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ACOG Supports Vaginal Hysterectomy (CME/CE, with audio)
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Vaginal hysterectomy offers the safest and most cost-effective approach to removal of the uterus and should be the preferred technique, according to a clinical statement from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG).
Source: MedPage Today OB/GYN - October 21, 2009 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
Baby Weight Harder to Lose for Obese Moms (CME/CE, with video)Email this article to a colleague.
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The more weight an already obese woman gains during pregnancy, the less chance she has of losing it, researchers found.
Source: MedPage Today OB/GYN - October 21, 2009 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
Folic Acid-Reducing Drugs Raise Birth Defect Risk (CME/CE)Email this article to a colleague.
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Women in their first trimester of pregnancy who took folic acid antagonist medications, such as antiepileptics or methotrexate, increased their babies' risk of birth defects, according to a large cohort study.
Source: MedPage Today OB/GYN - October 14, 2009 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
Type of Miscarriage Treatment Not Important for Future Fertility (CME/CE)Email this article to a colleague.
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The type of treatment a woman received following a miscarriage did not appear to affect her chances of giving birth in the future, researchers found.
Source: MedPage Today OB/GYN - October 9, 2009 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
No Survival Gain for Extreme Preemies (CME/CE)Email this article to a colleague.
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Despite increasingly intensive treatment over a 10-year period, mortality rates for infants born at 22 to 24 weeks gestation did not improve.
Source: MedPage Today OB/GYN - October 5, 2009 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
SSRI Use Linked to Problems for Baby (CME/CE)Email this article to a colleague.
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Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor therapy during pregnancy may lead to adverse neonatal outcomes, researchers found in a European cohort study.
Source: MedPage Today OB/GYN - October 5, 2009 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
Mom's Obesity Tied to Heart Defects (CME/CE, with audio)Email this article to a colleague.
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Heavy women may be putting their unborn children at risk of congenital heart defects, researchers say.
Source: MedPage Today OB/GYN - October 2, 2009 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
SSRIs in Pregnancy Hike Risk of Heart Defects (CME/CE)Email this article to a colleague.
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Babies born to women taking selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors for depression during pregnancy were at increased risk for septal heart defects, especially when the mothers were on more than one of these drugs.
Source: MedPage Today OB/GYN - September 25, 2009 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
Pregnancy OK for Women With Kidney Transplants (CME/CE)Email this article to a colleague.
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Pregnancy does not appear to have an adverse effect on renal function or survival among women with functioning kidney transplants, researchers found.
Source: MedPage Today OB/GYN - September 25, 2009 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
ACOG Says Air Travel Safe for Pregnant Women (CME/CE)Email this article to a colleague.
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Women with uncomplicated pregnancies shouldn't have concerns about occasional air travel, according to a new opinion from the American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists (ACOG).
Source: MedPage Today OB/GYN - September 23, 2009 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
Better Residency Programs May Make a Better Ob/Gyn (CME/CE)Email this article to a colleague.
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Obstetricians who did their residency at the best programs had lower complication rates later in their careers, researchers found.
Source: MedPage Today OB/GYN - September 22, 2009 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
Better Residency Programs May Make Better Ob/Gyns (CME/CE)Email this article to a colleague.
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Obstetricians who did their residency at the best programs had lower complication rates later in their careers, researchers found.
Source: MedPage Today OB/GYN - September 22, 2009 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
Exercise May Lower Risk of Having Heavy Babies (CME/CE)Email this article to a colleague.
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For women having their first child, regular exercise during pregnancy can lower the chances of having an overweight baby, researchers say.
Source: MedPage Today OB/GYN - September 21, 2009 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
Religious Beliefs No Barrier to Teen PregnancyEmail this article to a colleague.
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Teen birth rate is highly correlated with religiosity at the state level, with more religious states having a higher rate of teen birth, an analysis showed.
Source: MedPage Today OB/GYN - September 17, 2009 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
Pregnant Women Fail to Get Flu ShotsEmail this article to a colleague.
