When one of the country’s top groups representing the interests of women’s health care physicians puts out a new document for its members, changes can be bold or very subtle, yet still significant.
Recommending individualized care upends a century-old model of care, but it also corresponds to what many practices are ...
TYLER, TX (KLTV) - With more and more merging information about HPV, as well as the advent of its vaccine, it has prompted a reassessment of Pap Smear and other gynecologic screening guidelines. In ...
BALTIMORE -- Under 50% of pregnant patients who met thyroid disease risk factor criteria as defined by guidelines were appropriately screened, a real-world retrospective study showed. Among 1,025 new ...
November 23, 2010 — In a practice bulletin issued today, The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) notes that women with HIV/AIDS are living longer, healthier lives and their need ...
Last week, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) acknowledged in writing what people with a uterus have shouted from the rooftops for years: In-office gynecological procedures ...
The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists has updated its guidelines for female screenings and is asking for government support on the changes. • Recommended preconception and prenatal ...
FOR MEDICAL ADVICE WHEN IT COMES TO VACCINES, THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF OBSTETRICIANS AND GYNECOLOGISTS, ANNOUNCING THAT IT PLANS TO RELEASE ITS OWN LIST OF RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PREGNANT WOMEN THIS FALL.
Intrauterine devices, or IUDs, are an extremely effective and convenient form of birth control for many people—but it can also very painful to get one inserted. Current medical guidelines say that ...
Women in their 40s at average risk for breast cancer should talk to their health care provider about the risks and benefits of mammography before starting regular screening at that age, according to ...
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., NOV. 5, 2003 -- The latest research shows that some women at very high risk of having a preterm baby may benefit from treatment with a derivative of the hormone progesterone, ...
On the heels of the mammogram mess, women now given guidelines on pap smears. Nov. 20, 2009— -- Pap smears may no longer be called "annuals" if doctors follow new cervical cancer screening ...