OB/GYN and Women's Health Nursing

OB/GYN and Women's Health Nursing News

IUDs May Be Most Effective Emergency Contraceptive Using IUDs as emergency contraception may reduce the pregnancy rate to less than 1 in 1000.
Medscape Medical News, May 11, 2012
Urine is Not Sterile, PCR Analysis Shows The bladder holds a world of bacteria that do not show up in standard cultures, regardless of whether a woman has symptoms of a urinary tract infection.
Medscape Medical News, April 13, 2012

GnRH Antagonist Protocols for IVF With their narrow therapeutic index, GnRH antagonists can be a challenge to use in IVF.
Medscape Ob/Gyn, May 3, 2012
Ethics: Withhold Genetic Test Results if Mother Will Abort? The Arizona Senate recently approved a bill that would allow doctors to withhold genetic test information if it could result in abortion. A leading bioethicist provides his take on this serious issue.
Medscape Internal Medicine, May 2, 2012

Preconception Checklist for Women Planning Pregnancy
Medscape Internal Medicine, April 30, 2012
Body Composition and Age
The North American Menopause Society (NAMS), April 27, 2012
Preview of ACOG's 2012 Annual Clinical Meeting
Medscape Ob/Gyn, April 25, 2012
Emergency Contraception: A Discouraging Update
Medscape Ob/Gyn, April 24, 2012