Gynecology
Expert Commentary
Are women seeking short-acting contraception satisfied with LARC after giving it a try?
Yes—and their chances of continuing contraception at 2 years are greater and their chances of unintended pregnancy at 2 years are less than their...
Gynecologic Oncology Consult
Surgical quality: How do we measure something so difficult to define?
Feature
Diagnosis is an ongoing concern in endometriosis
For some women, it takes a village … of physicians.
News for Your Practice
Should return to fertility be a concern for nulliparous patients using an IUD?
No, according to new study results, which suggest nulliparous patients will get pregnant just as easily as their parous counterparts upon...
Conference Coverage
Consider different etiologies in patients with vaginal pruritus
CHICAGO – Vulvar itch is often multifactorial, so clinicians need to chip away at the potential causes.
Conference Coverage
No signal for CV, breast effects with bioidentical vaginal estrogen for dyspareunia
Low-dose vaginal softgel is approved for treating moderate to severe dyspareunia associated with menopause.
Conference Coverage
With more mindfulness, menopausal symptoms wane
Women in midlife with the most stress had the most benefit from mindfulness.
From the Journals
Endocrine Society updates guidelines for congenital adrenal hyperplasia
Conference Coverage
For dyspareunia, intravaginal prasterone may work best soon after menopause
Age and previous hormone replacement therapy did not influence prasterone’s efficacy in treating dyspareunia.
For Residents
Now is the time to be heard: October is Advocacy Month!
ACOG is supporting you and your voice with several weekly initiatives aimed at taking action for women’s health.
Medicolegal Issues
Abortion, the travel ban, and other top Supreme Court rulings affecting your practice
Many decisions made by SCOTUS in the 2017–2018 term concern you and your patients. With Justice Kennedy retired, and his often deciding vote in 5-...