http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn Peer-reviewed gynecology advice from Contemporary OB/GYN. Practical clinical info for gynecologists, obstetricians & nurse practictioners - pregnancy, perimenopause, endometriosis, infertility, malpractice advice, practice managment and more… 2009-07-04T10:32:43Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/Understanding-Pelvic-Organ-Prolapse/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/606253?ref=25 2009-06-24T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/262009/606253null HTML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/Obstetrics%2FGynecology+%26+Women%27s+Health/Simulator-trained-students-gain-experience-equival/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/602122?ref=25 Danish gynecology students trained in laparoscopic surgery using a virtual simulator scored substantially higher on a proficiency scale than those receiving standard clinical training, according to research published online May 14 in BMJ. 2009-06-12T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/242009/602122null HTML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/Obstetrics%2FGynecology+%26+Women%27s+Health/DCIS-often-not-monitored-after-surgery/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/602116?ref=25 Women who undergo breast-conserving surgery for ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) often do not receive long-term surveillance mammography, according to a study published online May 11 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2009-06-12T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/242009/602116null HTML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/Obstetrics%2FGynecology+%26+Women%27s+Health/Can-better-parenting-reduce-risk-of-unsafe-teen-se/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/602125?ref=25 Participating in more family activities may be associated with fewer risky sexual behaviors in teenagers, according to research published May 15 in Child Development. 2009-06-12T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/242009/602125null HTML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/Obstetrics%2FGynecology+%26+Women%27s+Health/Medicare-offers-cash-incentives-for-IT-implementat/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/602131?ref=25 As part of the economic stimulus package, the federal government is expected to spend more than $35 billion during the next decade on Medicare and Medicaid bonuses to physicians and hospitals that adopt certified electronic health records (EHRs), American Medical News (3/16/09) reported. 2009-06-12T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/242009/602131null HTML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/Obstetrics%2FGynecology+%26+Women%27s+Health/Folate-fortification-law-linked-to-decreased-heart/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/602120?ref=25 After a Canadian law mandating the fortification of flour and pasta products with folate went into effect in 1998, the birth prevalence of severe congenital defects has decreased in Quebec, according to a study published online May 12 in BMJ. 2009-06-12T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/242009/602120null HTML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/Modern+Medicine+Now/News-Daily-glucose-self-monitoring-may-reduce-macr/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/602862?ref=25 Daily glucose self-monitoring in women with diet-treated gestational diabetes lowers the threat of delivering an oversized infant. 2009-06-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/242009/602862null XML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/Modern+Medicine+Now/MFM-Consult-Progesterone-for-prevention-of-preterm/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/602871?ref=25 ACOG and SMFM only recommend progesterone for women with prior spontaneous singleton preterm delivery. This update discusses the research supporting their recommendation. 2009-06-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/242009/602871null XML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/Modern+Medicine+Now/News-Benefits-of-universal-prenatal-syphilis-scree/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/602985?ref=25 Universal screening for syphilis during pregnancy reduces the rate of congenital syphilis, supporting screening recommendations. 2009-06-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/242009/602985null XML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/Modern+Medicine+Now/News-Heavy-drinking-increases-risk-of-preterm-birt/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/602861?ref=25 Maternal heavy drinking can almost double the risk of preterm birth. 2009-06-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/242009/602861null XML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/Z+Marketing/360-Network--THE-GUIDE--June-1-2009/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/604008?ref=25 360 Network 2009-06-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/252009/604008null HTML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/Modern+Medicine+Now/Health-care-reform-What-shape-will-it-likely-take/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/602860?ref=25 The looming health-care crisis will bring about a sea change in the practice of medicine, predicts this expert. He assesses whether specialized teams or a return to capitation will likely win out and gives tips on preparing your ob/gyn practice for an uncertain future. 