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Poll: Is Terminating a Down Syndrome Fetus the Same as Gendercide?
February 26, 2013

Between 70 and 90 percent of women carrying a fetus diagnosed in utero with Down syndrome choose to abort. Is terminating a fetus diagnosed with Down syndrome the same as terminating a fetus because of its gender?

Poll: Do you encourage pre-conception genetic testing?
February 19, 2013

Preconception genetic carrier testing has become more widely available and affordable, but is not always routinely recommended by physicians. Do you encourage it among patients planning to conceive?

Poll: Do You Proactively Discuss HIV with Your Patients?
December 18, 2012

According to the American Medical Association, the southern part of the United States is facing an HIV epidemic. Do you proactively talk with your patients about their risk of contracting HIV?

Poll: How Will You Advise Pregnant Patients about Fish Consumption?
December 11, 2012

Levels of exposure that are defined as 'safe' by the official limits, are actually having non-trivial adverse effects, according to new reports.

Poll: Are Screening Mammograms Useless?
December 5, 2012

A number of studies conclude that breast cancer screening has little to no effect on mortality. Is it time to scrap the practice?

Poll: Will You Opt-Out of Medicare if the 27% Reimbursement Cut Goes Through?
November 27, 2012

ObGyns are among the least likely physicians to accept new Medicare patients, and more physicians will likely begin refusing Medicare patients if the 27% cut in Medicare reimbursement goes through in 2013. What will you do?

Poll: What do you Think of "Female Viagra"?
November 20, 2012

A Phase II trial is underway for Tefina, a testosterone-based treatment for female sexual dysfunction.

Poll: Which AAGL 2012 Plenary Session Interests You Most?
November 5, 2012

ObGyn.net is headed to AAGL 2012 in Las Vegas, and we want to know: Which plenary sessions interest you most?

Poll: Do You Have Enough Information to Counsel Women on Future Fertility?
October 23, 2012

Some say ob/gyns should bring up family planning at every annual visit, and proactively counsel women about their future fertility. Do you have enough information to do so?

Poll: Which Presidential Candidate's Health Care Plan Do You Support?
October 16, 2012

Health care is a major issue in the 2012 presidential election, and President Barack Obama and candidate Mitt Romney have vastly different opinions on how the system should be structured. Whose plan do you support?

Poll: Do You Educate Women about When They're Fertile?
October 9, 2012

A study published online by the Journal of Advanced Nursing found that 87% of women seeking infertility treatment could not correctly identify which days of their menstrual cycle they were fertile, even though 68% said they had accurately timed intercourse in order to conceive.

Poll: Does Your Hospital Make it Easy for Depressed Physicians to Seek Help?
October 2, 2012

Each year, between 300 and 400 physicians in the United States die by suicide, and physicians seek care for depression and other mood disorders at lower rates than the general public.

Poll: Should Schools Dispense Contraception without Telling Parents?
September 25, 2012

A pilot program is dispensing birth control and emergency contraception to students at 13 NYC high schools without informing their parents. Is this a good idea?

Poll: Is the New Prenatal Blood Test for Trisomy 21 a Good Thing?
September 18, 2012

A new prenatal blood test for trisomy 21 has been released in Europe, and it's targeted to women in their 12th week and beyond. Is it a good thing?

Poll: Should Doctors Encourage Women to Have a "Natural" Birth?
September 11, 2012

A controversial new guideline issued by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists says doctors should encourage women to deliver without epidurals or caesarean sections. Do you agree?


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