International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics : the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics
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Int J Gynaecol Obstet · Oct 2017
Long-term incidence of hysterectomy following endometrial resection or endometrial ablation for heavy menstrual bleeding.
To estimate the incidence of hysterectomy following endometrial resection or endometrial ablation (ERA). ⋯ A significant majority of women who underwent ERA for HMB did not require hysterectomy up to 25 years after the procedure.
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Int J Gynaecol Obstet · Oct 2017
The responsibility of gynecologists and obstetricians in providing safe abortion services within the limits of the law.
Approximately 47 000 women die each year worldwide as a result of the complications of unsafe abortion, almost exclusively in low- and middle-income countries with restrictive abortion laws. In these countries, very few women who comply with the conditions imposed by the law can access safe abortion services in the public health system. ⋯ This violates the statement from FIGO's Committee for the Ethical Aspects of Human Reproduction and Women's Health, which asserts that: "The primary conscientious duty of obstetrician-gynecologists is at all times to treat, or provide benefit and prevent harm, to the patients for whose care they are responsible. Any conscientious objection to treating a patient is secondary to this primary duty."