2009-06-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/242009/602860/obgyn0609_healthcare_reform_flash.jpg XML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/Modern+Medicine+Now/News-Curing-the-medical-mistakes-epidemic/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/602866?ref=25 Patient safety was one of the most important topics at this year's Annual Clinical Meeting at ACOG. 2009-06-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/242009/602866null XML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/Managing-Disseminated-Intravascular-Coagulopathy/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/606778?ref=25 How do you detect DIC? What do the PT, PTT, and fibrinogen readings really mean? Do you understand the disease's complex pathophysiology? When do you use fresh frozen platelets, cryoprecipitate, and packed RBCs? Michael Foley, MD, a respected authority in the field, uses plain clinical English and several brain-sticky metaphors to make the topic ridiculously simple. (28 min. 10 sec.) 2009-06-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/262009/606778null HTML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/Modern+Medicine+Now/Echogenic-intracardiac-focus-What-does-it-mean/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/602863?ref=25 While EIF is often a benign ultrasound finding, it may signal aneuploidy. An expert in maternal-fetal medicine explains how to interpret this "soft marker" and how to explain its significance to patients. 2009-06-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/242009/602863null XML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/Modern+Medicine+Now/News-Induction-with-misoprostol-increases-postpart/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/602865?ref=25 Induction at term with misoprostol is associated with a significantly faster labor, but also with a greater postpartum blood loss. 2009-06-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/242009/602865null XML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/Modern+Medicine+Now/News-Prostaglandin-inhibitors-optimal-first-line-a/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/602868?ref=25 Although all currently available tocolytic agents perform better than placebo at delaying delivery before 32 weeks' gestation, prostaglandin inhibitors are superior. 2009-06-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/242009/602868null XML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/Modern+Medicine+Now/News-Higher-asthma-risk-in-children-of-overweight-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/602869?ref=25 Asthmatic women are more likely to have asthmatic children if they were overweight before becoming pregnant. 2009-06-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/242009/602869null XML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/Modern+Medicine+Now/News-Physicians-respond-to-online-ratings/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/602873?ref=25 A small but growing number of physicians are asking patients to sign agreements pledging not to post negative remarks about them on Web sites that allow the public to rate medical encounters. 2009-06-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/242009/602873null XML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/Modern+Medicine+Now/Opinion-Competitive-approaches-to-health-care-refo/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/602874?ref=25 Finding the best way to fix our broken health-care system remains one of our major challenges. Dr. Charles J. Lockwood summarizes two competing approaches, one championed by Michael Porter, which revolves around integrated practice units (IPU), and one recommended by Alain Enthoven, which hinges on the use of large integrated health-care delivery systems (IHS). 2009-06-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/242009/602874/Charles-Lockwood_thumbnail.jpg http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/242009/602874null XML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/Modern+Medicine+Now/News-Vitamin-D-deficiency-linked-to-outcomes-in-ea/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/602872?ref=25 Women with early breast cancer who are deficient in Vitamin D have a higher risk of distant recurrences and death. 2009-06-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/242009/602872null XML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/Modern+Medicine+Now/News-Court-rejects-hospitals-attempt-to-limit-admi/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/602867?ref=25 Court in Arkansas ruled that hospital acted improperly when it used a credentialing policy that denied admitting privileges to doctors with interest in competing hospitals. 2009-06-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/242009/602867null XML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/Modern+Medicine+Now/Clinician-to-Clinician-When-pancreatitis-strikes-p/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/602870?ref=25 Detecting acute postpartum pancreatitis requires acute diagnostic skills. Three experts explain the best approach. 2009-06-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/242009/602870null XML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/Modern+Medicine+Now/News-Transdermal-E2-gel-offers-efficacy-flexibilit/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/602984?ref=25 Compared with placebo, all three doses of transdermal E2 gel significantly reduced from baseline the frequency and severity of vasomotor symptoms in postmenopausal women. 2009-06-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/242009/602984null XML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/Modern+Medicine+Now/News-Equol-supplement-improves-menopausal-mood/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/602864?ref=25 An S-equol supplement significantly improved mood-related symptoms associated with pre-, peri-, and postmenopause. 2009-06-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/242009/602864null XML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/Obstetrics%2FGynecology+%26+Women%27s+Health/Increasing-doses-of-clomiphene-improve-ovulation-r/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/597536?ref=25 Gradually increasing doses of clomiphene, then U/S, reduce time to ovulation, may improve ovulation rate in PCOS women. 