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Early diagnosis of dysmenorrhea, or painful periods, is key to ensuring that adolescents and women are able to effectively manage their symptoms and continue with their everyday activities with minimal disruption, according the latest guidance released today by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists...
Anderson is the Betty and Lonnie S. Burnett professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee. Anderson earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Southern Mississippi and his doctorate in anatomy and cell biology from Vanderbilt University, where he received his medical degree and completed a residency in obstetrics and gynecology. He completed a fellowship in reproductive pelvic surgery at the HCA Centennial Medical Ce...
U.S. hospitals of any size can start combatting maternal mortality and morbidity today by taking just four actions, according to a new Perspective article published in the November edition of the New England Journal of Medicine.
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During adolescence, individuals are still learning what is and is not acceptable behavior in romantic and sexual relationships, as well as in friendships. By having conversations with adolescent patients about the characteristics of healthy relationships - communication, honesty, consent, enjoyment - ob-gyns can empower adolescents to make safe choices and to recognize “red flags”. ...
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Today, Jeanne Conry, MD, PhD, FACOG, of Granite Bay, CA, became president-elect of the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) at the XXII FIGO World Congress. Her three-year term as president will begin in 2021. Conry has the distinguished honor of being the second woman to hold this position since FIGO was founded in 1954....