Obstetrics | Penn Today

Key to detecting ovarian cancer early may be in the fallopian tubes

A lack of early detection or prevention strategies for ovarian cancer is a major cause of poor outcomes for patients, and most do not have a family history or inherited genetic risk, so there is a pressing need for the development of earlier detection methods.

Four medical personnel smiling at a desk in a clinic in the Philippines.

Sister physicians share passion for local and global health equity

Trina and Nicole Salva are both OB/GYNs in Philadelphia whose outreach extends to underserved communities in the city, and to the Philippines—their family’s birthplace.

Helen O. Dickens in a white coat at her work desk.

Helen Octavia Dickens: An expanded view of a trailblazing OB-GYN

Helen Octavia Dickens was not only the first African American woman faculty member in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Penn, but a vital leader in the community advocating for preventive health for women and teen girls of color.

An ultrasound technician looks at an ultrasound on a screen in a hospital.

Pregnancy and opioid-use disorder: How to keep pregnant patients and babies healthy

At the Perinatal Resources for Opioid Use Disorder (PROUD) Clinic at Penn Family Care, patients are screened for mental health conditions and supported with integrated care before, during, and after pregnancy.

Pregnant person lying in a hospital bed wearing a face mask looking over a sheet of paper a doctor is showing them.

Heart Safe Motherhood Program boosts access to care for at-risk new mothers

A first-of-its-kind program created by Penn Medicine has radically altered how preeclampsia is treated. Heart Safe Motherhood enables doctors to monitor new mothers with high blood pressure remotely, from the comfort of their own home.

Mug of coffee resting on a third-trimester pregnant belly.

Moderate amounts of caffeine not linked to maternal health risks

In a prospective Penn Medicine study of 2,529 pregnant women, drinking caffeinated beverages was associated with a reduced risk of developing gestational diabetes.

A transgender person wearing a medical gown sits on an exam table speaking to a doctor.

Reproductive justice in nursing

The Penn chapter of Nurses for Sexual and Reproductive Health works to expand students’ engagement in Reproductive justice.

Philadelphia Inquirer

Penn Medicine’s first living-donor uterus transplant leads to new life and new friendship

Penn Medicine personnel performed a successful live-donor uterus transplant. “How you define success is not if the organ is surviving transplant, like other transplants,” said Nawar Latif. “The outcome we need is to have a healthy baby at the end.”

Pregnant person in a mask having their pulse checked by a masked doctor.

Using race to diagnose anemia during pregnancy may increase its risk at delivery

Penn researchers suggest going against national guidelines and standardizing the threshold at which pregnant women are treated for anemia

Penn Medicine’s first living donor uterus transplant

Cheryl Cichonski-Urban donated her uterus to Chelsea Jovanovich through Penn Medicine’s Uterus Donation program. In May, Jovanovich gave birth to a baby boy.

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