2020 Maintenance of Certification Part II

Maintenance of Certification is a program of the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ABOG). Obstetrics & Gynecology articles from the January, May, and August reading lists for the current year will be listed below as they become available. These articles will be free to access from the release of each list through the end of the year.

For reviews of topics that have been challenging to participants in the ABOG oral examinations, visit the Pearls of Exxcellence web site.

January 2020 Articles

Female Pelvic Medicine Reconstructive Surgery

Urinary tract infection after hysterectomy for benign gynecologic conditions or pelvic reconstructive surgery.

El-Nashar SA, Singh R, Schmitt JJ, Leon DC, Arora C, Gebhart JB, et al.

Obstet Gynecol 2018;132:1347-1357. PMID: 30334857.

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Evaluation of the effect of surgeons operative volume and specialty of likelihood of revision after mesh midurethral sling placement.

Brennand EA, Quan H.

Obstet Gynecol 2019;133:1099-1108. PMID: 31135723.

Open access

Gynecologic Oncology

Survival of women with type l and type ll epithelial ovarian cancer detected by ultrasound screening.

van Nagell JR Jr, Burgess BT, Miller RW, Baldwin L, DeSimone CP, Ueland FR, et al.

Obstet Gynecol 2018;132:1091-1100. PMID: 30303916.

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Gynecology

The use of antimüllerian hormone in women not seeking fertility care. Committee Opinion No. 773.

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.

Obstet Gynecol 2019;133:e274-e278. PMID: 30913198 .

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Health care provider adherence to surgical guidelines for risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy.

Wilhite AM, Oestreich MC, Olson M, Bedell SM, Westenberg D, Bangdiwala A, et al.

Obstet Gynecol 2019;134:520-526. PMID: 31403600.

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Gross and histologic anatomy of the pelvic ureter: clinical applications to pelvic surgery.

Jackson LA, Ramirez DMO, Carrick KS, Pedersen R, Spirtos A, Corton MM.

Obstet Gynecol 2019;133:896-904. PMID: 30969205.

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Maternal Fetal Medicine

Nonobstetric surgery during pregnancy.

Tolcher MC, Fisher WE, Clark SL.

Obstet Gynecol 2018;132:395-403. PMID: 29995718.

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Clinical variables associated with adverse maternal outcomes in puerperal group A streptococci infection.

Kaiser JE, Bakian AV, Silver RM, Clark EAS.

Obstet Gynecol 2018;132:179-184. PMID: 29889749.

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Obstetrics

Chronic kidney disease and pregnancy.

Hui D, Hladunewich MA.

Obstet Gynecol 2019;133:1182-1194. PMID: 31135733.

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Prevention of group B streptococcal early-onset disease in newborns. Committee Opinion No. 797.

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.

Obstet Gynecol 2020;135:e51-e72. PMID: 31977795.

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Office Practice

Women's Preventive Services Initiative's Well-Woman Chart: a summary of preventive health recommendations for women.

Phipps MG, Son S, Zahn C, O'Reilly N, Cantor A, Frost J, et al.

Obstet Gynecol 2019;134:465-469. PMID: 31403594.

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Intimate partner violence and women's health.

Lutgendorf MA.

Obstet Gynecol 2019;134:470-480. PMID: 31403968.

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Strategies for prescribing aspirin to prevent preeclampsia: A cost-effectiveness analysis.

Mallampati D, Grobman W, Rouse DJ, Werner EF.

Obstet Gynecol 2019;134:537-544. PMID: 31403606.

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Lower genital tract dysplasia in female solid organ transplant recipients.

Thimm MA, Rositch AF, VandenBussche C, McDonald L, Garonzik Wang JM, Levinson K.

Obstet Gynecol 2019;134:385-394. PMID: 31306332.

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Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology

Management of acute obstructive uterovaginal anomalies. Committee Opinion No. 779.

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.

Obstet Gynecol. 2019;133:e363-e371. PMID: 31135762.

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Diagnosis and management of hymenal variants. Committee Opinion No. 780.

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.

Obstet Gynecol 2019;133:e372-e376. PMID: 31135763.

