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View OBGYN.net's coverage of the 28th Annual Meeting of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine from Dallas, Texas. View video abstracts and interviews conducted by Dr James McGregor.

Speculum Examination Training Presented by The American College of Nurse-Midwives
We invite you to participate in a free WebCast focused on Speculum Examination Training for pregnant women. This skill can be used when gathering information to help make a clinical diagnosis. Leslie Ludka, CNM, MSN, will share important information on assessment of the patient and guide the viewer step by step through the examination while giving helpful insights to the procedure. 1 CEU is available to nurses who successfully complete the presentation. This program is supported by an educational grant from Hologic.

View OBGYN.net's coverage of the 11th World Congress on Controversies in Obstetrics, Gynecology and Infertility from Shanghai, China. Watch an interview with Dr Skip Granai on HPV Testing and Vaccination, view his presentation on Pap Smear technology and guidelines, and view Professor Zion Ben Rafael's invitation to this year's COGI conference in Paris.

Roberta Speyer, OBGYN.net President, was interviewed at Health 2.0. Watch the video and read Roberta's report from the conference.

Join OBGYN.net for coverage of the 36th Annual AAGL Congress from Washington D.C. We hope you will take a few minutes to stop by and check out the great interviews on hot topics in minimally invasive gynecologic surgery with some of the top ob/gyn surgeons in the world.

OBGYN.net is pleased to present selected presentations from the 2007 AAVIS meeting in Sydney, Australia. AAVIS is a multidisciplinary pelvic floor society based in Australia.

These presentations are made possible in part by a grant from

Preterm Birth and Fetal Fibronectin: Assessing the Risk Along the Continuum

Epidemiology of Preterm Birth

Ashley Roman, MD
Assistant Professor
of Ob / Gyn
NYU School of Medicine
New York, NY, USA

Fetal Fibronectin as a Predictor of Preterm Birth

Andrei Rebarber, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor of Ob / Gyn
Mt. Sinai School of Medicine
New York, NY, USA

 

Introduction to Office and Operative Hysteroscopy, Resad Paya Pasic, MD, with co-author Royshanda C. Smith, MD

In this video tutorial we instruct on the setup, equipment and management of office hysteroscopy. The minimal use of anesthesia and the improvements in therapeutic and diagnostic qualities of office hysteroscopy makes it use an attractive alternative to the operating room for both the gynecologic practice and their patients in terms of reduced time and cost efficiencies.

Principles and Practice: Electrosurgery & Ultrasonics
Dr. Brill presented this course at the AAGL 16th Annual Comprehensive Workshop on Gynecologic Endoscopy for Residents & Fellows, held in Chicago, IL, April 21-22, 2007.

View NEW online presentations from the 35th Annual Meeting of the International Urogynecological Association. Topics include: Laser Vaginal Rejuvenation, GYNECARE Prolift Pelvic Floor Repair system, GYNECARE TVT SECUR: The Next Generation, and more!

Previous webcasts:

• A Textbook of Postpartum Hemorrhage
• Laparoscopy and Minimally Invasive Gynecology
• Ultrasound of Congenital Fetal Anomalies
• Twin-Twin Transfusion Syndrome
• Obstetric Evidence Based Guidelines
• Prenatal Assessment of Multiple Pregnancy
• Medical Problems in Women Over 70

New OBGYN.net Outstanding Achievement Award recipient: The FertilityExpert has received the OBGYN.net Outstanding Achievement Award for adding to the database of knowledge on the internet in the fields of obstetrics and gynecology.

Frontiers in Reproductive Medicine edited by Camran Nezhat, MD Dr Danielle Luciano reviews the methods of adhesion formation and their prevention: Adhesion Formation and Prevention - Danielle Luciano, MD.

• In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) & Assisted Reproduction Techniques (ART) - by Ruth Lathi, MD and Barry Behr, PhD, HCLD
• Minilaparoscopy-Assisted Natural Orifice Surgery - D. A. Tsin, L. T. Colombero, J. Lambeck, & P. Manolas
• Role of Laparoscopic Tubal Recanalisation in Modern Era of ART - S. Patel, Y. Jhala & R. Patel
• Measuring Perinatal Complications: Methodologic Issues Related to Gestational Age - A. B. Caughey
• Longer Pregnancy and Slower Fetal development in women with Latent "Asymptomatic" Toxoplasmosis - S. Kankova & J. Flegr
• Metabolic Syndrome Features and Risk of Neural Tube Defects - J. G. Ray, M. D. Thompson, M. J. Vermeulen, C. Meier, P. R. Wyatt, P. Y. Wong, A. M. Summers, S. A. Farrell & D. EC Cole

OBGYN.net Conference Reporting from the 38th Annual Meeting of Society Gynecologic Oncology:

• Highlights of the SGO 38th Annual Meeting - Speyer, President of OBGYN.net & Berchuck, MD
• Participating in Cytocor's research into Endometrial Cancer - Speyer & Waggoner, MD
• American Cancer Society Sponsored Lectureship Given at the SGO Annual Meeting - Speyer & Runowicz, MD
• Cancer Arising from Endometriosis - Nezhat, MD & Pejovic, MD, PhD
• Options for Management of Women at Risk for Lynch Syndrome or HNPCC - Speyer  & Chen, MD

Exclusive Interviews from the 35th Annual AAGL Meeting:

• The Use of Robotics in Gynecological Surgery - Turner & Advincula
• ISIVF Meeting Invitation - Gomel
• Myomectomy, Fibroids and Fertility - Seckin & Gomel
• OBGYN.net Fibroid Forum - Waltman & Indman
• Adhesions and Pelvic Pain - Wiseman & Indman
• Consulting and Working with Industry - Shwayder & Indman
• Fibroids and Pregnancy - Gocial & Goldfarb
• Fibroids: The Partner's Perspective - Waltman & Indman
• Laparoscopy Surgery: “When the Nurse Becomes the Patient” - Winer & Nesbitt
• Laparostop Trocar Shield - Diesfeld & Surrey
• Endometriosis and Pelvic Pain  - Cook
• Education and CME Trends  - Seckin

Educational Tutorials:

• Celiac Disease in Women - M. Kandeel, MD

• Diagnostic Hysteroscopy - N. M. Patel, M.D., D.G.O. FICS
• Post Operative Adhesions and Prevention - M A. Benjamin, MD
• Intra Uterine Contraceptive Devices (I.U.C.D.) - N. M. Patel, M.D., D.G.O. FICS

Highlights from ASRM 2007:

• Frequency of Sperm Cells with Fragmented DNA in Males Infected with Chlamydia Trachomatis and Mycoplasma SP, Determined with the Sperm Chromatin Dispersion (SCD) Test - J. L. Fernandez, B. Ramos, R. Santiso, A. Agarwal, J. Gosalvez, G. Gallegos

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• April 14  -16, 2008 - 34th Annual SGS Scientific Meeting
• May 15-17, 2008 - Advances in Gynecologic Surgery - Surgical Innovations and State-of-the-Art Perioperative Care

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