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WashU Medicine OB/GYN joined the Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis for the Save Our Sisters Black Maternal Health Expo, connecting new and expectant moms with resources, care, and support in their community. The event featured a Black Maternal Health panel with keynote speaker Dawn Harper-Nelson, an Olympic Track and Field medalist who shared her […]

New research led by WashU Medicine OBGYN looks at how care changed following the Dobbs decision. In this retrospective chart review, we compared second-trimester uterine evacuations in a restrictive state before and after the Dobbs decision. Post-Dobbs, fewer evacuations were performed via D&E, and a smaller proportion were for medical emergencies. Patients with medical emergencies […]

New research from WashU OB/GYN explores how transgender and gender-diverse patients prefer to be screened for cervical cancer. In this L.A.B. Award-funded survey study of 50 patients receiving care at the Washington University Transgender Center, we sought to describe their cervical cancer screening preferences. The majority of respondents preferred self-collected HPV tests for cervical cancer […]

Jeannie Kelly, MD, MS, Chief of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Washington University in St. Louis, co-authored a new study published in Clinical Infectious Diseases examining glecaprevir-pibrentasvir (GLE/PIB) for hepatitis C treatment during pregnancy. The retrospective report, the first of its kind on this drug combination in pregnant patients, followed 14 women treated at WashU Medicine between 2024 […]

Meet Chetan Giduturi, our gynecologic oncology visiting student scholar. This program providers visiting fourth-year medical students with a four-week rotation with WashU Medicine Gynecologic Oncology. This opportunity provides funding and networking opportunities while fostering a collaborative and supportive learning environment. Students rotate through inpatient care for a large gynecologic oncology service, assist in surgery, participate […]