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Washington, DC -- Overweight and obese women may be able to gain less than what is recommended during pregnancy and still have a healthy baby, according to new recommendations issued today by The Ame...
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December 2012
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Washington, DC – An estimated $17 billion is spent each year to treat the roughly 2 million osteoporosis-related bone fractures that occur in the US annually, according to practice guidelines i...
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August 2012
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San Diego, CA -- Today The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) bestowed its 2012 Council of District Chairs (CDC) Section Recognition Awards to ACOG’s Oklahoma Section a...
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May 2012
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Washington, DC -- Ob-gyns should provide the same comprehensive gynecologic health care to lesbians and bisexual women as they do to heterosexual women, including Pap tests, according to a new Commit...
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April 2012
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Washington, DC -- The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (The College) has signed on as a national partner and key content reviewer for text4baby, the first free health texting servi...
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February 2012
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Washington, DC -- There isn't enough good evidence to support routinely screening all pregnant women for vitamin D deficiency says The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (The College...
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June 2011
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Washington, DC -- An updated schedule of the recommended routine screenings, lab tests, and immunizations for non-pregnant adolescents and women was released today by The American College of Obstetri...
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March 2011
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Washington, DC -- As the number of women in the US living with HIV/AIDS increases, ob-gyns will need to address their unique contraception, preconception and prenatal care, and general gynecologic re...
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November 2010
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Washington, DC -- Ob-gyns need to appreciate the unique challenges facing their overweight and obese urban patients when it comes to counseling them about diet and exercise, according to The American...
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September 2010
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Washington, DC -- Pregnant women can ease their minds about drinking a cup of coffee or having a soft drink—moderate caffeine consumption doesn't appear to cause miscarriage or preterm birth, a...
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July 2010
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Washington, DC -- Adolescent girls may need two "well-child" visits each year—a general preventive visit and a dedicated reproductive health visit—and both visits should be covered by ins...
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June 2010
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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 -- 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 -- Concerns about the effects of depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA)—the contraceptive shot—on bone mineral density (BMD) should not prevent clinicians from prescribin...
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September 2008
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San Diego, CA -- Ob-gyns today addressed the critical need for increased insurance coverage of contraceptive services for women in the US at a news conference during the 55th Annual Clinical Meeting ...
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May 2007
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Washington, DC -- New American Heart Association (AHA) guidelines on the prevention of heart disease in women released today identify a woman's individual risk of cardiovascular disease as either hig...
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February 2007
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