2009-05-15T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/202009/597536null HTML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/Obstetrics%2FGynecology+%26+Women%27s+Health/HPV-infection-not-uncommon-in-girls-before-sexual-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/597543?ref=25 Subclinical HPV infection more prevalent in sexually inactive young girls than thought, say positive HPV DNA test results. 2009-05-15T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/202009/597543null HTML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/Obstetrics%2FGynecology+%26+Women%27s+Health/Obesity-interferes-with-US-ability-to-detect-fetal/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/597539?ref=25 Maternal weight may affect the ability of ultrasound to detect fetal abnormalities during the second trimester. 2009-05-15T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/202009/597539null HTML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/Obstetrics%2FGynecology+%26+Women%27s+Health/Oral-bisphosphonate-link-to-esophageal-cancer-ques/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/597530?ref=25 Oral bisphosphonate does not appear to increase risk for esophageal cancer. 2009-05-15T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/202009/597530null HTML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/Obstetrics%2FGynecology+%26+Women%27s+Health/Resuscitation-at-birth-associated-with-low-IQ-scor/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/597533?ref=25 Infants resuscitated at birth are likelier to have lower IQ scores in childhood. 2009-05-15T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/202009/597533null HTML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/Modern+Medicine+Now/New-Products-PJs-help-fight-night-sweats-by-wickin/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/597485?ref=25 Patients suffering from night sweats may be interested in wicking sleepwear to help keep them cool and dry. 2009-05-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/192009/597485null XML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/Modern+Medicine+Now/News-Early-bilateral-oophorectomy-increases-cardio/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/597480?ref=25 Removing both ovaries before age 45 increases a woman's risk for death from cardiovascular disease by about 44%. 2009-05-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/192009/597480null XML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/Modern+Medicine+Now/News-ACOG-endorses-equitable-treatment-for-lesbian/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/597487?ref=25 ACOG fully supports same federal and state legal protection for lesbian couples as for heterosexual couples. 2009-05-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/192009/597487null XML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/Modern+Medicine+Now/Legal-Change-in-FHR-status-allegedly-missed/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/597490?ref=25 A woman admitted to the hospital in labor had reassuring FHR monitor strips. 2009-05-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/192009/597490null XML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/Modern+Medicine+Now/News-ACOG-urges-obgyns-to-help-increase-rural-wome/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/597481?ref=25 ACOG is urging ob/gyns to increase access to women's health services in nonurban areas. 2009-05-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/192009/597481null XML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/Modern+Medicine+Now/Legal-Permanent-incontinence-and-CP/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/597491?ref=25 After forceps delivery and fourth-degree laceration, patient sues for ineffective repair, suffers from incontinence, and the child has CP. 2009-05-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/192009/597491null XML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/Modern+Medicine+Now/Legal-Excessive-traction-blamed-for-Erbs-palsy/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/597494?ref=25 After complicated delivery with shoulder dystocia, child sustains posterior brachial plexus injury, resulting in Erb's palsy. 2009-05-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/192009/597494null XML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/Modern+Medicine+Now/Legal-Bladder-and-urethra-injured-during-surgery/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/597801?ref=25 A woman undergoes a tension-free vaginal tape (TVT) procedure for stress urinary incontinence and inadvertently the bladder and urethra is injured. 2009-05-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/202009/597801null XML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/Modern+Medicine+Now/Captives-as-an-alternative-to-traditional-liabilit/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/597488?ref=25 Sick of high premiums? If you're willing to control risk in your practice and be involved in decisions, this non-traditional liability insurance option may be for you. 2009-05-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/192009/597488null XML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/Modern+Medicine+Now/QampA-Treating-osteoporosis-and-postmenopausal-hai/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/599417?ref=25 Bisphosphonate therapy and treating hair loss are the subjects of this expert update from The North American Menopause Society. 