Gynecology
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Study shows wider gaps, broader inequities in U.S. sex education than 25 years ago
“Overall, about 20% of adolescents received instruction from multiple sources about waiting until marriage, but only 5%-8% received birth control...
From the Journals
Big drop in U.S. cervical cancer rates, mortality in younger women
This analysis lines up with previous evidence from U.S. epidemiologic data.
Gynecologic Oncology Consult
Should gynecologists receive the HPV vaccine?
Concerns exist regarding occupational exposure to HPV by health care providers who perform smoke-generating procedures on HPV-infected tissues,...
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Premenopausal bilateral oophorectomy linked to later cognitive impairment
This new study “contributes valuable new data to a major public health importance issue and addresses a number of important shortcomings of...
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California plans for a post-Roe world as abortion access shrinks elsewhere
Abortion clinics are already girding themselves for a surge in demand.
Clinical Review
Transcervical fibroid radiofrequency ablation: A look inside
Dr. Seaman is in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New York...
Article
The Supreme Court 2020‒2021: What will affect ObGyns?
Despite restrictions from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Supreme Court had a productive term. Here is what is important to note.
...From the Journals
Success of HPV vaccination: ‘Dramatic’ reduction in cervical cancer
Among young women who received the HPV vaccine when they were 12-13 years old, cervical cancer rates are 87% lower than among previous...
From the Editor
How to screen for prediabetes and type 2 diabetes in an ObGyn practice
In the United States, 1 in 7 adults has type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), and one-quarter of people with T2DM are undiagnosed. Screening for...
Expert Commentary
Remote and in-home prenatal care: Safe, inclusive, and here to stay
A look at how the COVID-19 pandemic has reshaped the prenatal treatment model for the benefit of patients and clinicians. For much of the general...
Expert Commentary
Time to retire race- and ethnicity-based carrier screening
Gaps in health care persist; clinicians must examine the use of race and ethnicity within the care that they provide
The...