Primary and Preventive Care
Primary and Preventive Care Hannah Anastasio Silka Patel Obstetrician-gynecologists are in a unique position to interact with women across the reproductive and age spectrum and are seen by many patients…
Chemotherapy and Radiation Therapy
Chemotherapy and Radiation Therapy Sonia Dutta Amanda Nickles Fader Treatment of gynecologic cancer typically requires a multidisciplinary and multitreatment approach involving a combination of surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy. When…
Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia
Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia Reinou S. Groen Cornelia Liu Trimble EPIDEMIOLOGY OF CERVICAL NEOPLASIA In the United States, cervical cancer is diagnosed in approximately 12,000 women annually and fatal for approximately…
Abnormal Uterine Bleeding
Abnormal Uterine Bleeding Dipa Joshi Roxanne Marie Jamshidi The evaluation of abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB) requires characterization and quantification of the bleeding, specifically the onset, duration, frequency, amount, pattern, and…
Evaluation of Amenorrhea
Evaluation of Amenorrhea Irene Woo Kyle J. Tobler Amenorrhea is the absence of menses. It is physiologic during pregnancy, lactation, and menopause. The lack of regular, spontaneous menses for any…
Menstrual Disorders: Endometriosis, Dysmenorrhea, and Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder
Menstrual Disorders: Endometriosis, Dysmenorrhea, and Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder Irene Woo Melissa Yates ENDOMETRIOSIS Endometriosis is defined as the extrauterine presence of functioning endometrial glands and stroma. It is most commonly…
Uterine Leiomyomas
Uterine Leiomyomas Cindy M. P. Duke Diana Cholakian Stacey A. Scheib Uterine leiomyomas, also known as myomas or fibroids, represent the most common pelvic tumors in women. As benign smooth…
Miscarriage and Recurrent Pregnancy Loss
Miscarriage and Recurrent Pregnancy Loss Sara Seifert Kristiina Altman FIRST-TRIMESTER MISCARRIAGE Miscarriage, or spontaneous abortion, is generally defined as the spontaneous loss of a fetus weighing <500 g or at…
Infertility and Assisted Reproductive Technologies
Infertility and Assisted Reproductive Technologies Cindy M. P. Duke Mindy S. Christianson INFERTILITY Definitions Infertility: failure of a couple of reproductive age to conceive after at least 1 year of…
Pediatric Gynecology
Pediatric Gynecology Sara Seifert Dayna Burrel Pediatric gynecology presents many challenges to the general obstetriciangynecologist unaccustomed to dealing with these young patients. Most of the obstacles may be overcome by…
