Obstetrics-gynecology

Pregnant patients should be screened for iron deficiency, study suggests
University of Toronto researchers found that 40% of pregnant patients in Ontario weren't screened for iron deficiency, and they are calling for prenatal guidelines to recommend routine testing.
POP QUIZ: SSRI/SNRI antidepressants in pregnancy and breastfeeding
An updated Canadian Paediatric Society position statement reviews outcomes in infants exposed to selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) or serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SNRI) antidepressants during pregnancy and while breastfeeding.

QUIZ: What do you know about infertility?

Approximately 15% of Canadian couples experience infertility, making it a commonly encountered condition in the primary care setting. What do you know about infertility and its causes?
Recall on one lot of Mirvala 28 birth control: Health Canada

The pill's blister pack may contain a placebo in part of the blisterpack that should contain the active birth-control pill.
Two new menopause guidelines on sexuality highlight new treatments

New guidelines from SOGC are the first of seven to be published over the next two months as part of the overall Menopause Guidelines.
Safety of SSRI/SNRI antidepressants in pregnancy

Canadian Paediatric Society position statement reviews neonatal outcomes, infant monitoring and whether mothers using an SSRI/SNRI should breastfeed.
New Canadian guidelines for managing labour and delivery in persons with a physical disability

New guidelines from the SOGC aim to help physicians manage labour, delivery and postpartum care for persons with disabilities, and provide a positive experience.
Adolescents can benefit from etonogestrel-releasing contraceptive implant: experts

Health Canada approved the etonogestrel-releasing contraceptive implant for people 18 years old and older, but adolescents could also benefit from it, experts suggest.
Health Canada advises against taking NSAIDs from the 20th week of pregnancy

Health Canada updates the labeling on taking NSAIDs, both prescription and over-the-counter, to advise pregnant women not to consume them from the 20th week of pregnancy.
Pregnancy: a viral infection can lead to neuropsychiatric consequences in teens

Research, recently published in the journal Biological Psychiatry, examines the mechanisms triggered in children whose mothers were infected with a virus during pregnancy, and which could cause neuropsychiatric disorders later in life.

Pregnant patients should be screened for iron deficiency, study suggests

POP QUIZ: SSRI/SNRI antidepressants in pregnancy and breastfeeding

QUIZ: What do you know about infertility?

Recall on one lot of Mirvala 28 birth control: Health Canada

Two new menopause guidelines on sexuality highlight new treatments

Safety of SSRI/SNRI antidepressants in pregnancy

New Canadian guidelines for managing labour and delivery in persons with a physical disability

Adolescents can benefit from etonogestrel-releasing contraceptive implant: experts

Health Canada advises against taking NSAIDs from the 20th week of pregnancy

Pregnancy: a viral infection can lead to neuropsychiatric consequences in teens