2009-05-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/212009/599417null XML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/Modern+Medicine+Now/News-New-Red-Flags-Rule-focuses-on-medical-identit/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/597492?ref=25 Here's how new regulations will affect ob/gyns. 2009-05-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/192009/597492null XML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/Modern+Medicine+Now/Opinion-Patient-Safety-Update-or-why-a-WWII-bomber/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/597479?ref=25 The practice of medicine has become too complex for ob/gyns to rely solely on their memories to keep patients safe. A mishap during the test flight of the B17 bomber taught its designers the value of a preflight checklist, and clinicians can likewise benefit from preprocedure checklists. 2009-05-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/192009/597479/Charles-Lockwood_thumbnail.jpg http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/192009/597479null XML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/Modern+Medicine+Now/New-Products-Two-firsts-in-high-risk-HPV-testing/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/597482?ref=25 FDA gives premarket approval to two new tests to help physicians identify women with high-risk HPV. 2009-05-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/192009/597482null XML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/Modern+Medicine+Now/Legal-Failed-vacuum-and-forceps-results-in-CP/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/597800?ref=25 Pregnant teenager goes into labor and family practitioner attempts delivery using vacuum extractor. 2009-05-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/202009/597800null XML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/Modern+Medicine+Now/Legal-Was-CS-in-twins-with-spontaneous-ROM-delayed/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/597493?ref=25 A woman was admitted to the hospital with a twin pregnancy and spontaneous rupture of membranes. 2009-05-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/192009/597493null XML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/Modern+Medicine+Now/News-Getting-a-handle-on-multiple-pregnancies/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/597483?ref=25 High-order multiple pregnancies due to ovulation induction associated with intrauterine insemination can be kept at 2% or less without affecting chances for pregnancy. 2009-05-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/192009/597483null XML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/Modern+Medicine+Now/News-Diagnostic-challenges-faced-by-women-with-end/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/597489?ref=25 About two thirds of women with surgically-diagnosed endometriosis were told that nothing was wrong with them. 2009-05-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/192009/597489null XML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/Modern+Medicine+Now/News-Pay-for-out-of-network-caremdashthe-battle-co/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/597486?ref=25 Lawsuits were filed in NJ against Aetna and Cigna, alleging flawed database to intentionally shortchange out-of-network physicians. 2009-05-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/192009/597486null XML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/Contemporary+Ob%2FGYN+CME/Tubal-sterilization-A-closer-look-at-risk-of-pregn/CME/Article/detail/598568?ref=25 The latest on tubal sterilization failure rates can improve patient counseling on permanent contraception options. 2009-05-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/cme/obgyn/212009/598568null REMOTE http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/Modern+Medicine+Now/Group-prenatal-care-Understanding-the-CenteringPre/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/597484?ref=25 Dr. Carrie Klima discusses the value of educating patients in a group setting, rather than one on one. 2009-05-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/192009/597484/obgyn0509_groupprenatal_flash.jpg XML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/Modern+Medicine+Now/Legal-Failed-episiotomy-repair/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/597495?ref=25 After woman delivers and is discharged from hospital, she is found to have rectal-vaginal fistula. 2009-05-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/192009/597495null XML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/Obstetrics%2FGynecology+%26+Women%27s+Health/AMA-tools-will-help-physicians-evaluate-ePrescribi/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/593272?ref=25 U.S. physicians will be able to better evaluate electronic prescribing systems thanks to a new online learning center on ePrescribing launched by the AMA. 2009-04-15T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/162009/593272null HTML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/Obstetrics%2FGynecology+%26+Women%27s+Health/Pregnancy-blood-disorders-that-elude-diagnosis/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/593261?ref=25 Clinicians need to be alert for the telltale signs of two rare but potentially lethal blood disorders that strike pregnant women. 2009-04-15T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/162009/593261null HTML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/Obstetrics%2FGynecology+%26+Women%27s+Health/Shift-in-ratio-of-estrogen-levels-may-signal-labor/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/593263?ref=25 A shift in the ratio of estradiol/estriol mediated by a placental hormone may signal the onset of labor. 2009-04-15T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/162009/593263null HTML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/Obstetrics%2FGynecology+%26+Women%27s+Health/Follow-up-testing-after-cervical-Ca-treatment-not-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/593268?ref=25 While guidelines call for HPV testing in CIN follow-up treatment, there's insufficient research to guide clinicians in test choice. 2009-04-15T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/162009/593268null HTML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/Obstetrics%2FGynecology+%26+Women%27s+Health/Staff-education-can-help-reduce-elective-labor-ind/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/593270?ref=25 Staff education and stricter enforcement of labor induction guidelines can reduce unwarranted inductions and lower the cesarean birthrate for first-time births. 