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While oral misoprostol isn't superior to vaginal dinoprostone for induction of labor at term, it isn't inferior either. It doesn't lead to poorer health outcomes for women or their infants and offers a preferred route of administration.

Despite all the negative reports in the lay press claiming the latest WHI study proved that calcium/vitamin D supplements do not prevent fractures in postmenopausal women, a closer look at the results clearly shows that they do.

Patient- or partner-administered perineal massage during the last 4 or 5 weeks of pregnancy reduces the number of episiotomies by about 15%, according to a review of trials in the Cochrane Library.

Reserving full karyotyping for the 10% of fetuses with first trimester nuchal translucency (NT) measurements of 4 mm or more and using quantitative fluorescent polymerase chain reaction (qf-PCR) for less suspicious samples may be an effective screening strategy that provides rapid results at significant cost savings, according to a recent observational study.

Some studies have indicated that statins inhibit colorectal carcinogenesis in rodents. And one large case–control study from Israel-the Molecular Epidemiology of Colorectal Cancer (MECC) Trial-found that people who took statins for 5 years or more cut their risk of colorectal cancer in half.

Because the condition does not seem to adversely affect pregnancy, according to the findings of a recently published study.

Three immunizations with a bivalent human papillomavirus (HPV)-16/18 L1 virus-like particle AS04 vaccine safely induces sustained high levels of antibodies that provide long-term protection against HPV-16 and -18 infection and associated cervical lesions and possibly against HPV 45 and HPV 31-the third and fourth most common HPV types associated with cervical cancer-for up to 4.5 years.

Women who exercise regularly before becoming pregnant are far less likely to develop gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), according to a large prospective study.

The Food and Drug Administration has fully implemented a new program to ensure that the acne drug isotretinoin (Accutane) is not used by pregnant women or those who can become pregnant.

Michael T. Mennuti, MD, president of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, is speaking out against the Health Insurance Marketplace Modernization and Affordability Act, or S. 1955.

In a 4-3 decision, the Ohio Supreme Court recently ruled that parents can sue physicians for negligent medical advice or failed genetic testing resulting in the birth of a child with disabilities.

The Supreme Court established a trimester-based paradigm to balance a woman's reproductive rights against the state's obligation to protect its unborn citizens. Were today's rhetoric taken to the extreme in a post-Roe world, we could see boycotts of a state's products, services, and tourism.

My doctor put me on Premarin 1.25 for a year. When I went in for my yearly check up she had blood work done and found I had extremely low estrogen and practically no testosterone.

Are these symptoms of Menopause?Am I experiencing Perimenopause?What should I expect from HRT?

Am I experiencing Perimenopause? What should I expect from HRT?

It is in your best health interest to see your gynecologist or primary care physician regarding specific medical problems or concerns.

It is in your best health interest to see your gynecologist or primary care physician regarding specific medical problems or concerns.

It is in your best health interest to see your gynecologist or primary care physician regarding specific medical problems or concerns.

This month's topics: Chronic Pelvic Pain, Ovarian Pain & Cysts, Vulvodynia, Vulvar Pain and Other Questions

New research has found that relaxation and music, separately or together, significantly reduce patients' pain following major abdominal surgery. The study, published in the May issue of Pain, found that these methods in combination with pain medication reduce pain more than pain medication alone.

As a group, anxiety disorders are the most common mental illness in the United States. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, more than nineteen million Americans face anxiety disorders each year. And women are more vulnerable to most types of anxiety disorders than men.

There is no sure way to predict which patients will suffer uterinerupture if they attempt VBAC. U/S, however, holds promise forevaluating factors that may suggest increased risk.

There is no sure way to predict which patients will suffer uterinerupture if they attempt VBAC. U/S, however, holds promise forevaluating factors that may suggest increased risk.

Watching his state's medical care system crumble and many of hispartners shutter their practices spurred one Mississippi ob/gyn totake a personal stand on tort reform. His run for elected officewas successful-in more ways than one.

What right does a teenager have to confidential health care? What influence does HIPAA have on that right? How you apply the answers in your practice could determine whether an adolescent seeks health services-or forgoes necessary care.

When nonsurgical approaches don't quite fit a patient's needs,you'll want to have the latest facts available on options likeendometrial ablation, myomectomy, laparoscopic uterine arteryligation, uterine artery embolization, and hysterectomy.

What do you tell a pregnant patient with a previous third- orfourth-degree tear, for whom another vaginal delivery raises therisk of further injury? Can some women safely have a trial oflabor? Diagnose occult tears with ultrasound, advise theseexperts-and use it to assess the anal sphincters of allincontinent women.

Faced with a challenging, unusual presentation, accuratedocumentation that spells out the clinician's rationale forcare-or absence of care-takes on even greatersignificance.