|
Title
|
Date
|
|
1.
|
December 5 — 7, 2013
The New York Marriott Marquis
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This course is intended for obstetrician-gynecologists, Family Medicine specialists, nurse-midwives and nurse practitioners. Topics wi...
|
December 2013
|
|
2.
|
1
February 21, 2013
Top Five Tests and Procedures to Question in Ob-Gyn
Washington, DC -- The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (The College) today released its list of &ldquo...
|
February 2013
|
|
3.
|
FAQ163
What is cancer of the cervix?
A woman’s cervix (the opening of the uterus at the top of the vagina) is covered by a thin layer of tissue made up of cells. Healthy cells grow, divide, and are replace...
|
February 2013
PDF Download
|
|
4.
|
SP163
Cómo evoluciona el cáncer de cuello uterino
El cuello uterino de la mujer (la abertura del útero en
la parte superior de la vagina) está cubierto de una
capa delgada de tejido compuesto p...
|
February 2013
|
|
5.
|
FAQ095
What is abnormal uterine bleeding?
Bleeding in any of the following situations is abnormal:
• Bleeding between periods
• Bleeding after sex
• Spotting anytime in the menstrual cycle
• Bleeding h...
|
December 2012
PDF Download
|
|
6.
|
SP095
El ciclo menstrual normal
Durante el ciclo menstrual, dos hormonas, denominadas
estrógeno y progesterona, se producen en los
ovarios. Cada mes, estas hormonas estimulan el
desarrollo del...
|
November 2012
|
|
7.
|
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...
|
October 2012
PDF Download
|
|
8.
|
Washington, DC -- As the US Supreme Court reviews the constitutionality of the individual mandate included in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), The American Congress of Obstetrici...
|
March 2012
|
|
9.
|
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...
|
March 2012
|
|
10.
|
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...
|
February 2012
|
|
11.
|
SP084
La histeroscopia es una tecnica que se usa para ver dentro del utero. El histeroscopio es un instrumento delgado parecido a un telescopio que se coloca dentro del utero a traves de la vagina y el cue...
|
November 2011
|
|
12.
|
FAQ084
What is hysteroscopy?
Hysteroscopy is used to diagnose or treat problems of the uterus. A hysteroscope is a thin, lighted telescope-like device. It is inserted through your vagina into your uterus. T...
|
October 2011
PDF Download
|
|
13.
|
FAQ075
What is an ovarian cyst?
An ovarian cyst is a sac or pouch filled with fluid or other tissue that forms on the ovary. Ovarian cysts are quite common in women during their childbearing years. A woman ...
|
August 2011
PDF Download
|
|
14.
|
FAQ096
What is cancer?
Cancer occurs when old cells do not die when they should or are damaged. Normally, the body repairs or destroys such cells. Sometimes, these cells may grow out of control. This causes...
|
August 2011
PDF Download
|
|
15.
|
FAQ097
What is cancer of the uterus?
Normally, healthy cells that make up the body's tissues grow, divide, and replace themselves on a regular basis. This keeps the body healthy. Sometimes certain cells dev...
|
May 2011
PDF Download
|
|
16.
|
SP096
El cancer del ovario es una enfermedad que afecta a uno o ambos ovarios. Los ovarios son dos glandulas que se encuentran a los dos lados del utero. Cada ano se diagnostican aproximadamente 22,000 cas...
|
May 2011
|
|
17.
|
Washington, DC -- President Obama's federal 2012 budget includes $250 million in grants over the next three years to fund state efforts to overhaul medical liability laws. This proposal authorizes th...
|
February 2011
|
|
18.
|
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 ...
|
January 2011
|
|
19.
|
Washington, DC -- Ob-gyns recommend conservative nonsurgical treatment approaches for treating women with endometriosis-associated pain followed by more invasive procedures if these fail to alleviate...
|
June 2010
|
|
20.
|
Number 458
ABSTRACT: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved two devices for hysteroscopic tubal sterilization. To minimize the failure rates of these effective methods, it is important for health c...
|
June 2010
PDF Download
|
|
21.
|
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...
|
March 2010
|
|
22.
|
SP075
Los ovarios son dos organos pequenos que se encuentran en ambos lados del utero de la mujer. Un quiste ovarico es un saco o pequena bolsa llena de liquido o de otro tejido que se forma en el ovario. ...
|
October 2009
|
|
23.
|
Washington, DC -- Evaluating a patient's risk of hereditary breast and ovarian cancer syndrome is an important first step in cancer prevention and early detection and should be a routine part of ob-g...
|
March 2009
|
|
24.
|
SP097
El utero esta integrado por tres partes: la pared muscular, el endometrio (revestimiento) y el cuello uterino (abertura). El cancer del utero afecta adversamente al musculo y endometrio, y en algunos...
|
September 2008
|
|
25.
|
Washington, DC -- Supracervical hysterectomy, a surgical technique that removes the uterus while leaving the cervix intact, does not have clear benefits over total hysterectomy in women with non-canc...
|
October 2007
|