Like the Fountain of Youth or Bigfoot, finding the G-Spot has long eluded the scientific community. Until now, apparently. Jennifer Landa, MD, talks of the recent discovery of…
Patients often seek the advice of physicians when they are having difficulties achieve an orgasm. Jennifer Landa, MD, explains the ways physicians can counsel their patients, whether it be guiding their patients…
During the 2009 H1N1 pandemic, pregnant women were among many groups targeted to receive the flu vaccine. Several million women in the United States and more than three…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Among women undergoing labor induction, the rate of vaginal delivery within 24 hours is higher when a double-balloon transcervical catheter rather than a…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Rather than a 24-hour urine collection to measure proteinuria, a 12-hour urine protein determination and the protein:creatinine ratio can be used for evaluating…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Rates of maternal morbidity among women with gestational hypertension are lowest when labor is induced at 38 weeks while neonatal morbidity/mortality rates are…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – For most women, a limited course of antibiotic treatment is sufficient for treating chorioamnionitis, according to a report in the June Obstetrics &…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The interferon-gamma release assay (IGRA) is more specific, at least as sensitive, and may better predict disease progression than the tuberculin skin test…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Preoperative hysteroscopy can be safely used as a diagnostic tool in women with endometrial cancer, according to a report in the April 30th…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Higher thyrotropin levels are associated with an increased risk of developing gestational diabetes, according to a report in the May 2012 Obstetrics &…