice as likely to be admitted to the NICU when compared to those born vaginally after a previous cesarean.

Skipping the FSH-stimulated cycle usually results in a shorter time to pregnancy.

Could menopausal hormone therapy protect some women's hearts, after all, as once thought? The new KEEPS trial aims to clarify that lingering question.

Read what your peers think about what's happening in the world of medicine.

Massachusetts was the ideal setting to attempt universal coverage, but the influx of newly insured strained the system's ability to provide care and drove up costs. Dr. Lockwood offers his perspective on lessons to be learned from their mistakes.

Prenatal exposure to phthalates, a common chemical ingredient in cosmetics and personal care products, increases the risk of an infant being born with low birthweight (LBW), according to a study published online June 25 in the Journal of Pediatrics.

Postmenopausal women treated with alendronate may not need bone mineral density monitoring within the first 3 years of starting treatment because such tests can give misleading results, according to a study published online on June 23 in BMJ.

Many postmenopausal breast cancer survivors may have secondary causes of low bone mineral density that are potentially treatable, according to research published online on June 22 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

Sumatriptan and naproxen used in combination delivered both 2-hour and sustained pain relief to women with dysmenorrhea who were suffering menstrual migraine headaches, according to a pair of studies reported in the July issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology.

Liquid-based cytology (LBC) plus human papillomavirus (HPV) testing in women led to a small decrease in the detection rate of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 3 or worse (CIN3+) in a second screening round, compared to only LBC; but when the rounds were combined, using both methods didn?t detect more CIN3+ or CIN2+ than LBC alone, according to research published online June 18 in The Lancet Oncology.

A 39-year-old woman who would have had a hard time delivering vaginally, had an elective C/S, and a vacuum extractor was used to deliver the head.

After a patient safety program was implemented at Yale, adverse obstetric outcomes fell by about 40% in a 2-year period.

Are we looking at a paradigm shift in treating these two devastating gynecologic cancers? Experts share the latest clinical trial results on adding targeted biological therapy that can potentially improve survival in women who've nearly exhausted other treatment options.