Obstetrics & Gynecology

The Clinical Guidelines Committee of the American College of Physicians has published new best practice advice for screening average-risk women for cervical cancer.

Adolescent girls who are vaccinated against human papillomavirus do not go on to contract more STDs than their peers, according to a large new study.

A study investigated how consuming fish during pregnancy affects childhood development.

One in 5 women who had a hysterectomy for benign conditions may not have needed the procedure.

A study tested the effects of retreating chronic hepatitis C genotype 1 infection with sofosbuvir plus ledipasvir.

The available HPV vaccines could prevent most cases of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia and adenocarcinoma in situ, according to an HPV genotype study.

A program offering long-acting no-cost contraception to U.S. girls and women aged 15 to 19 reduced the teenage pregnancy rate by 79% over 5 years and cut the abortion rate by 77%.

Women with low testosterone levels who had previously undergone hysterectomy, showed improvements after receiving testosterone therapy.

The Endocrine Society has published a Clinical Practice Guideline designed to clarify the criteria for the diagnosis and treatment of polycystic ovary syndrome.

Magnetic resonance imaging is the most cost-effective next step when ultrasound is inconclusive for suspected appendicitis in pregnant women, a new study suggests.