I’ve written before about how effective drug reps are at influencing our prescribing habits. They use samples, personal relationships, free meals, and incomplete presentation of […]
Advanced Maternal Age
Few phrases are as misunderstood as “advanced maternal age.” Both doctors and patients frequently misuse and abuse this term. For most people, it implies that […]
What should the rate of Cesarean Delivery be?
Before we start, I’ll tell you that I don’t know what the ideal rate of Cesarean delivery should be; this is, at best, a controversial […]
#DemandBetter
It’s very frustrating to me to see the poor care that many women receive during their pregnancies from obstetricians who should know better. Some of […]
A Patient’s Guide to Picking an OB/GYN
Over the years, I have frequently been asked by women how they should pick an obstetrician-gynecologist. Or, sometimes they will ask how to tell if […]
OB Potpourri 5.0
In this edition of Potpourri, let’s talk about a few things that have a similar theme: common practices that have been adopted without scientific evidence […]
Better Birth Control Counseling
There are no free lunches in life; sorry. Everything has its pluses and minuses. There are no medicines that are completely safe, and there is […]
Updates on Vaginal Hysterectomy
Here are some recent studies about the route of hysterectomy and their implications for vaginal hysterectomy. Cuff dehiscence rates A new study this month from […]
No, you shouldn’t eat your placenta…
A small pilot study of the effects of eating the placenta after birth (usually through encapsulation) was published this week. Not surprisingly, the study, published in […]