Yahoo

A TikTok OB-GYN is going viral posting ASMR videos of what appointments and procedures are like to ease patients' anxiety

Leanna Alaiwat is an OB-GYN physician assistant with a large social-media following. On TikTok and YouTube, she posts ASMR videos of OB-GYN procedures to show what visits are like. Below, she talks to ...
Medical Xpress

Ob-gyn group lists procedures that may not be needed

"We carefully selected the five procedures and tests in ob-gyn based on their potential to improve quality health care and avoid potential harm. As ob-gyns, our goal is to provide women the very best ...
Medscape

Virtual Reality Enhances Patients’ Comfort During Ob/Gyn Procedures

MINNEAPOLIS — Virtual reality (VR) was associated with significant reduction in pain and anxiety in Ob/Gyn settings, according to a systematic review presented at the American College of Obstetricians ...
STAT

How OB-GYNs like me are increasingly able to treat pain from IUDs and other gynecologic procedures

In recent years, a growing outcry has drawn long-overdue attention to a difficult truth: girls’ and women’s pain has too often been dismissed and undertreated in medicine. A 2022 study found that most ...
Baylor College of Medicine

Endometrial Ablation

Endometrial ablation is a procedure used to treat heavy, prolonged menstrual bleeding. The procedure works by destroying (ablating) the lining of the uterus, known as the endometrium, that is shed ...