What is a Multiple Gestation Pregnancy?
What are the symptoms of a multiple gestation pregnancy and what prenatal care is available? Learn about the risks, complications, and delivery options. …read more
Why Ob-Gyns Need to Support Hillary and her “Woman Card”
Regardless of your political affiliation, there’s no denying that politics matter to medicine, past ACOG president Jeanne Conry says. Medscape Ob/Gyn …read more
Pregnancy and Link to Stroke in Younger vs Older Women
Younger pregnant and postpartum women, but not older women, have an increased risk for stroke compared with their nonpregnant peers. Medscape Medical News …read more
Women experience marked decline in sexual function immediately before and after menopause
Women experience a notable decline in sexual function approximately 20 months before and one year after their last menstrual period, and that decrease continues, though at a somewhat slower rate… …read more
Miscarriage and ectopic pregnancy may trigger post-traumatic stress disorder
Women may be at risk of post-traumatic stress disorder following a miscarriage or ectopic pregnancy, suggests a new study. …read more
Prenatal Genetic Screening Through Pap Smear?
Targeted DNA sequencing of fetal cells from Pap smears may offer an improved and earlier route to prenatal genetic screening. Medscape Medical News …read more
Bariatric Surgery May Improve Pregnancy Outcomes
In a meta-analysis, bariatric surgery in obese women who subsequently become pregnant dramatically reduced their cesarean delivery rate and improved other neonatal outcomes compared with pregnancies among obese women. Medscape Medical News …read more
Women’s cancer deaths: Discussing global inequity
Nine out of 10 cervical cancer deaths occur in the developing world. A series of papers published today highlights global disparity and calls for change. …read more
Planned Home Birth: What are the Pros and Cons?
How do you plan a home birth and what are the possible benefits? Learn about if it is safe and what some of the possible risks are. …read more
Globally, Women’s Cancers Need a Fix, Not Just With Drugs
International efforts are needed to end preventable deaths due to breast and cervical cancers in women in low- and middle-income countries, say the authors of a Lancet series. Medscape Medical News …read more