From the Editor
From the Editor
Can we solve the problem of inadequate contraception for women at high risk for adverse pregnancy outcomes?
There’s a nationwide gap in contraceptive services—many reproductive-aged women with serious medical problems are not receiving adequate...
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Should you adopt the practice of vaginal cleansing with povidone-iodine prior to cesarean delivery?
Among women with ruptured membranes or spontaneous labor, precesarean vaginal cleansing with povidone-iodine may reduce the risk of endometritis...
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Should newborns at 22 or 23 weeks’ gestational age be aggressively resuscitated?
At 22 weeks 0 days of gestation, pediatricians and parents should be cautious about choosing to aggressively resuscitate a newborn because...
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Can we reduce the use of abdominal hysterectomy and increase the use of vaginal and laparoscopic approaches?
Too many hysterectomies are performed using a laparotomy incision. Increasing the use of vaginal and laparoscopic hysterectomy will improve...
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Does hormone therapy reduce mortality in recently menopausal women?
Yes. For postmenopausal women aged 50 to 59 years, hormone therapy reduces the risk of death.
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Reducing maternal mortality in the United States—Let’s get organized!
With teamwork, we can impact women and their families on a national scale
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Why is breast density a weighty matter?
What will you tell your patient who asks about the clinical significance of dense breasts detected on her mammogram? Here I offer my current...
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Advances in protection against oncogenic human papillomaviruses: The 9-valent vaccine
Can the HPV vaccine help prevent oropharyngeal cancer—a disease that is predicted to become more common than cervical cancer in 5 years?
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Why is obstetrics and gynecology a popular career choice for medical students?
About 7% of 2014 graduating medical students did not get matched to a residency program for their first-choice ObGyn specialty
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Uterus transplantation: Medical breakthrough or surgical folly?
Although uterus transplantation has been proven to be feasible, is it practical or ethical?
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Hysterotomy incision and repair: Many options, many personal preferences
Is there evidence of a best approach to managing the hysterotomy incision?