Maintenance of Certification is a program of the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ABOG). All articles from the January, May, and August reading lists for the current year will be listed below as they become available. Links to content are provided, as well as an indication of the article's status (e.g., available by subscription only or free access). The selected articles from Obstetrics & Gynecology will be free to access from the release of each list through the end of the year.
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Frieden TR
N Engl J Med. 2017 Aug 3;377(5):465-475. PMID: 28767357.
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Reddy UM, Davis JM, Ren Z, et al.
Obstet Gynecol. 2017;130(1):10-28. PMID: 28594753.
U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
FDA.gov
Bayer Healthcare.
Bayerhealthcare.com
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.
Obstet Gynecol. 2018;131(3):e91-e103. PMID: 29470343.
McDonald LC, Gerding DN, Johnson S, et al.
Clin Infect Dis. 2018;66(7):e1-e48. PMID: 29462280.
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Uccella S, Malzoni M, Cromi A, et al.
Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2018;218(5):500.e1-500.e13. PMID: 29410107.
Klebanoff JS, Patel NR, Sloan NL
Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2017;218(2):225.e1-225.e11. PMID: 29155035.
Obstet Gynecol. 2018;131(1):e15-e30. PMID: 29266076.
Berghella V, Ciardulli A, Rust OA, et al
Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2017;50(5):569-577. PMID: 28295722.
Grobman WA, Bailit J, Lai Y, et al.
Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2018;218(1):122.e1-122.e8. PMID: 29138035.
Quist-Nelson J, de Ruigh AA, Seidler AL, et al.
Obstet Gynecol. 2018;131(2):269-279. PMID: 29324621.
Hehir MP, Rouse DJ, Miller RS, et al.
Obstet Gynecol. 2018;131(3):514-522. PMID: 29420394.
Falcone T, Flyckt R.
Obstet Gynecol. 2018;131(3):557-571. PMID: 29420391.
Kendig S, Keats JP, Hoffman MC, et al.
Obstet Gynecol. 2017;129(3):422-430. PMID: 28178041.
US Preventive Services Task Force.
JAMA. 2018;319(6)L588-594. PMID: 29450531.
Bhat A, Reed SD, Unutzer J
Obstet Gynecol. 2017;129(1):157-163. PMID: 27926635.
Obstet Gynecol. 2017;129(5):e134-e141. PMID: 28426619.
Amies Oelschlager AM, Gow KW, Morse CB, et al.
J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2016;29(2):88-94. PMID: 26165911.
Lohr PA, Lyus R, Prager S.
Contraception. 2017;95(6):529-537. PMID: 27591814.
van Gruting IMA, Stankiewicz A, Kluivers K, et al.
Obstet Gynecol. 2017;130(5):1017-1024. PMID: 29016504.
Warsi QA, Huang AJ, Hess R, et al.
Obstet Gynecol. 2018;131(2)L204-211. PMID: 29324595.
Katrikh AZ, Ettarh R, Kahn MA.
Obstet Gynecol. 2017;130(5):1033-1038. PMID: 29016507.
Florian-Rodriguez ME, Hamner JJ, Corton MM.
Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2017;217(5):607.e1-607.e4. PMID: 28709584.
Pandya LK, Lynch CD, Hundley AF, et al.
Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2017;217(5):612.e1-612.e8. PMID: 28709582.
Trabuco EC, Linder BJ, Klingele CJ, et al.
Obstet Gynecol. 2018;131(1):31-38. PMID: 29215517.
Lukacz ES, Antiago-Lastra Y, Albo ME, et al.
JAMA. 2017;318(16):1592-1604. PMID: 29067433.
Oliver KE, Brady WE, Birrer M, et al.
Gynecol Oncol. 2017;147(2):243-249. PMID: 28807367.
Salani R, Khanna N, Frimer M, et al.
Gynecol Oncol. 2017;146(1):3-10. PMID: 28372871.
Hesketh PJ, Kris MG, Basch E, et al.
J Clin Oncol. 2017;35(28):3240-3261. PMID: 28759346.
