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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Comprehensive Lymphadenectomy Often Not Necessary in Surgical Management of Primary Endometrioid Ovarian Carcinoma
Varvara Mazina, MD, Marcela G. del Carmen, MD, MPH, and colleagues showed in a retrospective cohort of 63 women with primary endometrioid ovarian cancer that all pelvic and para-aortic lymph nodes removed were negative for carcinoma and comprehensive cancer staging had no effect on progression-free or overall survival.
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Commentary: Transcending Language Barriers in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Physicians at Mass General Brigham remind their colleagues that the Affordable Care Act gives patients experiencing language barriers the right to a qualified medical interpreter or qualified bilingual staff, and they propose a framework for addressing language as a key factor in health equity.
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Women's Heart Health Program Aims to Reduce Disparities
A pioneering Massachusetts General Hospital clinical care, research, and education program aims to improve outcomes from cardiovascular disease in women.
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In Utero Exposure to SARS-CoV-2 May Increase the Risk of Cardiometabolic Disease
Massachusetts General Hospital researchers found that infants who have in utero exposure to maternal SARS-CoV-2 exhibit lower birth weight followed by accelerated weight gain in the first year of life, a pattern thought to increase the risk of obesity and cardiometabolic disease in childhood and adulthood.
OB/GYN Contributors
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Andrea Edlow, MD, MSc
Maternal-Fetal Medicine Specialist , Investigator, Vincent Center for Reproductive Biology
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In Utero Exposure to SARS-CoV-2 May Increase the Risk of Cardiometabolic Disease -
Caroline M. Mitchell, MD, MPH
Director, Vulvovaginal Disorders Program, Chair, DEI Committee, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Associate Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
Commentary: Transcending Language Barriers in Obstetrics and Gynecology -
Ilona T. Goldfarb, MD, MPH
Maternal Fetal Medicine Specialist, Massachusetts General Hospital
Recent Article
Understanding of Sociocognitive Theory Can Improve Medical Student Training -
Irene C. Souter, MD
Director, Preimplantation Genetic Diagnostics Program, Physician, Fertility Center
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New Personalized Tool Predicts Pregnancy After Ovulation Induction or Controlled Ovarian Stimulation -
Jeffrey L. Ecker, MD
Chief, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
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Mass General Department of OB/GYN Develops and Executes Three-Pronged Diversity Strategy -
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 -
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
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Comprehensive Lymphadenectomy Often Not Necessary in Surgical Management of Primary Endometrioid Ovarian Carcinoma -
Mark Clapp, MD
Specialist in the Maternal-Fetal Medicine Program, Massachusetts General Hospital
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Review: Achieving Equity in Telemedicine in Obstetrics -
May M. Wakamatsu, MD
Director, Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery, Vice Chair, Gynecology
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IMPACT: A Standardized Tool for Assessment of Pelvic Floor Disorders -
Milena M. Weinstein, MD
Director of Research, Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship, Co-director, Center for Pelvic Floor Disorders
Recent Article
Omission of Preoperative Internal Pelvic Exam May Not Affect Safety of Gender-affirming Hysterectomy -
Sarah N. Bernstein, MD
Maternal-Fetal Medicine Specialist, Medical director, Outpatient Obstetrics Program
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Acceptability of Virtual Prenatal Care: Thinking Beyond the Pandemic -
William H. Barth, MD
Vice Chair, Obstetrics
Recent Article
Percutaneous Valve Replacement Therapy Sometimes an Option During Pregnancy