BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Effective application of electrosurgical techniques requires knowledge of energy sources and electric circuits to produce desired tissue effects. A lack of electrosurgery knowledge may negatively affect patient outcomes and safety. Our objective was to survey obstetrics-gynecology trainees and faculty to assess their basic knowledge of electrosurgery concepts as a need...

R obert A. Wild was a member of The North American Menopause Society (NAMS) Research Affairs Committee and therefore involved in the initial planning of the NAMS Mentorship Program. He recognizes the effort and work required by a mentor and mentee but characterizes it as Ba journey of love[ that ultimately is a very positive experience. Bringing the first mentor-mentee class into reality requir...

background and aims: complaints of obstetrics and gynecology specialist are on the top of complaint from doctors and these have been increasing with increased population and births. in this regard, parallel to industrialization of life, tendency to cesarean against vaginal delivery has been increased in patients. all the cases of complaint increased from 1995 until 2010. in multiple studies and...

Department of Genetics and Developmental Biology, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT, USA Prenatal Diagnosis Unit, Institute of Gynecology, Obstetrics and Neonatology, Hospital Clinic, Maternitat Campus, University of Barcelona Medical School, Catalonia, Spain Department of Chemical Pathology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong Departme...

introduction: objective structured clinical examination (osce) is used for the evaluation of the clinical competence in medicine for which it is essential to measure validity and reliability. this study aimed to investigate the validity and reliability of osce for residents of obstetrics and gynecology at kermanshah university of medical sciences in 2011. methods: a descriptive-correlation stud...

Obstetrics & Gynecology Science, the official journal of six Korean academic societies in the fields of obstetrics and gynecology, will be published in English bimonthly from January 2013. These societies are the Korean Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Korean Society of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Korean Society of Gynecologic Endocrinology, Korean Society of Gynecologic Endoscopy and Minimal...

Objective: the study is aimed to introduce the developing history of gynecology and gynecological nursing in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). Study Design: the development of gynecology and gynecological nursing consists of six periods in Chinese history. They are: 1) budding stage represented by the inscriptions of Nü (female) on oracle bones; 2) physiological development stages of women; 3...