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Although the CDC recommends flu shots for children, adults ages 50 or older, and pregnant women, expectant mothers have turned a deaf ear to the advice, according to data from the Pregnancy Risk Assessment and Monitoring System (PRAMS).
Source: MedPage Today OB/GYN - September 10, 2009 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
Perinatal Death Low with Home Births (CME/CE)Email this article to a colleague.
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Planned home births attended by registered midwives were associated with a very low rate of perinatal death, comparable to those of hospital births, a prospective Canadian cohort study found.
Source: MedPage Today OB/GYN - August 31, 2009 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
Thrombosis Risk with OCs Depends on Progestogen (CME/CE)Email this article to a colleague.
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Risk of venous thrombosis from oral contraceptives is associated with both estrogen dose and the type of progestogen used, according to two studies.
Source: MedPage Today OB/GYN - August 14, 2009 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
Deaths of Scottish Infants Drop Dramatically (CME/CE)Email this article to a colleague.
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Delivery-related deaths of term infants decreased nearly 40% over two decades in Scotland, most likely because fewer babies died from lack of oxygen during childbirth, a new study found.
Source: MedPage Today OB/GYN - August 11, 2009 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
Most New Moms Use Contraceptives, Just Not Effective Ones (CME/CE)Email this article to a colleague.
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Only about 60% of women who've just given birth use a highly effective contraceptive, researchers found.
Source: MedPage Today OB/GYN - August 7, 2009 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
Evidence Backs 37 Weeks' Induction for Mild Preeclampsia (CME/CE)Email this article to a colleague.
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Women who develop high blood pressure during pregnancy may have fewer associated complications if obstetricians routinely induce labor once the pregnancy has exceeded 37 weeks gestation, according to Dutch researchers.
Source: MedPage Today OB/GYN - August 3, 2009 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
Pregnancy Increases Risk of Severe H1N1 Disease (CME/CE)Email this article to a colleague.
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TORONTO (MedPage Today) -- Pregnant women are at greater risk for severe disease and complications from H1N1pandemic flu than the general public, researchers said.
Source: MedPage Today OB/GYN - July 29, 2009 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
C-Section Anesthetics Not Linked to Learning Disabilities (CME/CE)Email this article to a colleague.
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TORONTO (MedPage Today) -- Anesthesia during a cesarean delivery is not associated with an increased risk of learning disabilities compared with vaginal birth, researchers said.
Source: MedPage Today OB/GYN - July 28, 2009 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
Mother's Health Around Conception Time Could Influence Child's Disease RiskEmail this article to a colleague.
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LITTLE FALLS, N.J. (MedPage Today) -- A mother's health and diet just before conception and during the first few days of fetal development could have an impact on a child's health in the long run, researchers say.
Source: MedPage Today OB/GYN - July 21, 2009 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
ACOG Issues New Guidelines for Induction of Labor (CME/CE)Email this article to a colleague.
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CLEVELAND (MedPage Today) -- Misoprostol should not be used for inducing labor in women with a history of uterine surgery or a prior cesarean delivery, according to new guidelines issued by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.
Source: MedPage Today OB/GYN - July 21, 2009 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
Forceps-Related Facial Palsy Clears Up on Its Own (CME/CE)Email this article to a colleague.
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WHEELING, W.Va. (MedPage Today) -- Most newborns with facial palsy as a result of forceps-aided birth recover completely without treatment, said two Canadian researchers.
Source: MedPage Today OB/GYN - July 20, 2009 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
FDA Approves New Permanent ContraceptiveEmail this article to a colleague.
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LITTLE FALLS, N.J., July 9 (MedPage Today) -- The FDA has approved Adiana, a noninvasive, permanent contraception system intended to serve as an alternative to tubal ligation, according to manufacturer Hologic.
Source: MedPage Today OB/GYN - July 9, 2009 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
Infection Rates Drop After Changes in Medical Abortion (CME/CE)Email this article to a colleague.
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LITTLE FALLS, N.J. (MedPage Today) -- A switch to buccal administration of misoprostol combined with prophylactic antibiotics appears to have reduced the risk of serious infection associated with medical abortions, researchers have found.
