|
Title
|
Date
|
|
1.
|
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...
|
June 2012
|
|
2.
|
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...
|
February 2009
|
|
3.
|
Washington, DC -- The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) has launched a new website devoted to women who are approaching or going through menopause to provide them with the ne...
|
June 2009
|
|
4.
|
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...
|
February 2009
|
|
5.
|
January 16, 2013
The ACOG Washington Section/Seattle Gynecologic Society will hold their educational program titled, “Gynecologic Care of Premenopausal Women with Breast Cancer” on January 16, 2013 in Sea...
|
January 2013
|
|
6.
|
Number 412
(Reaffirmed 2012)
ABSTRACT: Aromatase inhibitors appear to be effective as an adjuvant treatment for early-stage and late-stage breast cancer. Their role in chemoprevention of breast cancer in high-risk patients remai...
|
August 2008
PDF Download
|
|
7.
|
Washington, DC -- The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) announced today Barbara S. Levy, MD, as its Vice President (VP) for Health Policy, Advocacy Division, a new position....
|
May 2012
|
|
8.
|
Number 532
(Replaces No. 387, November 2007 and No. 322, November 2005)
ABSTRACT: Although improvement in long-term health is no longer an indication for menopausal hormone therapy, evidence supporting fewer adverse events in younger women, combined with its high overall...
|
August 2012
PDF Download
|
|
9.
|
FAQ066
What is hormone therapy?
Hormone therapy involves taking certain hormones to help relieve some of the symptoms of menopause.
|
August 2011
PDF Download
|
|
10.
|
PFS003
Hormone Therapy
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Women’s Health Care Physicians
patient education Fact Sheet
PFS003: Hormone Therapy APRIL 2013
The average age wh...
|
April 2013
|
|
11.
|
Number 420
ABSTRACT: The effect of menopausal hormone therapy on coronary heart disease has been the subject of much concern. The Heart and Estrogen/Progestin Replacement Study (HERS) and Women's Health Initiat...
|
November 2008
PDF Download
|
|
12.
|
Washington, DC -- Due to concerns about the safety and efficacy of synthetic mesh placed vaginally for the treatment of pelvic organ prolapse (POP), its use should be reserved for high-risk women for...
|
November 2011
|
|
13.
|
SP048
Los huesos atraviesan estados constantes de perdida y nuevo crecimiento. A medida que la persona envejece, puede ocurrir mas perdida de masa osea que crecimiento. Esto puede causar una enfermedad que...
|
December 2007
|
|
14.
|
SP047
¿Qué es menopausia?
Los ovarios, dos glándulas a cada lado del útero,
producen estrógeno desde la pubertad hasta la menopausia.
Esta hormona se libera durante todo el ciclo
menstrual. El...
|
March 2013
|
|
15.
|
FAQ047
What is menopause?
Menopause is the time in a woman’s life when she stops having menstrual periods. The years leading up to this point are called perimenopause, or “around menopause.” Menopause mark...
|
February 2013
PDF Download
|
|
16.
|
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...
|
November 2010
|
|
17.
|
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
|
|
18.
|
FAQ048
What is osteoporosis?
Osteoporosis is a condition in which bones become thin, brittle, and weak.
|
August 2011
PDF Download
|
|
19.
|
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...
|
August 2012
|
|
20.
|
FAQ162
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...
|
May 2011
PDF Download
|
|
21.
|
Number 556
ABSTRACT: The development of menopausal symptoms and related disorders, which lead women to seek prescriptions for postmenopausal estrogen therapy and hormone therapy, is a common reason for a patien...
|
April 2013
PDF Download
|
|
22.
|
SP162
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...
|
March 2010
|
|
23.
|
SP066
Durante la menopausia, el cuerpo de la mujer produce menos estrogeno y esta deja de tener la menstruacion. La menopausia es una etapa natural en la vida de una mujer. La falta de estrogeno puede indu...
|
September 2007
|
|
24.
|
Number 440
(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 ...
|
August 2009
PDF Download
|
|
25.
|
SB013
Edad mediana-la etapa de la vida entre los 40 y 60 anos-es un periodo de transicion continua. La mayoria de las mujeres, durante los anos de la edad mediana, perciben una gran sensacion de bienestar ...
|
February 2011
|