Wu YS, Shui L, Shen D, Chen X.
Oncotarget. 2017;8(6):10703-10713. PMID: 27793044.
Seddon B, Strauss SJ, Whelan J, et al.
Lancet Oncol. 2017;18(10):1397-1410. PMID: 28882536.
Woodcock J, LaVange LM
N Engl J Med. 2017;377(1):62-70. PMID: 28679092.
Lippitt MH, Fairbairn MG, Matsuno R, Stone RL, Tanner EJ 3rd, Wick EC, et al.
Obstet Gynecol 2017;130(4):756-764. PMID: 28885412.
Holloway RW, Abu-Rustum NR, Backes FJ, et al.
Gynecol Oncol. 2017;146(2):405-415. PMID: 28566221.
Roberge S, Bujold E, Nicolaides KH.
Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2018;218(3):287-293.e1. PMID: 29138036.
Feig DS, Donovan LE, Corcoy R, et al.
Lancet. 2017;390(10110):2347-2359. PMID: 28923465.
Giorgione V, Parazzini F, Fesslova V, et al.
Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2018;51(1):33-42. PMID: 29164811.
Garg SK, Polsky S.
Lancet. 2017;390(10110):2329-2331. PMID: 28923466.
Tarnow-Mordi W, Morris J, Kirby A, et al.
N Engl J Med. 2017;377(25):2445-2455. PMID: 29081267.
Saccone G, Maruotti GM, Giudicepietro A, et al.
JAMA. 2017;318(23):2317-2324. PMID: 29260226.
Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine.
Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2017;217(5):B2-B12. PMID: 28782502.
Farmer DL, Thom EA, Brock JW 3rd, et al.
Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2018;218(2):256.e1-256.e13. PMID: 29246577.
Shi Y, Sun Y, Hao C, et al.
N Engl J Med. 2018;378(2):126-136. PMID: 29320646.
Nowak I, Bylinska A, Wilczynska K, et al.
PLoS One. 2017;12(10):e0186022. PMID: 29073227.
Practice Committee of the American Society of Reproductive Medicine.
Fertil Steril. 2017;108(3):426-441. PMID: 28865539.
Gorsic LK. Kosova G, Werstein B, et al.
J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2017;102(8):2862-2872. PMID: 28505284.
Konstantinidis M, Prates R, Goodall NN, et al.
Reprod Biomed Online. 2015;31(3):394-403. PMID: 26206283.
Hannema SE, Schagen SEE, Cohen-Kettenis PT, et al.
J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2017;102(7):2356-2363. PMID: 28419243.
Dahdouh EM, Balayla J, Garcia-Velasco JA.
Fertil Steril. 2015;104(6):1503-1512. PMID: 26385405.
Steiner AZ, Pritchard D, Stanczyk FZ, et al.
JAMA. 2017;318(14):1367-1376. PMID: 29049585.
Gaertner J, Siemens W, Meerpohl JJ, et al.
BMJ. 2017;357:j29255. PMID: 28676557.
Shepperd S, Goncalves-Bradley DC, Straus SE, Wee B.
Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2016;(2):CD009231. PMID: 21735440.
Chung HO, Oczkowski SJ, Hanvey L, et al.
BMC Med Educ. 2016;16:131. PMID: 27129790.
Oczkowski SJ, Chung HO, Hanvey L, et al.
Crit Care. 2016;20:97. PMID: 27059989.
PloS One. 2016;11(4):e0150671. PMID: 27119571.
Schwebke JR, Morgan FG Jr, Koltun W, Nyirjesy P.
Am J Obstet Gynecol 2017;217:678.e1-9. PMID: 28867602.
Uppal S, Bazzi A, Reynolds RK, Harris J, Pearlman MD, Campbell DA, et al.
Obstet Gynecol 2017;130(2):319-327. PMID: 28697103.
Grimes CL, Patankar S, Ryntz T, Philip N, Simpson K, Truong M, et al.
