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Williams Obstetrics and Male Chauvinism

By Howard Herrell, MDPosted on November 28, 2017December 15, 2017

As a collector of old Ob/Gyn textbooks, I am absolutely amazed at some of the male chauvinistic gems they contain. Here’s a good one from […]

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Child Mortality

By Howard Herrell, MDPosted on November 22, 2017December 15, 2017

Ever heard of the Child Mortality Rate? It’s the number of children, per 1000, who die before the age of 5.  This includes Neonatal Mortality […]

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Historic Decline in Maternal Mortality

By Howard Herrell, MDPosted on November 16, 2017November 16, 2017

The graphic above shows the drop in maternal mortality since about 1840 (blue line) along with the drop in perinatal mortality over the same time […]

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Four Tips for Performing a Hysterosalpingogram (HSG)

By Howard Herrell, MDPosted on November 13, 2017December 15, 2017

Hysterosalpingogram (HSG) is performed less commonly in modern gynecology than in the past, but it is still a valuable tool for some patients. A well […]

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IUD Facts

By Howard Herrell, MDPosted on November 10, 2017

Hopefully none of these facts are surprising to you.

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Fact Check: Caffeine and Fibrocystic Change?

By Howard Herrell, MDPosted on November 6, 2017

I hear it and see it all the time: caffeine causes fibrocystic change or at least makes the pain and breast tenderness associated with fibrocystic […]

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