OB/GYN Clinical Alert – April 1, 2016

April 1, 2016

• Zika Virus: Effects on the Fetus

  While the Zika virus has been indolent in many South American, Central American, and Caribbean countries, its recent association with microcephaly (and neurologic impairment) has created an outburst of media alerts, response from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and travel recommendations, particularly as the world moves closer to the 2016 Summer Olympics in Brazil.

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• Who Seeks an Infertility Evaluation?

  Demographic and lifestyle factors influence who receives a fertility evaluation.

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• Pelvic Floor Changes After Delivery

  Significant changes in levator muscles are visible by transperineal ultrasound in early and late postpartum period.

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• 2016 USPSTF Update: Harms and Supplemental Screening

  The decision to undergo screening mammography requires a consideration of benefits and harms. Harms include false-positive exams leading to unnecessary interventions, and true-positive exams that lead to overdiagnosis.

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