ACOG Applauds Passage of Mikulski Amendment Guaranteeing Coverage of Women's Preventive Health Care

Washington, DC -- Gerald F. Joseph, Jr, MD, president of The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG), applauds today's Senate passage of the Mikulski Women's Health Amendment to HR...

ACOG President Applauds Supreme Court Ruling As Victory for Women's Health

Washington, DC -- The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) applauds the US Supreme Court’s ruling today that affirms the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and A...

ACOG Statement on Revised US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendations On Breast Cancer Screening

Washington, DC -- In response to today's US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) statement that recommends against routine mammography screening for women in their 40s and recommends screening onl...

ACOG Supports Individual Mandate As Key to Women’s Health Insurance Protections

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...

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...

Annual Mammograms Now Recommended for Women Beginning at Age 40

Washington, DC -- Due to the high incidence of breast cancer in the US and the potential to reduce deaths from it when caught early, The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (The Colle...

Induced Abortion and Breast Cancer Risk

Number 434

(Reaffirmed 2011, Replaces No. 285, August 2003)

ABSTRACT: The relationship between induced abortion and the subsequent development of breast cancer has been the subject of a substantial amount of epidemiologic study. Early studies of the relations...

Interpreting the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Breast Cancer Screening Recommendations for the General Population

What are the new recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF)? The following recommendations for the general population appear in the November 17, 2009, issue of Annals of ...

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...

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 ...

Well Woman and Prenatal Visits Should Include Alcohol Abuse Screening

Washington, DC -- Women should be screened for alcohol use at least yearly and within the first trimester of pregnancy, according to a new Committee Opinion released today by The American College of ...