2009-04-15T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/162009/593270null HTML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/Modern+Medicine+Now/News-FPs-more-likely-to-make-nonobstetric-diagnose/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/592594?ref=25 Family physicians were more likely to diagnose nonobstetric problems in feamle patients during prenatal visits than obs. 2009-04-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/152009/592594null XML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/Modern+Medicine+Now/News-Combining-CA-125-and-US-best-approach-to-ovar/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/592595?ref=25 Ovarian screening tests comprising transvaginal U/S and a CA-125 blood test have a high degree of sensitivity and specificity. 2009-04-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/152009/592595null XML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/Modern+Medicine+Now/Malpractice-Alert-Would-antibiotics-have-prevented/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/592596?ref=25 While some experts question the value of prophylactic antibiotics to prevent such complications, failure to document their use during cesarean section is a recipe for disaster. 2009-04-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/152009/592596null XML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/Modern+Medicine+Now/Opinion-The-financial-crisis-How-will-it-affect-ob/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/592593?ref=25 The economic meltdown will likely cause birthrates to decline, increase the number of uninsured patients you see, and perhaps raise malpractice insurance premiums. 2009-04-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/152009/592593/Charles-Lockwood_thumbnail.jpg http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/152009/592593null XML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/Modern+Medicine+Now/News-Routine-screening-of-excised-breast-tissue-ca/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/592899?ref=25 Most plastic surgeons routinely send breast reduction tissue for routine histologic testing, effectively screening women under 50 for breast CA without their consent. 2009-04-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/152009/592899null XML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/Practice+Management/Making-better-business-decisions-in-large-group-pr/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/592599?ref=25 Doctors in a big group practice reveal their key challenges and share the best business management practices they've used for keeping them lean and efficient to survive and even thrive. 2009-04-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/152009/592599null XML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/Modern+Medicine+Now/Endometriosis-Are-stem-cells-to-blame/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/592598?ref=25 Dysfunctional stem cells may cause endometriosis posits a new theory. Two experts discuss not only this intriguing theory, but also the latest treatment options, such as aromatase inhibitors, progesterone antagonists, and the levonorgestrel-releasing IUD. 2009-04-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/152009/592598/obgyn0409_endometriosis_flash.jpg XML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/Modern+Medicine+Now/Gynecologic-Oncology-Clinical-Centers-of-Excellenc/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/592898?ref=25 Physicians looking to refer their cancer patients to a top-notch treatment center can turn to this profile of some of the best centers in the US. 2009-04-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/152009/592898null XML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/Modern+Medicine+Now/News-Stroke-risk-increases-in-pregnant-women-with-/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/592900?ref=25 Pregnant women who have migraines are at increased risk of stroke and vascular disease. 2009-04-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/152009/592900null XML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/Z+Marketing/360-Network--THE-GUIDE--April-1-2009/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/592364?ref=25 360 Network 2009-04-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/152009/592364null HTML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/Modern+Medicine+Now/MFM-Consult-When-a-normal-karyotype-accompanies-in/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/592597?ref=25 When increased NT is followed by a normal karyotype, how should an ob/gyn proceed? An expert in maternal fetal medicine offers practical advice. 2009-04-01T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/152009/592597null XML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/Obstetrics%2FGynecology+%26+Women%27s+Health/A-program-that-improves-decision-to-incision-time/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/586055?ref=25 C/S delivery efficiency significantly improved over 2 years when a quality improvement plan was implemented. 2009-03-15T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/112009/586055null HTML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/Obstetrics%2FGynecology+%26+Women%27s+Health/Transobturator-tape-significantly-improves-urinary/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/586058?ref=25 Urge urinary incontinence improved nearly 80% in women undergoing a transobturator tape procedure. 2009-03-15T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/112009/586058null HTML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/Obstetrics%2FGynecology+%26+Women%27s+Health/How-hormone-exposure-affects-risk-of-Parkinsons/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/586069?ref=25 In postmenopausal women, reproductive factors and hormone therapy may affect the risk of Parkinsons's disease, says recent research. 