Specialty OB/GYN
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Featured
Using Artificial Intelligence to Decrease Obstetric Risk
Physicians at Massachusetts General Hospital are researching how artificial intelligence methods in obstetrics can help to identify high-risk patients and optimize labor and delivery outcomes.
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Featured
Omission of Preoperative Internal Pelvic Exam May Not Affect Safety of Gender-affirming Hysterectomy
Ellen Murphy, MD, Youngwu Kim, MD, and Milena M. Weinstein, MD, present retrospective evidence that omitting a preoperative internal pelvic examination may be a clinically acceptable practice before gender-affirming hysterectomy (with or without vaginectomy) or vaginectomy alone.
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Pelvic Floor Muscle Training for Urinary Incontinence Treats Other Pelvic Floor Disorders
Milena Weinstein, MD, and colleagues demonstrated that among women who had fecal incontinence and/or pelvic organ prolapse and urinary incontinence (UI), use of a motion-based device to guide pelvic floor muscle training led to 2.5 times greater odds of improvement in UI symptoms and also improved the other symptoms.
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Social Media Discussion of Bacterial Vaginosis Often Misleading
Caroline M. Mitchell, MD, MPH, and colleagues compared social media posts about bacterial vaginosis with self-reports by patients, finding that much of the online discussion aimed at helping patients recognize bacterial vaginosis emphasizes symptoms not specific to the condition.
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Benzophenone-3 Linked to Decreased Ovarian Reserve in Younger Women
Shruthi Mahalingaiah, MD, MS, director of Clinical Research at the Massachusetts General Hospital Fertility Center, and colleagues report evidence that benzophenone-3 (BP-3), a chemical used in sunscreens, cosmetics, and plastic products, may negatively affect fertility in women ages 35 and younger.
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Behavioral Science-informed Intervention Improves Primary Care Utilization Within 1 Year Postpartum
Researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health demonstrated that postpartum patients whose next appointment with their primary care practitioner is scheduled for them, and receive tailored messages and reminders, are more likely than others to attend a primary care visit within 1 year of their due date.
OB/GYN Contributors
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Andrea Edlow, MD, MSc
Maternal-Fetal Medicine Specialist , Investigator, Vincent Center for Reproductive Biology
Recent Article
Multicomponent Program Improved Perinatal Mental Health in an Urban Cohort During COVID-19
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Caroline M. Mitchell, MD, MPH
Director, Vulvovaginal Disorders Program, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Associate Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
Social Media Discussion of Bacterial Vaginosis Often Misleading
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Ilona T. Goldfarb, MD, MPH
Maternal Fetal Medicine Specialist, Massachusetts General Hospital
Recent Article
Understanding of Sociocognitive Theory Can Improve Medical Student Training
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Irene C. Souter, MD
Director, Preimplantation Genetic Diagnostics Program, Physician, Fertility Center
Recent Article
New Personalized Tool Predicts Pregnancy After Ovulation Induction or Controlled Ovarian Stimulation
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Jeffrey L. Ecker, MD
Chief, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Recent Article
Mass General Department of OB/GYN Develops and Executes Three-Pronged Diversity Strategy
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John Petrozza, MD
Chief, Division of Reproductive Medicine and IVF, Director, Massachusetts General Fertility Center, Co-director, Integrated Fibroid Program
Recent Article
Exploring Advances in Fertility Research and Access to Care
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Marcela G. del Carmen, MD, MPH
President, Massachusetts General Physicians Organization, Gynecologic Oncologist, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Executive Vice President, Mass General Brigham
Recent Article
Comprehensive Lymphadenectomy Often Not Necessary in Surgical Management of Primary Endometrioid Ovarian Carcinoma
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Mark Clapp, MD
Specialist in the Maternal-Fetal Medicine Program, Massachusetts General Hospital
Recent Article
Behavioral Science-informed Intervention Improves Primary Care Utilization Within 1 Year Postpartum
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May M. Wakamatsu, MD
Director, Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery, Vice Chair, Gynecology
Recent Article
IMPACT: A Standardized Tool for Assessment of Pelvic Floor Disorders
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Milena M. Weinstein, MD
Director of Research, Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship, Co-director, Center for Pelvic Floor Disorders
Recent Article
Pelvic Floor Muscle Training for Urinary Incontinence Treats Other Pelvic Floor Disorders
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Sarah N. Bernstein, MD
Maternal-Fetal Medicine Specialist, Medical director, Outpatient Obstetrics Program
Recent Article
Acceptability of Virtual Prenatal Care: Thinking Beyond the Pandemic
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William H. Barth, MD
Vice Chair, Obstetrics
Recent Article
Percutaneous Valve Replacement Therapy Sometimes an Option During Pregnancy
Obstetrics & Gynecology Care at Mass General
The Mass General Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology offers the highest level of care to women. Our clinical and research team is a leader in advancing treatments for gynecologic cancers, menopause, high-risk obstetrics, infertility and urogynecology.