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Washington, DC -- The use of episiotomy during labor should be restricted, with physicians encouraged to use clinical judgment to decide when the procedure is necessary, according to a new Practice B...
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March 2006
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Washington, DC -- The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), along with the American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology (ASCCP), today issued a new Committee Opinion o...
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September 2006
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Number 345
(Reaffirmed 2008)
ABSTRACT: Vulvodynia is a complex disorder that can be difficult to treat. It is described by most patients as burning, stinging, irritation, or rawness. Many treatment options have been used, includ...
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October 2006
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SP088
Ciertos problemas medicos pueden afectar la vulva (la parte externa del area genital femenina). Algunos problemas son leves. Otros son mas graves. Detectar y dar tratamiento a los cambios en una etap...
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February 2007
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Washington, DC -- So-called "vaginal rejuvenation," "designer vaginoplasty," "revirgination," and "G-spot amplification" procedures are not medically indicated, nor is there documentation of their sa...
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August 2007
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Number 378
ABSTRACT: So-called "vaginal rejuvenation," "designer vaginoplasty," "revirgination," and "G-spot amplification" are vaginal surgical procedures being offered by some practitioners. These procedures ...
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September 2007
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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...
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October 2007
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SP093
La infeccion por el virus de la hepatitis B es un problema especial para las mujeres embarazadas. Una mujer embarazada no solo enfrenta los riesgos de la hepatitis para ella, sino que tambien podria ...
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April 2008
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SP082
El virus de inmunodeficiencia humana (VIH) causa el síndrome de inmunodeficiencia adquirida (SIDA). Muchas per
sonas piensan que el SIDA es una enfermedad que afecta única-mente a hombres homosexual...
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August 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 -- 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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Number 417
ABSTRACT: Noncoital sexual behaviors, which include mutual masturbation, oral sex, and anal sex, are common expressions of human sexuality. Couples may engage in noncoital sexual activity instead of ...
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September 2008
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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 -- Revised guidelines on when and how to induce labor in pregnant women were issued today by The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG). The guidelines provide phys...
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July 2009
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FS011
What is human papillomavirus (HPV)? Human papillomavirus is a family of viruses that causes infection on the skin or mucous membranes of various
areas of the body. There are many different types of ...
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January 2010
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FS022
What are sexually transmitted diseases (STDs)? Sexually transmitted diseases are infections that can be spread through vaginal–penile, anal, or oral sex. Sexually transmitted diseases are passed betw...
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January 2010
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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 ...
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March 2010
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SP077
La enfermedad inflamatoria pelvica es una infeccion que afecta a los organos reproductores de la mujer. Esta enfermedad es comun y se diagnostica en Estados Unidos a mas de 1 millon de mujeres cada a...
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April 2010
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SP028
Vaginitis es una inflamacion de la vagina de la mujer. Es uno de los motivos mas frecuentes por los cuales las mujeres acuden a sus proveedores de atencion medica. La vaginitis afecta a las mujeres d...
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May 2010
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SP072
El acto sexual es una parte normal y saludable de la vida. Sin embargo, muchas mujeres tienen problemas con dicho acto en algun punto de sus vidas. Si esta teniendo problemas con el acto sexual, y se...
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June 2010
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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...
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June 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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SP020
El dolor durante el coito se denomina dispareunia. El dolor que ocurre durante las actividades sexuales que no implican el coito se llama trastorno de dolor sexual sin coito. El dolor durante el coit...
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August 2010
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Washington, DC -- Girls ages 11 to 12 should receive either of the two FDA-approved vaccines to prevent cervical cancer, ideally before they become sexually active, according to The American College ...
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August 2010
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Number 467
(Replaces No. 344, September 2006)
ABSTRACT: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved both a bivalent and quadrivalent human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices has recommended that...
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September 2010
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