Source: MedPage Today OB/GYN - July 8, 2009 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
Chinese Herbs Show Promise for Endometriosis (CME/CE)Email this article to a colleague.
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HOUSTON (MedPage Today) -- Chinese herbal medicine provided relief to symptoms of endometriosis that was equivalent or superior to conventional therapies following laparoscopic surgery, a systematic review indicated.
Source: MedPage Today OB/GYN - July 8, 2009 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
Preop MRI Predicts Deep Endometriosis (CME/CE)Email this article to a colleague.
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HOUSTON (MedPage Today) -- Preoperative pelvic MRI revealed deep endometriosis in 26 of 27 cases, demonstrating potential for accurate assessment to guide surgery, according to data from a small clinical study.
Source: MedPage Today OB/GYN - July 7, 2009 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
ASMBS: Like Mother, Like Baby, Obesity Surgery Benefits Both (CME/CE)Email this article to a colleague.
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DALLAS (MedPage Today) -- Bariatric surgery before pregnancy significantly improves an obese woman's chances of giving birth to children who don't have obesity-related metabolic disorders, according to a study reported here.
Source: MedPage Today OB/GYN - June 25, 2009 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
ACOG Issues Guidance for Fetal Heart Rate Monitoring (CME/CE)Email this article to a colleague.
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LITTLE FALLS, N.J. (MedPage Today) -- New guidelines from the American College of Obstetricians recommend the use of a three-category system to simplify the interpretation of fetal heart rate (FHR) tracings during labor.
Source: MedPage Today OB/GYN - June 24, 2009 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
Progesterone Gel No Help for Preterm Delivery in Twin Pregnancy (CME/CE)Email this article to a colleague.
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LITTLE FALLS, N.J. (MedPage Today) -- Vaginal application of a progesterone gel (Crinone) does not reduce rates of preterm delivery in women pregnant with twins, a randomized trial showed.
Source: MedPage Today OB/GYN - June 10, 2009 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
Antiemetic Agent Safe During First Trimester of Pregnancy (CME/CE)Email this article to a colleague.
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LITTLE FALLS, N.J. (MedPage Today) -- The use of metoclopramide for treating nausea and vomiting during the first trimester of pregnancy appears to pose no risk for the fetus, a retrospective database study showed.
Source: MedPage Today OB/GYN - June 10, 2009 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
Multivitamins in Pregnancy Ward Off Low Birth Weight (CME/CE)Email this article to a colleague.
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LITTLE FALLS, N.J. (MedPage Today) -- Multivitamin supplements during pregnancy may improve a baby's birth weight more than iron-folic acid supplements alone, a meta-analysis showed.
Source: MedPage Today OB/GYN - June 8, 2009 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
HPV Vaccine May Protect Older Women Against Infection (CME/CE)Email this article to a colleague.
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LITTLE FALLS, N.J. (MedPage Today) -- The HPV vaccine (Gardasil) may also protect older women against the human papillomavirus, researchers say.
Source: MedPage Today OB/GYN - June 2, 2009 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
Aggressive Neonatal Care Improves Extreme Preterm Survival (CME/CE)Email this article to a colleague.
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RIDGEWOOD, N.J. (MedPage Today) -- Even extremely preterm infants have a high likelihood of survival today in settings with active perinatal care, a large Swedish study has found.
Source: MedPage Today OB/GYN - June 2, 2009 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
Obese Women Should Limit Pregnancy Weight Gain to 20 Pounds (CME/CE)Email this article to a colleague.
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LITTLE FALLS, N.J. (MedPage Today) -- Obese women should gain only 11 to 20 pounds during pregnancy, according to updated guidelines from the Institute of Medicine.
Source: MedPage Today OB/GYN - May 28, 2009 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
Bacterial Vaginosis Early in Pregnancy Linked to Low Vitamin D (CME/CE)Email this article to a colleague.
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SAN FRANCISCO (MedPage Today) -- Low vitamin D levels may increase risk of bacterial vaginosis in the first trimester of pregnancy, researchers found.
