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Washington, DC—The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (The College) and the Society of Adolescent Health and Medicine (SAHM) commend t...
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April 2013
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Washington, DC -- The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) gives its full support to two bills introduced in Congress that advance women’s health. ACOG applauds Sen. Barb...
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March 2013
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Washington, DC -- Homicide is one of the leading causes of death for pregnant women in the US, according to new recommendations issued today by The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists...
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January 2013
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December 7, 2012
Secretary Kathleen Sebelius
Department of Health and Human Services
Hubert H. Humphrey Building
200 Independence Ave., SW
Room 120F
Washington, D.C. 20201
Dear Secretary Sebel...
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December 2012
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Washington, DC -- Oral contraceptives (OCs) should be sold over the counter (OTC) in drugstores without a doctor’s prescription, according to The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecolog...
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November 2012
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Washington, DC -- Emergency contraception (EC) should be widely available and easily accessible to all women, according to a Committee Opinion issued today by The American College of Obstetricians an...
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October 2012
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Washington, DC -- Birth control pills containing drospirenone may have a slightly higher risk of blood clots than other oral contraceptives (OC), but any increased risk remains very low, according to...
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October 2012
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Washington, DC -- Implants and intrauterine devices (IUDs) should be offered as first-line contraceptive options for sexually active adolescents, according to new guidelines issued today by The Ameri...
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September 2012
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Washington, DC -- HIV/AIDS continues to disproportionately affect women of color in the US, particularly African-Americans and Hispanics, according to a Committee Opinion issued today by The American...
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August 2012
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Washington, DC -- The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) strongly supports provisions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which, effective August 1, guarantee women covered by ...
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July 2012
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Washington, DC -- Although most women no longer need annual Pap tests based on recent cervical cancer screening guidelines, they still need annual well-woman exams with their ob-gyn for other importa...
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July 2012
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Washington, DC -- Women covered by Medicaid experience unfair barriers to their requests for postpartum sterilization compared with women who have commercial or private insurance, according to The Am...
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June 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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San Diego, CA -- Today James T. Breeden, MD, of Nevada, became the 63rd president of The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), based in Washington, DC. Dr. Breeden was sworn in...
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May 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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San Diego, CA -- Applications for The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists’ (ACOG) Safety Certification in Outpatient Practice Excellence (SCOPE) for Women’s Health certif...
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May 2012
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To the Editor:
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists takes issue with grossly misleading information in a recent letter to the editor ("Methods raise ethical issue," April 9). ...
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April 2012
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Washington, DC -- As many women treated for breast cancer can attest, surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy treatments often affect other facets of their health. To address these problems, The America...
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February 2012
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Washington, DC -- The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) is unequivocally opposed to the so-called "personhood" laws or amendments being considered in several states. These m...
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February 2012
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Washington, DC -- The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) applauds President Barack Obama and Secretary Kathleen Sebelius for their decision to guarantee women in most employe...
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February 2012
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Washington, DC -- Ob-gyns are uniquely positioned to help women who are victims of intimate partner violence (IPV), a significant public health problem in the US, according to recommendations issued ...
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January 2012
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The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (The College) and the Society of Adolescent Health and Medicine (SAHM) denounce the decision today by...
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December 2011
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The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) strongly believes that the autonomy of women to make personal health care decisions must be respected. As the nation's leading organiza...
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November 2011
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Washington, DC -- Ob-gyns are encouraged to prescribe antibiotics for the male partners of their female patients diagnosed with chlamydia or gonorrhea to reduce the high reinfection rate, says The Am...
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August 2011
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Washington, DC -- A new guide for ob-gyns that rates the safety of different contraceptives on a scale of 1 to 4 based on an individual woman's health status, age, and preexisting medical conditions ...
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August 2011
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