Maternal mortality has increased over past decades. The majority of deaths are secondary to mental health and substance use disorders, with over 80% being preventable. Screening for mental health should…
This is a review of the existing literature and guidelines for the screening, management, and follow-up of perinatal mood and anxiety disorders, with a focus on major depressive disorder and…
Mental health disorders impose a significant burden on individuals and society, with far-reaching implications that extend beyond personal suffering to substantial economic costs. Public health initiatives have traditionally focused on…
People interested in using contraception continue to face barriers to access. Strategies such as over-the-counter (OTC) access, telehealth provision, and pharmacist prescribing may help to reduce these barriers for some…
Physician advocacy is an action by a physician to promote those social, economic, educational, and political changes that ameliorate the suffering and threats to human health and well-being that he…
Recently approved contraceptive methods, including vaginal ring, contraceptive patch, combined and progestin-only contraceptive pills, and vaginal gel, are mostly variations of currently available methods, but some methods may offer benefits…
Unscheduled bleeding is a common side effect of hormonal contraceptives, often leading to discontinuation. Comprehensive counseling before starting hormonal methods is crucial for improving user satisfaction. For persistent bleeding, common…
This article will review the latest evidence about permanent contraception, discussing epidemiology, evidence for salpingectomy as a preferred method, timing of postpartum and interval, understanding of risk of regret, and…
Contraceptive counseling has seen several paradigms. This article reviews the history of reproductive control impacting contraceptive counseling, how to have a patient-centered contraceptive counseling visit and address contraceptive needs in…
Pregnancy of unknown location is a temporary physiologic state of early pregnancy with a positive but no ultrasound findings of pregnancy, while pregnancy of uncertain prognosis is an early intrauterine…
