Dr Peter Kovacs summarizes a systemic review comparing metformin plus clomiphene vs gonadotropins and other treatments for improving fertility in women with clomiphene-resistant PCOS. Medscape Ob/Gyn …read more
In many countries, caesarean section is routinely used if the woman previously gave birth by caesarean section. …read more
It may make more sense to prescribe vitamin D to pregnant and lactating mothers than to breast-fed infants, but who will pay? Medscape Medical News …read more
Updated guidelines advocate for expanded Apgar reporting for infants undergoing resuscitation after birth. Medscape Medical News …read more
What is happening in week 10 of your pregnancy? Your baby is now the size of a plum and its heartbeat can be heard with an external Doppler. …read more
VIENNA – Children whose mothers had cancer while pregnant had similar cognitive, cardiac, and general development in early childhood as did those born to women without cancer, according to results… …read more
Public awareness about reconstructive surgery following breast cancer improved because of the media coverage of Angelina Jolie’s 2013 double mastectomy and reconstructive surgery. …read more
STOCKHOLM – Women had a more than six-fold increased risk of developing diabetes more than a decade after they gave birth if they were overweight or obese at the start of their pregnancy, according… …read more
More than 40 women asked the FDA to remove the device from the market during a hearing, but several professional and healthcare organizations urged to the FDA to continue to make it available. Medscape Medical News …read more
Worldwide an estimated 125 million girls and women are cut despite the fact that female genital cutting leads to serious health problems throughout life. …read more