2024
Sexual Harassment, Abuse, and Discrimination in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Gupta A, Thompson J, Ringel N, Kim-Fine S, Ferguson L, Blank S, Iglesia C, Balk E, Secord A, Hines J, Brown J, Grimes C. Sexual Harassment, Abuse, and Discrimination in Obstetrics and Gynecology. JAMA Network Open 2024, 7: e2410706. PMID: 38717770, PMCID: PMC11079690, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.10706.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBullyingCanadaFemaleGynecologyHumansMaleObstetricsPrevalenceSexismSexual HarassmentUnited StatesConceptsOB-GYN rotationOb-gynsSexual harassmentSurgical specialtiesPrevalence of sexual harassmentObstetrics and GynecologyPerpetrators of harassmentIncidents of harassmentFear of retaliationFrequency of sexual harassmentCertainty of evidenceAssociated with improved recognitionRisk of biasGynecologic oncologistsDecreased incidenceHarassing behaviorsOperating room staffSexual coercionHarassmentEligible studiesMedical studentsFull-text articlesWorkplace discriminationGender harassmentSexual attention
2023
Health Care Disparities in Patients Undergoing Hysterectomy for Benign Indications
Wieslander C, Grimes C, Balk E, Hobson D, Ringel N, Sanses T, Singh R, Richardson M, Lipetskaia L, Gupta A, White A, Orejuela F, Meriwether K, Antosh D. Health Care Disparities in Patients Undergoing Hysterectomy for Benign Indications. Obstetrics And Gynecology 2023, 142: 1044-1054. PMID: 37826848, DOI: 10.1097/aog.0000000000005389.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth care disparitiesBenign indicationsCare disparitiesVaginal hysterectomyMedicare insuranceHysterectomy complicationsPatient-level outcomesMultivariable regression analysisInvasive hysterectomy proceduresHealth care systemPrior hysterectomyStrength of associationLaparoscopic hysterectomyBlack patientsMultivariable analysisSurgical outcomesPoor outcomeInsurance statusRisk markersIndependent associationEligible studiesSTUDY SELECTIONHysterectomy proceduresHysterectomyHispanic ethnicity
2021
Anticholinergic prescribing pattern changes of urogynecology providers in response to evidence of potential dementia risk
Menhaji K, Cardenas-Trowers OO, Chang OH, Hall EF, Ringel NE, Falk KN. Anticholinergic prescribing pattern changes of urogynecology providers in response to evidence of potential dementia risk. International Urogynecology Journal 2021, 32: 2819-2826. PMID: 33683426, DOI: 10.1007/s00192-021-04736-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnticholinergic medicationsOveractive bladder syndrome treatmentMajority of respondentsDevelopment of dementiaRisk of dementiaPrior authorization processPrimary outcomePrescribing practicesResultsA totalSyndrome treatmentDementia riskPractice patternsInsurance barriersInsurance restrictionsMedicationsTreatment planWeb-based surveyImpact of insuranceDementiaRecent literatureAnticholinergicsAgonistsRiskDescriptive statisticsTreatment