Obstetrics and Gynecology Featured News Jan. 09, 2024 A substantial step toward earlier endometrial cancer detection A Mayo Clinic study discovers methylated DNA markers present in malignant endometrium and not present in benign tissue using vaginal fluid self-collected with an over-the-counter tampon. Jan. 09, 2024 OB-GYN hospitalists associated with lower severe maternal morbidity A multicenter study led by a Mayo Clinic physician and published in the Journal of Patient Safety indicated lower severe maternal morbidity rates in medical centers using OB-GYN hospitalists. Jan. 09, 2024 Minimally invasive versus open abdominal sacrocolpopexy Q&A A Q&A provides a Mayo Clinic urogynecologic surgeon's responses regarding two sacrocolpopexy techniques. He and a colleague published an invited commentary in Journal of Gynecologic Surgery. Jan. 13, 2023 Quantifying status of labor progression through machine learning Mayo Clinic investigators published a paper in a 2022 issue of PLOS ONE detailing how they use machine learning to quantify whether a patient's labor is progressing well or needs intervention. Latest Videos See All Fertility preservation for transgender individuals Zaraq Khan, M.B.B.S., reviews fertility preservation options for transgender individuals as discussed in an article he and colleagues published in the April 2020 issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings. Fertility preservation in women and girls Zaraq Khan, M.B.B.S., discusses fertility preservation options presented in a paper he and colleagues published in the April 2020 issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings. Beyond reflexive and prophylactic gynecologic surgery Elizabeth (Ebbie) A. Stewart, M.D., discusses a review paper she and colleagues published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings calling for the careful consideration of gynecologic surgeries such as hysterectomy or oophorectomy and their long-term consequences. Clinical Trials See All A Study to Evaluate NT-proBNP Levels in the Prediction of Intrapartum and Postpartum Events in Adult Congenital Heart Disease PatientsRochester, Minn.Sequencing for Families with Hereditary DisordersRochester, Minn.A Study to Evaluate Exemestane in Post-Menopausal Women with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)Albert Lea, Minn., Mankato, Minn. Publications E-NEWSLETTER EDITION See the latest edition plus past issues More News 1 Ovarian tissue vitrification potentially demonstrates superiority over slow freezing 2 Mayo Clinic pilot study pinpoints resectable high-grade serous ovarian cancer 3 Management of deep bowel endometriosis 4 Mayo Clinic investigators surprised: Fetal surgery not associated with increased placental pathologies 5 Mayo Clinic GYN surgeon urges consideration of nonsurgical options for symptomatic uterine fibroids Medical Professionals Obstetrics and Gynecology