Source: MedPage Today OB/GYN - May 15, 2009 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
Births Outside Marriage On the RiseEmail this article to a colleague.
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LITTLE FALLS, N.J. (MedPage Today) -- More unmarried women are having children, a growing trend in the U.S. since 2002, according to the CDC.
Source: MedPage Today OB/GYN - May 13, 2009 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
ASH: Birth Weight Link to Blood Pressure Grows Throughout Life (CME/CE)Email this article to a colleague.
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SAN FRANCISCO (MedPage Today) -- The cardiovascular impact of low birth weight increases over a lifetime, according to a long-running, detailed observational study.
Source: MedPage Today OB/GYN - May 8, 2009 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
Longer May Be Better for PMS Treatment (CME/CE)Email this article to a colleague.
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SAN FRANCISCO (MedPage Today) -- Duration of antidepressant treatment for premenstrual syndrome should take into account remission of symptoms and initial severity, researchers said.
Source: MedPage Today OB/GYN - May 4, 2009 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
AUA: Safety, Efficacy Take a Hit with Generic Switch (CME/CE, with video)Email this article to a colleague.
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CHICAGO (MedPage Today) -- Switching patients from branded to generic urologic drugs led to deterioration of efficacy and more side effects, according to two studies reported here.
Source: MedPage Today OB/GYN - May 1, 2009 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
AUA: Sex and Alcohol May be Recipe for a UTI (CME/CE, with video)Email this article to a colleague.
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CHICAGO (MedPage Today) -- Sex and alcohol often figure prominently in a young woman's first urinary tract infection, according to a study of college coeds.
Source: MedPage Today OB/GYN - April 30, 2009 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
AAN: New Guidelines Set for Pregnancy in Epileptic Patients (CME/CE, with video)Email this article to a colleague.
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SEATTLE (MedPage Today) -- Most standard anticonvulsants are safe enough for pregnant women, but it's best to use only one at a time and avoid valproate (Depacon), according to updated guidelines from the American Academy of Neurology.
Source: MedPage Today OB/GYN - April 27, 2009 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
Breast Self-Exam Finds Cancer Best in Young, High-Risk Women (CME/CE, with audio)Email this article to a colleague.
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SAN FRANCISCO (MedPage Today) -- Breast self-examination still has a role for high-risk women despite being controversial for the population at large, researchers affirmed.
Source: MedPage Today OB/GYN - April 23, 2009 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
FDA Okays OTC Sales of Emergency Contraception to 17-Year-OldsEmail this article to a colleague.
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WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- In a quiet ending to a years' long struggle, the FDA has agreed to allow 17-year-olds to purchase levonorgestrel (Plan B) birth control pills over-the-counter.
Source: MedPage Today OB/GYN - April 23, 2009 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
Resuscitation at Birth Linked to Low IQEmail this article to a colleague.
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HOUSTON (MedPage Today) -- Babies who needed resuscitation at birth had an increased risk of low IQ eight years later, whether the child had encephalopathy in the neonatal period or not, according to a large-scale British study.
Source: MedPage Today OB/GYN - April 20, 2009 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
Herbal HRT Gains as Prescriptions DeclineEmail this article to a colleague.
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SAN FRANCISCO (MedPage Today) -- As the popularity of hormone replacement therapy continues to drop, women who do use it around the time of menopause increasingly choose alternative forms, Australian researchers found.
Source: MedPage Today OB/GYN - April 20, 2009 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
Walking May Shorten Labor and Reduce Need for EpiduralsEmail this article to a colleague.
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CLEVELAND (MedPage Today) -- Women who walk off early labor pains are rewarded with shorter labors than women who lie in bed through the first stage of labor, according to a Cochrane review.
Source: MedPage Today OB/GYN - April 15, 2009 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
Hormonal Trigger for Labor SuggestedEmail this article to a colleague.
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HOUSTON (MedPage Today) -- The trigger for the onset of labor in pregnancy appears to arise from hormonal signaling that involves corticotrophin-release hormone (CRH), estriol, and estradiol, data from an Australian group suggest.
Source: MedPage Today OB/GYN - April 2, 2009 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
