Obstetrics/Gynecology
R Kennedy1,3, L Roberts1,2,4, A Henry1,2 1. School of Women’s and Children’s Health, UNSW Medicine, Sydney Australia2. Department of Women’s and Children’s Health, St George Hospital, Sydney, Australia 3. St George and Sutherland Clinical School, UNSW Medicine, Sydney, Australia 4. Faculty of Health, University...
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George Mallat, Dr Maria Quartararo, Jonathan Larach Background In women undergoing hysterectomy for benign gynaecological conditions, prophylactic bilateral salpingectomy (BS) and bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy (BS) may significantly reduce future ovarian cancer risk. In light of this evidence, rates of opportunistic bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy (BSO) have been...
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Sophie Rienecker, A/Prof John Preddy, Dr Rakesh Seth, Dr Syed Haris Background Illicit drug use during pregnancy may result in serious medical implications for the neonate. There is a paucity of literature available regarding the specific effects of maternal illicit drug use during pregnancy,...
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Jaime Worboys1,2, George Mangos1,2, Lynne Roberts1,2,3, Franziska Pettit1,2, Mark Brown1,2, Amanda Henry1,2,3, Lily Xu1, Greg Davis1,2 1. St George Hospital, Gray Street, Kogarah, NSW, Australia2. University of NSW, Randwick, NSW, Australia3. University of Technology Sydney, Broadway, Ultimo, NSW Australia4. Sydney Children’s Hospital, Randwick, NSW,...
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