2009-03-15T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/112009/586069null HTML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/Obstetrics%2FGynecology+%26+Women%27s+Health/HPV-positive-test-less-likely-than-previously-repo/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/586076?ref=25 The incidence of a positive carcinogenic HPV test in a general population of women is less likely than previously reported, suggesting that concerns over HPV testing may be overstated. 2009-03-15T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/112009/586076null HTML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/Obstetrics%2FGynecology+%26+Women%27s+Health/Diabetes-may-increase-risk-for-perinatal-depressio/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/586056?ref=25 Women who develop diabetes before or during pregnancy are likelier to experience perinatal depresssion. 2009-03-15T04:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/112009/586056null HTML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Opinion-Repeating-elective-cesarean-delivery-befor/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/587793?ref=25 Compared to birth at 39 weeks, elective CD at 37 to 38 weeks has been linked to several neonatal complications. 2009-03-01T05:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/122009/587793/Charles-Lockwood_thumbnail.jpg http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/122009/587793null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Legal-Lack-of-informed-consent-for-rectocele-repai/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/587812?ref=25 A woman sues gynecologist for alleged lack of informed consent. 2009-03-01T05:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/122009/587812null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Legal-Bilateral-ureter-injury-during-hysterectomy/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/587813?ref=25 A 41-year-old woman undergoes an abdominal hysterectomy and sues for negligence. 2009-03-01T05:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/122009/587813null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/News-A-new-role-for-aspirinibuprofen-in-breast-Ca/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/587796?ref=25 Regular use of NSAIDs may reduce a woman's risk of breast Ca. 2009-03-01T05:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/122009/587796null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Legal-Ovarian-hyperstimulation-during-fertility-tr/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/587803?ref=25 After receiving fertility treatment, a 28-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital. 2009-03-01T05:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/122009/587803null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Contemporary+Ob%2FGYN+CME/Finding-the-right-words-after-a-pregnancy-loss-CME/CME/Article/detail/589185?ref=25 Pregnancy loss bereavement counseling wasn?t taught in medical school, leaving many ob/gyns struggling to find the right words in these tragic circumstances. An expert shares his 'algorithm' of skills and techniques to help patient's heal emotionally. 2009-03-01T05:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/cme/obgyn/132009/589185null REMOTE http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Legal-Retained-sponge-after-hysterectomy/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/587805?ref=25 After hysterectomy, patient develops infection and sponge is revealed after x-ray. 2009-03-01T05:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/122009/587805null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Pelvic-phlebology-an-underappreciated-emerging-spe/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/588097?ref=25 Venous reflux from pelvic sources is often overlooked when evaluating gynecologic patients, argues an advocate of the newer discipline of phlebology. Pay special attention, he urges to those patients having pelvic pain and chronic venous insufficiency in their legs. 2009-03-01T05:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/122009/588097null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Legal-Ureter-injury-in-laparoscopy/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/587811?ref=25 A 48-year-old woman who had an abdominal hysterectomy a year earlier, had continued vaginal bleeding and abdominal pain. 2009-03-01T05:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/122009/587811null XML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/Z+Marketing/360-Network--THE-GUIDE--March-1-2009/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/588229?ref=25 360 Network 2009-03-01T05:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/122009/588229null HTML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Labor-induction-during-a-complicated-term-pregnanc/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/587807?ref=25 When should you induce labor and what's the best cervical ripening agent to use in these patients? Two experts review the scientific evidence on oxytocin, misoprostol, PGE2, and transcervical balloon catheters and offer practical advice on each. 2009-03-01T05:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/122009/587807/obgyn0309_CervicalRipening_flash.jpg XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/News-Should-you-assess-your-patients-financial-hea/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/587800?ref=25 As the burden of uncompensated care mounts, some companies are offering credit histories to help screen prospective patients and collect overdue bills. 