Clinical Review
Clinical Review
Elective cesarean: an option for primiparas?
Previously reserved for women with clear medical indications, cesarean is now requested by greater numbers of patients. But is it advisable for...
Clinical Review
Managing perimenopause: the case for OCs
Perimenopausal patients—and their physicians—often view oral contraceptives with suspicion, believing the pills too risky for older women. But,...
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Diabetes and menopause: a special population and growing
As the number of menopausal women with diabetes increases, Ob/Gyns face new challenges in managing the risk of cardiovascular disease. Here, the...
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Treating hot flushes without hormone replacement therapy
Many women who are either unwilling or unable to take hormone replacement therapy seek plant-based remedies to alleviate vasomotor symptoms that...
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Abnormal uterine bleeding: A Quick Guide To Evaluation And Treatment
After vaginitis, abnormal bleeding is the main reason women consult a gynecologist. Fortunately, the armamentarium is as broad as the range of...
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Pearls on the best suture for episiotomy
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7 easy steps to evaluating subfertility
Before selecting a treatment strategy, the clinician should quantify a couple’s potential for live birth. Two experts outline the steps.
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Break the silence: Discussing sexual dysfunction
Long a taboo subject among women and many physicians, a new openness about sexual dysfunction is emerging. As the gatekeepers of female...
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Managing ASCUS and AGUS Pap smears
More than half of all high-grade lesions are preceded by an ASCUS or AGUS Pap smear. By adopting definitive management strategies for these types...
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Assessing preterm birth risk: from bulletin to bedside
Weighing in on the key messages from ACOG’s recent Practice Bulletin, Errol Norwitz, MD, PhD, reviews the evidence on the utility of preterm birth...
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Hysterectomy: Total versus supracervical surgery
Once considered a routine part of hysterectomy, removal of the cervix is being questioned in light of postoperative sexual function. Here, a look...