Clinical Review
Clinical Review
Vacuum extraction: Tips for achieving an optimal outcome
This method of delivery can avert cesarean section and its associated morbidity but carries its own risks, determined in part by maternal and...
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2016 Update on obstetrics
ACOG and SMFM recently focused on filling in the gaps on necessary surveillance, treatment, and testing for management of twin gestations,...
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Cell-free DNA screening for women at low risk for fetal aneuploidy
A high sensitivity and specificity and low false-positive rate make cell-free DNA screening an appealing draw for clinicians and patients, even...
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2015 Update on osteoporosis
These latest developments in bone health add to our knowledge of assessing fracture risk and treating low bone mass
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2015 Update on pelvic floor dysfunction: Bladder pain syndrome
Interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome is difficult to diagnose. Here, updated guidelines on recognition, with tools to help the cause, and...
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Manual vacuum aspiration: A safe and effective treatment for early miscarriage
Surgical management of early pregnancy loss has advantages over medical treatment. For one, patients benefit from a brief procedure using local...
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Get smart about dense breasts
An expert radiologist and dense breast educators address specific questions that will arise in your counseling and care of women who are...
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2015 Update on cancer
When the cancer patient is elderly, how do you weigh the risks of surgery?
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Should the 30-minute rule for emergent cesarean delivery be applied universally?
4 cases cast doubt on the universality of a 30-minute decision to incision interval when the fetal heart-rate tracing is nonreassuring
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2015 Update on vaginal hysterectomy
A few innovative tools can greatly ease the operative experience for both surgeon and patient
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Your teenage patient and contraception: Think “long-acting” first
Although use of long-acting reversible contraception is increasing slowly in the United States, there is plenty of room for improvement,...