‘One in a million’: Woman with two uteruses pregnant in both wombs
The chances of a woman having two uteruses are rare, but the odds of becoming pregnant at the same time in each uterus are even…
Tag: Gynaecology
Offer salpingo-oophorectomy with C-section in BRCA mutation carriers: gynaecologists
Prophylactic bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy should be offered at time of obstetric-indicated caesarean delivery in women with the BRCA1 or BRCA2 pathogenic variants, say UK gynaecologists. In…
NSAIDs best for pain relief in early medical abortion: Aussie-first guidelines
All women seeking early medical abortion should be offered NSAIDs for pain relief, starting with a 1600mg dose of ibuprofen, recommend Australian-first guidelines published this…
Royal Commission demands ban on court-ordered sterilisation of non-consenting patients
Australian courts ordered the sterilisation of 14 adults last year, but for most cases, the clinical details were kept secret. Now, the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse,…
Young cancer survivors ‘frequently over- or underestimate infertility risk’
Survivors of adolescent and young adult cancer have higher rates of perceiving increased infertility risk but frequently overestimate or underestimate their risk, according to a…
Salpingo-oophorectomy after breast cancer surgery cuts mortality in decades-long study
Prophylactic salpingo-oophorectomy at the time of breast cancer surgery in patients with the BRCA1 and BRCA2 pathogenic variants cuts the long-term risk of death by…
Doctors fitted women with IUDs without their knowledge to drive down birth rates
A group of women from Greenland are demanding compensation after doctors fitted them with IUDs without either their consent or knowledge in an attempt to…
‘Obstetric violence’ casts obstetricians as perpetrators – but we can do better for women who have suffered
The record number of submissions to the NSW parliamentary inquiry into birth trauma underscores that the birth of a baby, while a joyous occasion, is…
Should RANZCOG drop ‘Royal’ from its name?
Obstetricians and gynaecologists are the latest specialties to confront a debate on whether being a fellow of a ‘royal’ college is outdated and offensive. Professor James Nicklin and Dr Greg Robertson…
Metformin has ‘clear metabolic benefits’ in PCOS, review finds
Metformin has clear benefits for women with PCOS and should be considered for those with overweight or obesity to improve weight loss, insulin resistance and…
