3-27-2018: The post below is now out of date. Since posted, The Foundation For Excellence In Women’s Healthcare has added many new and updated guidelines. Here are direct links to the current pages of the site: Pearls Of Excellence, Developing Excellence, and About Us.
The Foundation for Excellence in Women’s Health Care has, at the time of this post, 64 topics in women’s health that will be of use to all primary care physicians. These topics are listed in The Pearls of Excellence section of the site. Some (but not all) of the topics of interest to primary physicians in The Pearls are listed below:
Fetal Heart Rate Abnormalities: Minimal Variability and Heart Rate of 100, Mar 2014
Perforation with Uterine Sound and Suction Cannula during a D&C, Feb 2014
Diagnosis and Management of Cervical Ectopic Pregnancy, Jan 2014
Cytomegalovirus Infection in Pregnancy, Sep 2013
Evaluation of Anemia in Pregnancy, Jul 2013
Management of Bilateral Tubo-Ovarian Abscesses in Young Nulligravida, Mar 2013
Management of Lateral Uterine Perforation at the Time of Hysteroscopy, Jul 2012
Management of Ureteral Injuries, Jun 2012
Etiology and Treatment of Clostridium Difficile Colitis, May 2012
Hyperprolactinemia, Apr 2012
Risks of Hormone Therapy, Nov 2011
Etiology and Management of Hypothyroidism, May 2011
Primary Amenorrhea in a Teenager, Mar 2011
Perioperative Management of Anticoagulation in Gynecologic Patients, Jan 2011
Large Bowel Injury (Simple), Dec 2010Incidental Enterotomy (small bowel injury), Dec 2010
Management of Adnexal Mass, Oct 2010
Etiology and Management of Vasa Previa, Oct 2011
Management of Vaginal Cysts, June 2011
The Society of Gynecologic Oncology has published a guideline for “The Role of the Obstretician-Gynecologist in the Early Detection of Epithelial Ovarian Cancer“, March 2011.
Management of Adnexal Cysts, Sep 2010
Contraceptive Choices for Women With Common Medical Problems, Aug 2010. This is actually just a link to WHO site which has complete information on this topic at
Management of Postoperative Ileus, March 2010
Management of a Thyroid Nodule, Jan 2010
Contraceptive Choices for Women With Common Medical Problems, Aug 2009
Pregnant Women with an Adnexal Mass, Jun 2009
Adnexal Masses in Adolescents, May 2009
Postmenopausal Ovarian Mass, Feb 2009
Surgical Management of the Obese Patient with Endometrial Cancer, Dec 2008
Fetal Infections – Parvo, CMV and Toxo, Oct 2008
