Endometriosis Clinical Findings

Endometriosis is common among women of reproductive age, and its prevalence increases to 30-40% among infertile women. Clinical…    

Endometriosis Pathology

The gross appearance of endometriosis at operation is usually quite characteristic and, to an experienced surgeon, is sufficient…    

Endometriosis Pathologic Physiology

It is generally agreed that pelvic pain occurs premenstrually in endometriosis patients. Because of this, pain from endometriosis…    

Endometriosis Differential Diagnosis and Prevention

Complications

True complications of endometriosis are few. Implants over the bowel or ureters may cause obstruction and…    

Endometriosis Classification

Several classification schemes to assist in describing the anatomic location and severity of endometriosis at operation have been…    

Endometriosis Treatment

Treatment options are dictated by the patient’s desire for future fertility, her symptoms, the stage of her disease,…    

Endometriosis Prognosis

Proper counseling of patients with endometriosis requires attention to several aspects of the disorder. Of primary importance is…    

Testosterone Decline in Men Linked to Lifestyle, Increases in Obese Girls

The following highlights represent papers accepted for publication in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism (JCE&M), as…    

Caesarean section deliveries on the rise in New York

The percentage of caesarean section deliveries at New York City hospitals increased from 26.6% of all births in…    

Planned Parenthood giving away Plan B for free!

As from today the emergency contraceptive ‘the morning after pill’ or Plan B, will be available to any…    

Some ob-gyns switching to cosmetic medicine clinics

Some ob-gyns, as well as other physicians, recently have left their specialties to practice cosmetic medicine, including acne…    

68,000 women a year die from botched abortions

According to a new study as many as 68,000 women each year die as a result of botched…    

Birth rate among teens at record low and C-sections at record high

The birth rate among U.S. women and girls ages 15 to 19 declined to a record low in…    

Hysterectomy unrelated to urinary incontinence

The risk of urge and stress incontinence is not increased with total hysterectomy, regardless of surgical approach, according…    

Course of the Pregnancy and Delivery

A teenage pregnancy, and even more so when the girl is very young, is often discovered late for…    

Teenage Parenting

The wide interindividual variability of the outcome of the mother-child couple after birth is well known. The stereotype…    

Pregnancy and Addictive Behavior

Life-threatening behavior, like smoking, drugs, violence and suicide attempts, are used by the adolescent to cope with a…    

Modifications of the French Abortion Law

The changes in the law concerning abortions were published in the Journal Officiel of the French Republic on…    

Problems Associated with Underage Pregnancy

French legislation clearly addresses the pregnancy of teenagers who are minors (under 18 years of age). In France,…    

Early Pregnancies and Aggressions

Aggression during the course of the pregnancy can take different forms: societal and parental, but the medical community…