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NEWS ABOUT: American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists stories: 5 news summaries

Now Panel Urges Delay
in Pap Test

Docs' group advises later start, every 2 years for cervical cancer test

Nov 20, 09 7:46 AM CST
(Newser) - The screening cutbacks continue. Just days after the government announced more conservative guidelines for mammograms, a major medical body says women should begin having Pap smears for cervical cancer later and less frequently. The new guidelines from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists say women don't need to be... More »

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cancer • health • cervical cancer • gynecology • Pap smear • American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists • older women • Pap smear guidelines

Doctors Blast New Mammogram Guidelines

Cancer societies, gynecologists won't follow government's lead

Nov 17, 09 7:46 AM CST
(Newser) - There was an instant backlash from oncologists and gynecologists yesterday after a government panel recommended that that women in their 40s stop getting annual mammograms. “I think it is unfortunate that they came to this conclusion,” the director of imaging at one breast cancer center told the More »

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breast cancer • American Cancer Society • gynecology • oncology • mammogram • cancer screening • American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists • U.S. Preventive Services Task Force

Doctors Urged to Induce Labor Less Often

New guidelines warn
of risky 'epidemic' in
US hospitals

Jul 21, 09 3:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - New guidelines out today urge US doctors not to induce labor earlier than 39 weeks into a pregnancy unless there are compelling medical reasons, the Houston Chronicle reports. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists issued its first statement on induced labor since 1999, with the lead author calling it... More »

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pregnancy • labor • gynecology • doctor • birth • American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists • obstetrician-gynecologists

Pro-Life Docs Need Not Perform Abortions: Board

Body clarifies ruling that had feds, physicians worried about certifications

Mar 20, 08 2:24 PM CDT
(Newser) - Obstetrician/gynecologists who don’t want to deal with abortions don’t have to, the certifying board for their specialty said today, responding to Bush administration fears that the board was going to refuse to certify doctors who decline to perform them or refer patients to someone who does. The US... More »

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health care • abortion • pregnancy • Department of Health • doctor • Mike Leavitt • American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists • American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology • obstetrician-gynecologists • ob/gyns • pro-life

Caffeine May Double Miscarriage Risk: Study

25% of women who drank 2 cups a day miscarried: study

Jan 21, 08 9:28 AM CST
(Newser) - Pregnant women who drink two cups of coffee a day may double their risk of miscarriage,  a new study concludes. Almost one-quarter of women in the study who consumed 200 milligrams of caffeine a day—the amount in 10 ounces of coffee or 25 ounces of tea—miscarried, reports... More »

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pregnancy • coffee • caffeine • tea • miscarriage • American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists • American Society for Reproductive Medicine • March of Dimes • Columbia University Medical Center • Kaiser Permanente

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