Obstetrics-Gynecology & Women's Health

Since its approval nearly 20 years ago, emergency contraception therapies have changed a lot. One in 5 physicians hesitates to discuss them with their patients, but a new bulletin from the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology seeks to open the discussion.

A recent study in Massachusetts schools looks at whether or not school nursing services can save money.

Preterm birth exerts a huge influence on infant mortality, and because less than half of preterm births are linked to spontaneous labor, it's important to consider the possible effect of obstetric intervention on the preterm birth rate.

The US Food and Drug Administration has notified health care practitioners that severe, possibly fatal, health problems have been reported in babies who have received lopinavir/ritonavir oral solution.

A 15-year-old girl has pain in her right flank.

According to study results out of Norway, paracetamol, or acetaminophen, exposure in pregnancy and in infancy is associated with a child's allergic disease at the age of 10 years.

Caring for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning youth requires both an understanding of general adolescent cognitive and sexual health development, as well as an awareness of some of the unique medical and social issues these young people may face.

Gardasil, the human papillomavirus vaccine approved for females, may soon be approved for males as well.

A large study found that the mortality rates for home births were actually better than those in a hospital.

Journal abstracts and commentary on articles abotu fighting sleep apnea, a less invasive way to test for STIs after possible sexual assault, and colic's relation to maternal depression.

The ninth in a year-long series of commentary reviewing topics published in Contemporary Pediatrics 25 years ago. This month's article reviews the causes and management of hirsutism in adolescent girls.

Two studies show the lifelong impact of sexuality and body image on young teenagers.

A review of how things have changed over 25 years when it comes to options available for teenagers about contraception and safe sex/abstinence.

A review of the reasons why urinary tract infections are so prevalent in teenagers, and tips on how to distinguish them from sexually transmitted infections.

A teenager is seen in the orthopedic clinic for back pain that turns out to be....

It?s not much of a bump, but there is still a rise in teen pregnancies.

At what age should the cervical cancer vaccine for women not be used?

A review of the life of Virginia Apgar, MD, a pioneer in child health, who would have been 100 in 2009.

Newborn screening has been a major advance in preventative medicine, Harvey Levy, MD, FAAP, explained. However, are too many infants being diagnosed due to newborn screening?

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) expanded its indication of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine Gardasil to include vaginal and vulvar cancer in girls and women ages 9 to 26.

A list of combined hormonal contraceptive formulations available for extended menstrual cycling use.

The buzz surrounding extended cycling is prompting more young girls to ask if they too can have fewer or no periods. But given the nuances of each method, pediatricians may find that fulfilling these requests may be easier said than done.

Babies who weigh more than 10 pounds at birth are twice as likely to develop rheumatoid arthritis as adults compared to babies with an average birthweight, reported researchers in the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases.

A thank you from the Editor-in-Chief, years later, to her fellow residents, who helped her with scheduling and on call when she was pregnant and about to have her child.

The pros and cons of banking umbilical cord blood.

Counseling teenage patients on contraceptive options can and should be part of a day's work. Here's what you need to know.

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Discharging a newborn from the hospital is a golden opportunity for anticipatory guidance. Here's a 12-point approach, based on years of experience.

Intracranial bleeding in newborns has been found common after a vaginal birth, although the bleeding is limited and apparently has no effect, according to researchers at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine.

The following schedules include current recommendations of children 0-18 years. The schedules are current with chages that have taken place in vaccine formulations and revised recommendations for the use of licensed vaccines.