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    Tag: Gynaecology

    Offer salpingo-oophorectomy with C-section in BRCA mutation carriers: gynaecologists

    November 10, 2023

    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

    November 3, 2023

    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

    October 26, 2023

    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,…

    Salpingo-oophorectomy after breast cancer surgery cuts mortality in decades-long study

    October 6, 2023

    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

    October 5, 2023

    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

    September 20, 2023

    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?

    September 15, 2023

    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and gynaecologists are the latest specialties to confront a debate on whether being a fellow of a ‘royal’ college is outdated and offensive.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

    September 11, 2023

    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…

    Adding NSAID to emergency contraception ‘boosts efficacy’

    August 17, 2023

    Combining levonorgestrel with the NSAID piroxicam may be more effective at preventing pregnancy than taking the on-demand emergency contraceptive alone, show results from a new…

    New PCOS guidelines back hormone test as diagnostic aid

    August 16, 2023

    Elevated serum anti-müllerian hormone can now be used as an alternative to pelvic ultrasound to aid diagnosis of PCOS, according to updated guidelines released this…

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