Women's Health
Opinion
When is hysterectomy appropriate for cervical dysplasia?
In this month's Gynecologic Oncology Consult, Dr. Emma C. Rossi discusses critical counseling for cervical dysplasia patients offered hysterectomy...
News
Essure sales to halt in U.S. by end of 2018
According to the FDA, Bayer stated its decision to halt sales and distribution of the device was because of commercial reasons.
Conference Coverage
Most transgender teens not willing to delay hormone therapy to preserve fertility
TORONTO – Parents were more willing than were youth to delay hormones for fertility preservation but cared less than youth did about having...
From the Journals
Few women know that IUDs are effective emergency contraception
Only 7% of young women surveyed knew that an IUD could prevent pregnancy when inserted after unprotected intercourse.
From the Journals
ACA coverage mandate leads to more insurance for young women, early gynecologic cancer diagnoses
“These insurance gains have huge impacts on people’s lives,” Dr. Smith stated.
News
Maternal lifestyle affects child obesity
How can you present this data to mothers-to-be?
From the Journals
Prenatal depression tracked through multiple generations shows increase
These findings may not be generalizable to older women or other ethnic groups.
From the Journals
IVF linked to slight increase in risk of some cancers
A large observational study found no increase in risk for uterine cancer, but small increases in risk of some breast and ovarian cancers in women...
Feature
If high court reverses Roe v. Wade, 22 states poised to ban abortion
Reversing Roe v. Wade would not automatically make abortion illegal across the country. Instead, it would return the decision to the...
From the Journals
A multimodal treatment for vestibulodynia: TENS plus diazepam
A trial compares TENS plus diazepam with TENS plus placebo in women with vestibulodynia.
From the Journals
Treat chronic endometritis to improve implantation rates
Could chronic endometritis be a reversible factor of infertility?