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...

Ob-Gyns Recommend Women Wait 3 to 5 Years Between Pap Tests

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...

Reprocessed Single-Use Devices

Number 537

ABSTRACT: The reprocessing and reuse of single-use instruments has become increasingly common. Although there are limited data on reprocessed single-use devices, existing studies have found a signifi...

Well-Woman Visit

Number 534

ABSTRACT: The annual health assessment (“annual examination”) is a fundamental part of medical care and is valuable in promoting prevention practices, recognizing risk factors for disease, identifyin...

Health Care for Lesbians and Bisexual Women

Number 525

ABSTRACT: Lesbians and bisexual women encounter barriers to health care that include concerns about confidentiality and disclosure, discriminatory attitudes and treatment, limited access to health ca...

Lesbians Have Same Gynecologic Health Needs as Heterosexuals

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...

Chlamydia Screening Rates Too Low, Reinfection Rates Too High

Washington, DC -- Only 38 percent of sexually active young women are screened for chlamydia, according to data released by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) at the recent Nation...

Medical Groups Release New Cervical Screening Guidance

Washington, DC -- The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) and The American Cancer Society (ACS), The American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology (ASCCP), and The American Society fo...

Intimate Partner Violence

Number 518

ABSTRACT: Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a significant yet preventable public health problem that affects millions of women regardless of age, economic status, race, religion, ethnicity, sexual o...

At-Risk Drinking and Alcohol Dependence - Obstetric and Gynecologic Implications

Number 496

ABSTRACT: Compared with men, at-risk alcohol use by women has a disproportionate effect on their health and lives, including reproductive function and pregnancy outcomes. Obstetrician–gynecologists h...

ACOG Statement on Institute of Medicine Report Clinical Preventive Services for Women: Closing the Gaps

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...

Routine Screening Recommendations Released for Annual Well Woman Exam

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...

Colonoscopy and Colorectal Cancer Screening Strategies

Number 482

ABSTRACT: Each year colorectal cancer is diagnosed in more women than all types of gynecologic cancer combined. There continues to be a significant need to increase the rate of screening. Obstetricia...

Family Health History is Important Screening Tool

Washington, DC -- All women should have a family health history on file and it should be reviewed and updated regularly, according to The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (The Coll...

Exceptions to Pap Screening in Adolescents

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...

ACOG Welcomes New Federal Regulations Requiring Free Preventive Health Care Services

Washington, DC -- The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) supports the federal regulations issued on July 14 requiring new private health plans to provide free preventive heal...

Teen Girls May Need Two Annual Well Child Visits

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...

Statement on Passage of Health Care Reform

The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) has long been a proponent of comprehensive health care reform and this weeks' enactment of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care f...

Supports Womens Access to Universal Health Care

Washington, DC -- During Cover the Uninsured Week, The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists reiterates its position that all women should be guaranteed a package of essential benefits ...

Ob-Gyns Urged to Help Reduce Health Disparities for Rural Women

Washington, DC -- Lack of access to adequate women's health care puts rural women in the US at a greatly increased risk of poor health outcomes compared with women in urban areas. The physician short...