Obstetrics & Gynecology blog
Clinical teaching and practical ideas for your next study session.
Emergency Contraception by the Clock: How Ovulation Timing Chooses LNG, UPA, or the Copper IUD
Emergency contraception is not one mechanism in three interchangeable options. The decisive board-level question is how close the patient is to ovulation—and whether an oral method can still delay it or the patient needs a method that acts independently of ovarian suppression.
When the Parent Answers: A Board-Ready Case in Adolescent Contraception, Confidentiality, STI Screening, and HPV Vaccination
A practical case discussion on adolescent confidentiality, coercion-sensitive contraceptive counseling, STI screening, and HPV vaccination.
ADAMTS13 First: A Board-Ready Approach to TTP, HELLP, and Pregnancy-Associated TMA
When severe thrombocytopenia and hemolysis appear in pregnancy, use a syndrome-first algorithm, ADAMTS13 intelligently, and targeted retrieval practice to separate TTP from HELLP and complement-mediated TMA.
When Thrombocytopenia and Hemolysis Are Not HELLP: Distinguishing TTP, aHUS, and Severe Preeclampsia in Pregnancy
A practical, mechanism-based approach to pregnancy-associated thrombotic microangiopathy, with emphasis on ADAMTS13, renal injury, delivery response, and urgent management.