News

Women’s attitude to new method of sterilisation

01/03/2005

Women’s attitudes to an exciting new method of female sterilisation have been evaluated in March’s edition of the British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology BJOG.

Pregnancies following fibroid treatment do not appear to carry excess risk

01/03/2005

First described in 1995, embolisation (the obstruction of blood flow), is a relatively new technique in the treatment of fibroids. But there have been concerns that this procedure may lead to complications in subsequent pregnancies.

World first for study of rare disorders of pregnancy and childbirth

14/02/2005

The UK Obstetric Surveillance System (UKOSS), the first system of its kind worldwide, to study rare disorders of pregnancy, will be launched today, 11th February 2005.

Use of steroid in preterm birth appears safe

31/01/2005

The continued use of the steroid dexamethasone before birth for the prevention of fetal respiratory distress syndrome in premature infants appears to have only short duration effects on the fetus, according to an article published in February’s BJOG (British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology).

Drug reduces menopausal symptoms for women receiving tamoxifen for breast cancer

31/01/2005

A pilot study has shown tibolone to effectively reduce all the symptoms of the menopause, in women receiving tamoxifen therapy for breast cancer, with no determinable effects on the endometrium (lining of the womb) or the breast, according to research published in February’s edition of BJOG (British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology).

RCOG backs call for equality in fertility services

26/01/2005

The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) is encouraged that MPs today urged the government for equal and fair access to infertility treatments on the NHS across England and Wales.

RCOG professor recognised for outstanding contribution to medicine

26/01/2005

Professor Lesley Regan, a Fellow of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists has officially been recognised for her outstanding contribution to medicine, particularly recurrent miscarriage and infertility.

RCOG pushes for more part time posts

08/12/2004

More part time consultant posts within obstetrics and gynaecology should be created, according to the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG).

Interactive museum ‘hides’ objects for intrigue

08/12/2004

Touch screen televisions, video clips and audio commentaries have brought 500 innovative years of obstetrics and gynaecology into the 21st century at the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists’ first new interactive exhibition, which has opened to coincide with its 75th anniversary year.

RCOG Welcomes the Confidential Enquiry into Maternal Deaths

12/11/2004

The 50th Anniversary publication of the Confidential Enquiry into Maternal Death ‘Why Mothers Die’ is an extraordinary achievement. This is the most enduring national audit of its kind in the world, and the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists is proud to be associated with it.