Winter 2013 pause Magazine Now Online

Washington, DC -- The Winter 2013 issue of pause® magazine is now online. Published by The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), pause® covers a range of heal...

Osteoporosis Guidelines Issued

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...

Abnormal Uterine Bleeding Drives Most Visits to Gynecologists

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...

Ob-Gyns Address Impact of Breast Cancer Treatments

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...

Perimenopausal Bleeding and Bleeding After Menopause

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What are menopause and perimenopause? Menopause is defined as the absence of menstrual periods for 1 year. The average age of menopause is 51 years, but the normal range is 45 years to 55 years. The...

New Focus on Care for HIV Women as More Live Longer with the Disease

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...

Sangrado perimenopausico y sangrado despues de la menopausia

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Durante la perimenopausia, es mas dificil predecir cuando ocurriran los periodos menstruales. Estos cambios son comunes. Sin embargo, algunos cambios no son normales. Las mujeres que presentan sangra...

The Role of Transvaginal Ultrasonography in the Evaluation of Postmenopausal Bleeding

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(Reaffirmed 2011)

Cancer of the endometrium is the most common type of gynecologic cancer in the United States. In 2008, an estimated 40,100 cases of cancer of the endometrium will occur and an estimated 7,470 deaths ...

ACOG Applauds Congressional Introduction of Women's Health Care Reform Plan

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...

ACOG Reiterates Stance on So-Called "Bioidentical" Hormones

Washington, DC -- In response to recent media attention being given to so-called bioidentical hormones, The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) reiterates its position that the...