Am J Obstet Gynecol 2017;217(5):601.e1-601.e10. PMID: 28729014.
Soini T, Rantanen M, Paavonen J, Grenman S, Maenpaa J, Pukkala E, et al.
Obstet Gynecol 2017;130(3):554-560. PMID: 28796675
Powell CB, Alabaster A, Simmons S, Garcia C, Martin M, McBride-Allen S, et al.
Obstet Gynecol 2017;130(5):961-967. PMID: 29016486.
Brunson MR, Klein DA, Olsen CH, Weir LF, Roberts TA.
Am J Obstet Gynecol 2017;217:55.e1-9. PMID: 28257962.
BMJ 2017;359:j4471. PMID: 29046273.
Prabhu M, McQuaid-Hanson E, Hopp S, Burns SM, Leffert LR, Landau R, et al.
Obstet Gynecol 2017;130(1):42-46. PMID: 28594762.
Obstet Gynecol 2017;130(5):e217-e233. PMID: 29064970.
Obstet Gynecol 2017;130(6):e279-e290. PMID: 29189693.
Liu AH, Walker J, Gage JC, Gold MA, Zuna R, Dunn ST, et al.
Obstet Gynecol 2017;130(6):1218-1225. PMID: 29112672.
Cortessis VK, Barrett M, Brown Wade N, Enebish T, Perrigo JL, Tobin J, et al.
Obstet Gynecol 2017;130(6):1226-1236. PMID: 29112647.
Lenz CJ, Wysokinski WE, Henkin S, Cohoon KP, Casanegra A, Simmons BS, et al.
Obstet Gynecol 2017;130(5):1127-1135. PMID: 29016487.
Sundermann AC, Velez Edwards DR, Bray MJ, Jones SH, Latham SM, Hartmann KE.
Obstet Gynecol 2017;130(5):1065-1072. PMID: 29016496.
Daly N, Farren M, McKeating A, O'Kelly R, Stapleton M, Turner MJ.
Obstet Gynecol 2017;130(5):1001-1010. PMID: 29016485.
Shapiro-Mendoza CK, Rice ME, Galang RR, Fulton AC, VanMaldeghem K, Prado MV, et al.
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2017;66(23):615-621. PMID: 28617773.
Reagan-Steiner S, Simeone R, Simon E, Bhatnagar J, Oduyebo T, Free R, et al.
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2017;66(24):636-643. PMID: 28640798.
Parra-Saavedra M, Reefhuis J, Piraquive JP, Gilboa SM, Badell ML, Moore CA, et al.
Obstet Gynecol 2017;130(1):207-212. PMID: 28594771.
Osmundson SS, Schornack LA, Grasch JL, Zuckerwise LC, Young JL, Richardson MG.
Obstet Gynecol 2017; 130(1):36-41. PMID: 28594766.
Obstet Gynecol 2017;129:e168-72. PMID: 28368896.
Reagan KM, O'Sullivan DM, Gannon R, Steinberg AC.
Am J Obstet Gynecol 2017;217:325.e1-10. PMID: 28551445.
Adams-Piper ER, Guaderrama NM, Chen Q, Whitcomb EL.
Am J Obstet Gynecol 2017;216:588.e1-5. PMID: 28189609.
Giri A, Hartmann KE, Hellwege JN, Velez Edwards DR, Edwards TL.
Am J Obstet Gynecol 2017;217:11-26.e3. PMID: 28188775.
Al-Mukhtar Othman J, Akervall S, Milsom I, Gyhagen M.
Am J Obstet Gynecol 2017;216:149.e1-11. PMID: 27720862.
Dune TJ, Price TK, Hilt EE, Thomas-White KJ, Kliethermes S, Brincat C, et al.
Obstet Gynecol 2017;130(4):718-725. PMID: 28885414.
Mody L, Juthani-Mehta M.
JAMA 2014;311(8):844-854. PMID: 24570248.
Obstet Gynecol 2017;130:e234-50. PMID: 29064971.
Herzog TJ, Ison G, Alvarez RD, Balasubramaniam S, Armstrong DK, Beaver JA, et al.