2009-03-01T05:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/122009/587800null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/New-Products-Stylish-versatile-nursing-bra-tanks/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/587809?ref=25 Stylish nursing bra tank tops encourage patients to nurse longer. 2009-03-01T05:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/122009/587809null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/News-HPV-vaccine-not-linked-to-Guillain-Barre/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/587794?ref=25 Girls and women who receive the HPV vaccine do not have an increased risk of developing Guillain-Barre syndrome. 2009-03-01T05:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/122009/587794null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/News-Pregnancy-can-mean-delayed-breast-Ca-diagnosi/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/587795?ref=25 Although pregnancy may conceal breast cancer in younger women, survival statistics are similar. 2009-03-01T05:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/122009/587795null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Legal-Failure-to-biopsy-a-breast/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/587806?ref=25 Surgeon fails to biopsy a breast with positive mammogram. 2009-03-01T05:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/122009/587806null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/News-Injectable-contraceptives-cause-bone-loss/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/587798?ref=25 DMPA can cause bone loss in adolescent females. 2009-03-01T05:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/122009/587798null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Legal-When-a-Damp-E-injures-the-colon/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/587804?ref=25 During a D&E procedure, the sigmoid colon was briefly pinched by the ring forceps. 2009-03-01T05:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/122009/587804null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/What-We-Know-Postoperative-feeding-after-gynecolog/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/587802?ref=25 Despite conventional wisdom, you can tell patients that they can safely eat and drink after major abdominal surgery, but warn them that they may experience some nausea. 2009-03-01T05:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/122009/587802null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/News-Controversial-conscience-regulation-frozen-by/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/587801?ref=25 President Obama froze all regulations created by the Bush administration with regard to health-care personnel and abortion and contraception. 2009-03-01T05:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/122009/587801null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/Legal-Pulmonary-embolism-after-laparoscopy/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/587814?ref=25 A 47-year-old woman has pulmonary embolism after laparoscopy to treat bilateral ovarian cysts. 2009-03-01T05:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/122009/587814null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/New-Products-Giving-your-patients-a-warm-reception/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/587810?ref=25 Entertain patients in waiting room with ob/gyn-targeted TV programs. 2009-03-01T05:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/122009/587810null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/News-Mediterranean-diet-plus-nuts-reverses-metabol/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/587797?ref=25 A traditional Mediterranean diet with one serving of mixed nuts can reverse metabolic syndrome. 2009-03-01T05:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/122009/587797null XML http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/Modern+Medicine+Now/News-Liability-insurance-premiums-soften-once-agai/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/587799?ref=25 Though medical liability insurance still isn't cheap, the market improved in 2008 for the third year in a row. 2009-03-01T05:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/122009/587799null XML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/Obstetrics%2FGynecology+%26+Women%27s+Health/Longer-antibiotic-regimen-superior-for-prenatal-ba/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/580429?ref=25 A 1-day regimen of nitrofurantoin is markedly less effective than a 7-day regimen to treat asymptomatic bacteriuria in pregnant women. 2009-02-15T05:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/072009/580429null HTML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/Obstetrics%2FGynecology+%26+Women%27s+Health/Prolonged-loop-diuretics-increase-postmenopausal-f/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/580433?ref=25 Postmenopausal women who use loop diuretics are at increased risk of fractures, according to a published report. 2009-02-15T05:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/072009/580433null HTML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/ModernMedicine+Now/Clinical-information-technology-really-does-make-h/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/580437?ref=25 Hospitals that use clinical information technology to automate notes, records, order entry, and clinical decision support have lower mortality rates, fewer complications, and also save money. 2009-02-15T05:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/072009/580437null HTML http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/Obstetrics%2FGynecology+%26+Women%27s+Health/Pediatric-cancer-survivors-dont-get-enough-mammogr/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/580439?ref=25 Despite recommended guidelines, many women who received chest radiation for a childhood cancer have not had mammography screening for breast cancer in the past 2 years. 2009-02-15T05:00:00Z http://contemporaryobgyn.modernmedicine.com/obgyn/data/articlestandard/obgyn/072009/580439null HTML