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After woman delivers and is discharged from hospital, she is found to have rectal-vaginal fistula.

After complicated delivery with shoulder dystocia, child sustains posterior brachial plexus injury, resulting in Erb's palsy.

Here's how new regulations will affect ob/gyns.

A woman was admitted to the hospital with a twin pregnancy and spontaneous rupture of membranes.

After forceps delivery and fourth-degree laceration, patient sues for ineffective repair, suffers from incontinence, and the child has CP.

A woman admitted to the hospital in labor had reassuring FHR monitor strips.

About two thirds of women with surgically-diagnosed endometriosis were told that nothing was wrong with them.

Sick of high premiums? If you're willing to control risk in your practice and be involved in decisions, this non-traditional liability insurance option may be for you.

ACOG fully supports same federal and state legal protection for lesbian couples as for heterosexual couples.

Patients suffering from night sweats may be interested in wicking sleepwear to help keep them cool and dry.

Dr. Carrie Klima discusses the value of educating patients in a group setting, rather than one on one.

High-order multiple pregnancies due to ovulation induction associated with intrauterine insemination can be kept at 2% or less without affecting chances for pregnancy.

FDA gives premarket approval to two new tests to help physicians identify women with high-risk HPV.

Removing both ovaries before age 45 increases a woman's risk for death from cardiovascular disease by about 44%.

ACOG is urging ob/gyns to increase access to women's health services in nonurban areas.

The practice of medicine has become too complex for ob/gyns to rely solely on their memories to keep patients safe. A mishap during the test flight of the B17 bomber taught its designers the value of a preflight checklist, and clinicians can likewise benefit from preprocedure checklists.

Bisphosphonate therapy and treating hair loss are the subjects of this expert update from The North American Menopause Society.

The latest on tubal sterilization failure rates can improve patient counseling on permanent contraception options.

A Population-based, Retrospective, Cross-sectional Study of Patient Perceptions of Results Including Sexual Activity, Urinary Symptoms, and Provided Care

The incidence of a positive carcinogenic HPV test in a general population of women is less likely than previously reported, suggesting that concerns over HPV testing may be overstated.

In postmenopausal women, reproductive factors and hormone therapy may affect the risk of Parkinsons's disease, says recent research.

Urge urinary incontinence improved nearly 80% in women undergoing a transobturator tape procedure.

Women who develop diabetes before or during pregnancy are likelier to experience perinatal depresssion.

C/S delivery efficiency significantly improved over 2 years when a quality improvement plan was implemented.

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.

A 47-year-old woman has pulmonary embolism after laparoscopy to treat bilateral ovarian cysts.

A 41-year-old woman undergoes an abdominal hysterectomy and sues for negligence.

A woman sues gynecologist for alleged lack of informed consent.