Gynecol Oncol 2017;147(1):3-10. PMID: 28844539.
Pignata S, Scambia G, Bologna A, Signoriello S, Vergote IB, Wagner U, et al.
J Clin Oncol 2017;35(29):3347-3353. PMID: 28825853.
Childers CP, Childers KK, Maggard-Gibbons M, Macinko J.
J Clin Oncol 2017;35(34):3800-3806. PMID: 28820644.
Wentzensen N, Massad LS, Mayeaux EJ Jr, Khan MJ, Waxman AG, Einstein MH, et al.
J Low Genit Tract Dis 2017;21(4):216-222. PMID: 28953109.
Carson JL, Triulzi DJ, Ness PM.
N Engl J Med 2017;377(13):1261-1272. PMID: 28953438.
de Oliveira WK, de Franca, G V A, Carmo EH, Duncan BB, de Souza Kuchenbecker R, Schmidt MI.
Lancet 2017; 390(10097):861-870. PMID: 28647172.
Zhang G, Feenstra B, Bacelis J, Liu X, Muglia LM, Juodakis J, et al.
N Engl J Med 2017 Sep 6. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1612665. PMID: 28877031.
Pacheco LD, Hankins GD, Saad AF, Costantine MM, Chiossi G, Saade GR.
Obstet Gynecol 2017;130(4):765-769. PMID: 28885402.
Temming LA, Dicke JM, Stout MJ, Rampersad RM, Macones GA, Tuuli MG, et al.
Obstet Gynecol 2017;130(4):865-869. PMID: 28885423.
Schoen CN, Grant G, Berghella V, Hoffman MK, Sciscione A.
Obstet Gynecol 2017;129(6):1046-1053. PMID: 28486381
Yamamoto L, Targa LS, Sumita LM, Shimokawa PT, Rodrigues JC, Kanunfre KA, et al.
Obstet Gynecol 2017;130(2):335-345. PMID: 28697120.
Zwiers C, Lindenburg ITM, Klumper FJ, de Haas M, Oepkes D, Van Kamp IL.
Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2017;50(2)L180-186. PMID: 27706858.
Bernstein PS, Combs CA, Shields LE, Clark SL, Eppes CS.
Am J Obstet Gynecol 2017;217(2):B2-B6. PMID: 28549984.
Stankovic ZB, Sedlecky K, Savic D, Lukac BJ, Mazibrada I, Perovic S.
J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol 2017;30(3):405-412. PMID: 28137453.
Matalliotakis M, Goulielmos GN, Matalliotaki C, Trivli A, Matalliotakis I, Arici A.
J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol 2017;30(5):568-570. PMID: 28559048.
Lee SY, Kim ML, Seong SJ, Bae JW, Cho YJ.
J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol 2017;30(2):228-233. PMID: 26612115.
Obstet Gynecol 2017;129:e17-19. PMID: 28002312.
Seungdamrong A, Steiner AZ, Gracia CR, Legro RS, Diamond MP, Coutifaris C, et al.
Fertil Steril 2017;108:843-50. PMID: 29102040.
Shandley LM, Spencer JB, Fothergill A, Mertens AC, Manatunga A, Paplomata E, et al.
Fert Steril 2017;107(1):243-252.e5. PMID: 27887709.
Xu B, Zhang Q, Zhao J, Wang Y, Xu D, Li Y.
Fertil Steril 2017;108(1):84-95.e5. PMID: 28579408.
Fragouli E, McCaffrey C, Ravichandran K, Spath K, Grifo JA, Munne S, et al.
Hum Reprod 2017;32(11):2340-2347. PMID: 29040520.
Avis NE, Crawford SL, Greendale G, Bromberger JT, Everson-Rose SA, Gold EB, et al.
JAMA Intern Med 2015;175(4):531-539. PMID: 25686030.
Pocock SJ, Stone GW.
N Engl J Med. 2016;375(9):861-870. PMID: 27579636.
