Main Written Summaries Listing Audio-Digest Foundation: Archived Written Summaries: Obstetrics/Gynecology: 2007 PSYCHOSOCIAL ISSUES Audio-Digest Obstetrics/Gynecology Volume 54, Issue 24 December 21, 2007 Domestic violence – Carl A. Dunn, MD Women and substance abuse – Robert Mallin, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. TOPICS IN BREAST CANCER Audio-Digest Obstetrics/Gynecology Volume 54, Issue 23 December 7, 2007 Estrogen and breast cancer: is there a link? – William T. Creasman, MD Assessing risk and screening for breast cancer – Marie E. Wood, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. ECTOPIC PREGNANCY AND MATERNAL-FETAL INFECTIONS Audio-Digest Obstetrics/Gynecology Volume 54, Issue 22 November 21, 2007 Evaluation and management of suspected ectopic pregnancy – Julia V. Johnson, MD Maternal–fetal infections– Wendy L. Kinzler, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. UROGYNECOLOGY ISSUES Audio-Digest Obstetrics/Gynecology Volume 54, Issue 21 November 7, 2007 Urinary incontinence: the basics – Sean L. Francis Nonsurgical management of urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse – Steven Swift Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. OFFICE GYNECOLOGY Audio-Digest Obstetrics/Gynecology Volume 54, Issue 20 October 21, 2007 Diagnosis and treatment of vaginitis – Martin A. Quan, MD The adolescent gynecologic exam – Delores A. Anderson, RN, CNP Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. ISSUES IN MODE OF DELIVERY Audio-Digest Obstetrics/Gynecology Volume 54, Issue 19 October 7, 2007 Elective cesarean delivery: the wave of the future? – Lawrence D. Devoe, MD Operative vaginal delivery: evidence and insights – Michael A. Belfort, MD, PhD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. CLINICAL UPDATES Audio-Digest Obstetrics/Gynecology Volume 54, Issue 18 September 21, 2007 News and controversies in contraception – Carol E. Ball, MD Vulvar dermatoses – Alison J. Bruce, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. ISSUES IN CARE OF WOMEN Audio-Digest Obstetrics/Gynecology Volume 54, Issue 17 September 7, 2007 Insulin resistance, the metabolic syndrome, and cardiovascular risk – Pamela B. Morris, MD Thyroid disease: how to treat a common problem – Kathie L. Hermayer, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. Highlights From The 38th Annual Ob/Gyn Spring Symposium, Presented By The Medical University Of South Carolina, Charleston RECURRENT PREGNANCY LOSS AND FIRST TRIMESTER BLEEDING Audio-Digest Obstetrics/Gynecology Volume 54, Issue 16 August 21, 2007 Recurrent pregnancy loss – Heather G. Huddleston, MD Evaluation and management of first trimester bleeding – Linda A. Hunter, CNM Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. ISSUES IN CHRONIC PELVIC PAIN AND ENDOMETRIOSIS Audio-Digest Obstetrics/Gynecology Volume 54, Issue 15 August 7, 2007 Endometriosis: is it always benign? – Marcelle I. Cedars, MD Diagnosis and management of endometriosis – Carl Della Badia, DO Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. Points of Care– (endometriosis) Work-up: History: ask about history of abuse); ask about urine leakage and pain as it relates to sexual intercourse; ask about location, duration, severity, and what worsens the pain (with sports hernia, sit-up motion or twisting motion); ask whether pain related to sexual intercourse, menstrual cycle, urination, bowel movement, diet, or stress; 85% of diagnosis made by history Dr. Cedars at Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, by the Univ of Calif, San Francisco, Sch of Med, April 6-7, 2006. Dr. Della Badia at the 6th Annual Women's Health Symposium, by the Univ of Med and Dentistry of New Jersey, Sch of Osteopathic Med, on Sept 16-17, 2006, in Cape May, NJ. PRETERM BIRTH AND THROMBOPHILIAS Audio-Digest Obstetrics/Gynecology Volume 54, Issue 14 July 21, 2007 Preterm–birth prevention – Kirk D. Ramin, MD Thrombophilias in pregnancy – Baha M. Sibai, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. ISSUES IN CERVICAL CANCER PREVENTION Audio-Digest Obstetrics/Gynecology Volume 54, Issue 13 July 7, 2007 HPV: Epidemiology, clinical burden, and prevention of disease – Levi S. Downs, Jr, MD Modern management of the abnormal pap test – Sharon Bond, CNM, APRN–BC Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. THERAPEUTIC PROCEDURES FOR ABNORMAL BLEEDING Audio-Digest Obstetrics/Gynecology Volume 54, Issue 12 June 21, 2007 Uterine artery embolization – Paul A. Neese, MD Therapeutic options for treating abnormal uterine bleeding – Peter Takacs, MD, PhD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. BREAST CANCER SCREENING Audio-Digest Obstetrics/Gynecology Volume 54, Issue 11 June 7, 2007 Epidemiology; Risk factors; Screening guidelines for average–risk women; Screening for BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations; Risk reduction options; Chemoprevention; Questions and answers – Jodi Friedman, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. Highlights From Office Gynecology/Women's Health For Primary Care, Presented By The David Geffen School Of Medicine At The University Of California Los Angeles SCREENING ISSUES IN OBSTETRICS Audio-Digest Obstetrics/Gynecology Volume 54, Issue 10 May 21, 2007 How to manage pseudo– and quasi–abnormalities on ultrasonography – Mary E. Norton, MD Opioid addiction in pregnancy – Mavis N. Schorn, RN, CNM Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. MENOPAUSAL MEDICINE Audio-Digest Obstetrics/Gynecology Volume 54, Issue 09 May 7, 2007 Urinary incontinence: practice valuation and treatment – Jeanette S. Brown, MD Brain function in the aging: balance, reflexes, and cognition – Stanley J. Birge, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. ISSUES IN REPRODUCTIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY Audio-Digest Obstetrics/Gynecology Volume 54, Issue 08 April 21, 2007 Understanding and treating polycystic ovarian syndrome – John A. Schnorr, MD Approach to the patient with amenorrhea – Shirley Uy, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. OBSTETRIC CATASTROPHES Audio-Digest Obstetrics/Gynecology Volume 54, Issue 07 April 7, 2007 Stroke and pregnancy – George A. Saade, MD Amniotic fluid embolism – George A. Saade, MD Postpartum hemorrhage – George A. Saade, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. Highlights From Vanderbilt University School Of Medicine's 32nd Annual High-Risk Ob Seminar GYNECOLOGIC PAIN SYNDROMES Audio-Digest Obstetrics/Gynecology Volume 54, Issue 06 March 21, 2007 Endometriosis: diagnosis and treatment – Linda C. Giudice, MD, PhD Vulvar pain syndromes: a practical approach to treatment – Mark D. Walters, MD Click here to read an abstracted written summary of this program. Points of Care– (Endometriosis) Chronic pelvic pain (CPP): accounts for ≈10% of gynecologic outpatient visits; 1 in 5 gynecologic laparoscopies performed for CPP; 15% to 20% of hysterectomies performed solely or in part for CPP; unlikely that CPP due exclusively to endometriosis ... observed in at least one third to one half of women with CPP Dr. Giudice at Controversies in Women's Health, by the Univ of Calif, San Francisco, Sch of Med, Dec 7-8, 2006. Dr. Walters at the 2006 Update in Female Urology and Urogynecology, by the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Oct 27-28, 2006.