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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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Washington, DC -- Most women should be screened for cervical cancer no more often than once every three to five years, according to new guidelines issued today by The American College of Obstetrician...
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October 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 -- 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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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 the Institute of Medicine (IOM) for recommending private insurance coverage of key women's preventive health...
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July 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 -- The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (The College) issued a Committee Opinion today that says although the absolute risk of planned home births is low, published ...
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January 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 -- Most adolescent girls should wait until they turn 21 to have their first Pap test, but those who have HIV and others with weakened immune systems should begin routine cervical cance...
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July 2010
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Washington, DC -- Drug and alcohol abuse is a major health problem for American women, cutting across all income levels, ages, and races/ethnicities. In a committee opinion issued today, The American...
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December 2008
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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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Washington, DC -- Ob-gyns should routinely screen all women between the ages of 19 and 64 for HIV, regardless of their risk factors, according to a Committee Opinion, Routine Human Immunodeficiency V...
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August 2008
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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 -- 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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