Kaunitz on Women's Health

• Time to Stop Pressuring Women on Screening Mammography?   New research suggests that screening mammography might not be the key to lower breast cancer mortality.
  Medscape Ob/Gyn, July 30, 2020
• New Vaginal Gel Contraceptive: Who's It For?   This new on-demand method has one very big downside for women trying to avoid pregnancy.
  Medscape Ob/Gyn, July 13, 2020
• Contraception for Young Women With Seizure: New Guidance From ACOG   For women with seizure disorders, effective contraception is critical when taking a teratogenic AED.
  Medscape Ob/Gyn, June 09, 2020
• Ambulatory Gynecology Care During COVID-19: The Latest Guidance ACOG's key recommendations for gynecologists during COVID-19 are reviewed.
  Medscape Ob/Gyn, April 08, 2020
• Chronic Pelvic Pain in Women: Common, Complex, and Real   New guidance helps all clinicians in their approach to this multifaceted condition.
  Medscape Ob/Gyn, March 31, 2020
• Screening Mammograms: Is AI Better Than a Radiologist?   At first, AI wasn't living up to its promise in the detection of breast cancer, but where are we now?
  Medscape Ob/Gyn, January 31, 2020
• Hormone Exposure and Risk for Dementia Later in Life   What does a woman's cumulative exposure to hormones mean for later cognitive health?
  Medscape Ob/Gyn, January 08, 2020
• Predicting Endometrial Ablation Failure   What patient characteristics might determine the success or failure of endometrial ablation?
  Medscape Ob/Gyn, December 03, 2019
• It's OK to Use Vaginal Estradiol Cream Longer Than 4 Weeks -- Here's Why   Recent guidance stating that women should limit their use of vaginal estradiol cream for safety reasons is not based on the evidence.
  Medscape Ob/Gyn, October 30, 2019
• Menopausal Hormone Therapy: Let the Women Decide   Dr Andrew Kaunitz recommends keeping our eyes on the 'big picture' in decisions about the use of menopausal hormone therapy.
  Medscape Ob/Gyn, October 07, 2019
• Couldn't Be Easier: A Handy Chart for Well-Woman Care   This interactive chart is a helpful reminder of best practices in well-woman preventive screening and care.
  Medscape Ob/Gyn, September 06, 2019
• Screening Transplant Recipients for Genital Tract Dysplasia   In women with solid organ transplants, the risk for HPV, and thus genital tract dysplasia, is increased.
  Medscape Ob/Gyn, August 20, 2019
• A New Progestin-Only Contraceptive Pill   Which women should--and shouldn't--consider this new contraceptive option?
  Medscape Ob/Gyn, July 08, 2019
• Not All 'Vaginal Itching' is the Same (But It's All Miserable)   How I use a mirror, a camera, and a monitor to help women see the real cause of their chronic vulvar pruritus.
  Medscape Ob/Gyn, June 07, 2019
• Breast Cancer Screening: Four Key Points Cut Through the Chaos   ACP's guidance simplifies and distills key recommendations about breast cancer screening.
  Medscape Ob/Gyn, May 01, 2019
• Contraception for Women With Chronic Medical Conditions   A new practice bulletin from ACOG guides individualized decision-making about contraception for women with chronic medical conditions.
  Medscape Ob/Gyn, February 15, 2019
• Let's Reassure Women About the Safety of Vaginal Estrogen   Many women with genitourinary syndrome of menopause are hesitant to try vaginal estrogen. Can we put those fears to rest?
  Medscape Ob/Gyn, January 17, 2019
• Ovarian Dermoids and Autoimmune Encephalitis   A woman with rapidly worsening neuropsychiatric symptoms? Keep ovarian dermoid tumor on your radar.
  Medscape Ob/Gyn, December 14, 2018
• Managing Depression in Perimenopausal Women   Dr Andrew Kaunitz urges women's health practitioners to evaluate and treat perimenopausal depression, with the aid of new evidence-based guidelines.
  Medscape Ob/Gyn, October 12, 2018
• Two New Contraceptive Methods: More Choice or More Risk?   Dr Andrew Kaunitz comments on the benefits of one of these new methods and some concerns about the other.
  Medscape Ob/Gyn, September 11, 2018