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Gynecologic issues in children and adolescent cancer patients and survivors. Committee Opinion No. 747.

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.

Obstet Gynecol 2018;132(2):e67-e77. PMID: 30045213.

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Gynecologic care for adolescents and young women with eating disorders. Committee Opinion No. 740.

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.

Obstet Gynecol 2018;131:e205-e213. PMID: 29794682.

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Safety

Sexual misconduct. Committee Opinion No. 796.

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.

Obstet Gynecol 2020;135:e43-e50. PMID: 31856126.

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May 2020 Articles

Gynecology

Bremelanotide for the treatment of hypoactive sexual desire disorder: two randomized phase 3 trials.

Kingsberg SA, Clayton AH, Portman D, et al.

Obstet Gynecol 2019;134:899-908. PMID: 31599840.

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Antibiotic prophylaxis during catheter-managed postoperative urinary retention after pelvic reconstructive surgery: a randomized controlled trial

Lavelle ES, Alam P, Meister M, et al.

Obstet Gynecol 2019;134:727-735. PMID: 31503155.

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Maternal Fetal Medicine

Pregnancy and heart disease. Practice Bulletin No. 212.

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.

Obstet Gynecol 2019;133:e320-e356. PMID: 31022123.

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Critical care in pregnancy. Practice Bulletin No. 211.

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.

Obstet Gynecol 2019;133:e303-e319. PMID: 31022122.

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Obstetrics

Guidance for evaluation and management of blunt abdominal trauma in pregnancy.

Greco PS, Day LJ, Pearlman MD.

Obstet Gynecol 2019;134:1343-1357. PMID: 31764749.

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Quantitative blood loss in obstetric hemorrhage. Committee Opinion No. 794.

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.

Obstet Gynecol 2019;134:e150-e156. PMID: 31764759.

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Racial disparities in postpartum pain management.

Badreldin N, Grobman WA, Yee LM.

Obstet Gynecol 2019;134:1147-1153. PMID: 31764723.

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Macrosomia. Practice Bulletin No. 216.

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.

Obstet Gynecol 2020;135:e18-e35. PMID: 31856124.

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Office Practice

Gestational trophoblastic neoplasia after human chorionic gonadotropin normalization following molar pregnancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Albright BB, Shorter JM, Mastroyannis SA, Ko EM, Schreiber CA, Sonalkar S.

Obstet Gynecol 2020;135:12-23. PMID: 31809433.

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Opioid analgesia for medical abortion: a randomized controlled trial.

Colwill AC, Bayer LL, Bednarek P, Garg B, Jensen JT, Edelman AB.

Obstet Gynecol 2019;134:1163-1170. PMID: 31764725.

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Stillbirth associated with infection in a diverse U.S. cohort.

Page JM, Bardsley T, Thorsten V, et al.

Obstet Gynecol 2019;134:1187-1196. PMID: 31764728.

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Vaginitis in nonpregnant patients. Practice Bulletin No. 215.

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.

Obstet Gynecol 2020;135:e1-e17. PMID: 31856123.

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Relationship between etonogestrel concentrations and bleeding patterns in contraceptive implant users.

Lazorwitz A, Aquilante CL, Dindinger E, Harrison M, Sheeder J, Teal S.

Obstet Gynecol 2019;134:807-813. PMID: 31503152.

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Female Pelvic Medicine Reconstructive Surgery

Urinary microbiome and cytokine levels in women with interstitial cystitis.

Abernethy MG, Rosenfeld A, White JR, Mueller MG, Lewicky-Gaupp C, Kenton K.

Obstet Gynecol 2017;129:500-506. PMID: 28178051.

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2020 Maintenance of Certification Part II

January 2020 Articles

Female Pelvic Medicine Reconstructive Surgery

Gynecologic Oncology

Gynecology

Maternal Fetal Medicine

Obstetrics

Office Practice

Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology

Safety

May 2020 Articles

Gynecology

Maternal Fetal Medicine

Obstetrics

Office Practice

Female Pelvic Medicine Reconstructive Surgery