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San Diego, CA -- Understanding how best to anticipate, diagnose, and treat preeclampsia—a leading cause of maternal and infant illness and death in the US—was the focus of today's opening...
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May 2012
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Washington, DC -- Abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB) is the cause of roughly one-third of all visits to the gynecologist among premenopausal women and more than 70% of office visits among peri- and post...
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June 2012
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Washington, DC -- Although the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) will increase the number of Americans with health insurance coverage, certain populations of women will continue facing...
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December 2011
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Washington, DC -- So-called "vaginal rejuvenation," "designer vaginoplasty," "revirgination," and "G-spot amplification" procedures are not medically indicated, nor is there documentation of their sa...
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August 2007
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Washington, DC -- The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), along with the American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology (ASCCP), today issued a new Committee Opinion o...
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September 2006
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Washington, DC -- The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) today applauds Senator Debbie Stabenow and Representative Jan Schakowsky for introducing legislation that calls on Con...
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February 2009
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Washington, DC -- The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) applauds the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for the prompt acceptance of the Institute of Medicine's (...
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August 2011
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Washington, DC -- The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) applauds today’s US House of Representatives passage of HR 5, the Protecting Access to Health Care Act. This le...
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March 2012
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Washington, DC -- The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) applauds Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) and Representative Eliot Engel (D-NY) for introducing the “Quality Care...
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December 2011
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Washington, DC -- Gerald F. Joseph, Jr, MD, president of The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), applauds today's Senate passage of the Mikulski Women's Health Amendment to HR...
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December 2009
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Washington, DC -- In an effort to help increase the rate of breastfeeding in the US, today The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) issued a Committee Opinion, "Breastfeeding: M...
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January 2007
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Washington, DC -- The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) applauds President Obama and the US Congress for supporting women in military service to our nation in the FY2013 Nat...
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January 2013
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Washington, DC -- When counseling patients about preventing sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), it's important for physicians to ask direct questions about both intercourse and noncoital sexual act...
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September 2008
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San Diego, CA -- Today, The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) announced the election of Jeanne A. Conry, MD, PhD, of California, as President Elect; Scott D. Hayworth, MD, o...
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May 2012
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Washington, DC -- The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) has filed an amicus brief in support of the challenges to the federal Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003. The Unit...
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September 2006
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Washington, DC -- The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) today reiterated its position on the critical importance of including women in research trials. In a committee opinion...
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August 2007
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Washington, DC -- Approximately 1 out of every 160 deliveries in the US ends in stillbirth—a devastating experience for women and their families—yet its causes remain poorly understood. I...
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February 2009
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Washington, DC -- A woman should be able to request and obtain the oral contraceptive that she and her doctor decide best addresses her individual needs, according to a new committee opinion released...
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July 2007
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Washington, DC -- Rapid technological developments in medical testing have increased the complexity of the decision-making process for both physicians and patients. In response, The American College ...
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April 2007
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Washington, DC -- Blood clots are a leading cause of disability and death in patients following surgery, despite medical advances in their prevention, diagnosis, and treatment. The American College o...
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July 2007
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Washington, DC -- Revised guidelines on when and how to induce labor in pregnant women were issued today by The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG). The guidelines provide phys...
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July 2009
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Washington, DC -- The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) joins more than 100 organizations representing immigrants' rights, women's rights, public health, medicine, and reprod...
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February 2009
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Washington, DC -- The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) lauds the recent ruling by the Federal District Court in New York ordering the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) t...
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April 2009
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Washington, DC -- The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) has launched a new website devoted to women who are approaching or going through menopause to provide them with the ne...
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June 2009
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Washington, DC -- Helping patients to choose the sex of their offspring to avoid serious sex-linked genetic disorders is considered ethical for doctors, but participating in sex selection for persona...
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January 2007
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