On today's episode, Fei and Nick address some popular (and sometimes controversial!) birthing trends in the United States. How do you talk to patients if the desire a lotus birth? Or vaginal seeding? Has anyone ever asked you about placentophagy? We review what evidence there is and go over how to counsel your patients! Twitter: @creogsovercoff1 Instagram: @creogsovercoffee Facebook: www.facebook.com/creogsovercoffee Website: www.creogsovercoffee.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/creogsovercoffee You...
Oct 23, 2022•27 min•Ep. 241
Fei and Nick discuss the work up and differential for microscopic hematuria. When exactly do you need to send someone for work up? Who is at risk for urologic malignancy? Listen to find out. Also, SMFM will be emailing out a survey about education preferences. If you respond, you will be entered into a drawing for 10 prizes, five of which is a free registration for SMFM! Twitter: @creogsovercoff1 Instagram: @creogsovercoffee Facebook: www.facebook.com/creogsovercoffee Website: www.creogsovercoff...
Oct 16, 2022•14 min•Ep. 240
Nick and Fei talk today about ways to suppress menstruation -- and the reasons behind this are many! Check out the new ACOG clinical practice guideline to read more as we review methods of menstrual suppression. Also, SMFM will be emailing out a survey about education preferences. If you respond, you will be entered into a drawing for 10 prizes, five of which is a free registration for SMFM! Twitter: @creogsovercoff1 Instagram: @creogsovercoffee Facebook: www.facebook.com/creogsovercoffee Websit...
Oct 09, 2022•28 min•Ep. 239
There have been a lot of news coming from the government about student loans. Thankfully, we have Michael Foley back with us to review all of the news. Will you get your student loans forgiven? What kinds of loans qualify? Don't forget to check out our Rosh Review question of the week! Go on our website to find out how to win a whole year's worth of board review questions. Michael is a comprehensive financial advisor who runs his practice out of Scottsdale, Arizona, under North Star Resource Gro...
Oct 05, 2022•27 min•Ep. 237
We can't believe we haven't covered this topic yet! Today, Nick and Fei discuss the components of the APGAR score and what the score can mean. Is a 1 minute APGAR score meaningful? What about the 10 minute APGAR? Twitter: @creogsovercoff1 Instagram: @creogsovercoffee Facebook: www.facebook.com/creogsovercoffee Website: www.creogsovercoffee.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/creogsovercoffee You can find the OBG Project at: www.obgproject.com...
Oct 02, 2022•16 min•Ep. 238
So you may have heard about oligohydramnios, but what about polyhydramnios? What is it? What causes it? And most importantly, what do we do about it? Fei and Nick go over some basic causes and management options for poly. Twitter: @creogsovercoff1 Instagram: @creogsovercoffee Facebook: www.facebook.com/creogsovercoffee Website: www.creogsovercoffee.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/creogsovercoffee You can find the OBG Project at: www.obgproject.com...
Sep 25, 2022•16 min•Ep. 236
Uh oh... are we in for another pandemic? Hopefully no, but as monkeypox has been on the rise in the United States, Fei and Nick review some recent literature and knowledge about the monkeypox virus. Twitter: @creogsovercoff1 Instagram: @creogsovercoffee Facebook: www.facebook.com/creogsovercoffee Website: www.creogsovercoffee.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/creogsovercoffee You can find the OBG Project at: www.obgproject.com...
Sep 18, 2022•24 min•Ep. 235
Mike Foley, CFP, CSLP is back to continue talking about our incredibly popular financial wellness series. Today, we talk all about debt: at some point, we all have some. Is it good or bad? Don't forget to check out our Rosh Review question of the week! Go on our website to find out how to win a whole year's worth of board review questions. Michael is a comprehensive financial advisor who runs his practice out of Scottsdale, Arizona, under North Star Resource Group. Michael was trained at Duke Un...
Sep 14, 2022•24 min•Ep. 234
Today, Fei and Nick are joined by Dr. Sarah Gutman, an Assistant Professor of Ob/Gyn at the Hospital University of Pennsylvania. We review telemedicine abortion and self-managed abortion in 2022. Twitter: @creogsovercoff1 Instagram: @creogsovercoffee Facebook: www.facebook.com/creogsovercoffee Website: www.creogsovercoffee.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/creogsovercoffee You can find the OBG Project at: www.obgproject.com...
Sep 11, 2022•21 min•Ep. 233
We follow up the Meis study with the PROLONG study from 2019. Did it confirm the findings for Meis? Find out today! Twitter: @creogsovercoff1 Instagram: @creogsovercoffee Facebook: www.facebook.com/creogsovercoffee Website: www.creogsovercoffee.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/creogsovercoffee You can find the OBG Project at: www.obgproject.com...
Sep 04, 2022•22 min•Ep. 232
What is the right answer about progesterone for preterm birth prevention? We discuss the Meis study from 2003 regarding IM progesterone. But of course, this is not the end! Join us next week when we follow up with PROLONG, the confirmatory (or was it?) study for Meis. Twitter: @creogsovercoff1 Instagram: @creogsovercoffee Facebook: www.facebook.com/creogsovercoffee Website: www.creogsovercoffee.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/creogsovercoffee You can find the OBG Project at: www.obgproject.com...
Aug 28, 2022•19 min•Ep. 231
What happens when you make birth control free and accessible for everyone? The authors of the CHOICE study ask this question. Come and listen to Nick and Fei discuss this important study in Ob/Gyn! Twitter: @creogsovercoff1 Instagram: @creogsovercoffee Facebook: www.facebook.com/creogsovercoffee Website: www.creogsovercoffee.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/creogsovercoffee You can find the OBG Project at: www.obgproject.com...
Aug 21, 2022•21 min•Ep. 230
Today we are joined by three special guests about an important topic: transitioning to residency. What are the important aspects for a smooth transition? Dr. Helen Kang Morgan is a Clinical Professor at the University of Michigan Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Her medical education work has focused on improving the transition to residency, and she serves as one of the Co-Investigators and Program Evaluation lead on APGO’s Reimagining Residency grant team. Dr. Anita Malone is the Associ...
Aug 17, 2022•30 min•Ep. 229
Today, Fei and Nick discuss how to approach the emergency department consult. What information should you ask you ED colleagues? How do you know how quickly to go down to see the patient? Also a great episode for our EM residents out here who may have questions about how to call an Ob/Gyn consult and what we want to know! Twitter: @creogsovercoff1 Instagram: @creogsovercoffee Facebook: www.facebook.com/creogsovercoffee Website: www.creogsovercoffee.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/creogsovercoffee Y...
Aug 14, 2022•18 min•Ep. 228
Today, we're back with more important Ob/Gyn studies! Fittingly, we talk about CHAP -- what do we do about chronic hypertension in pregnancy? Should we have tight or loose control of blood pressure? Twitter: @creogsovercoff1 Instagram: @creogsovercoffee Facebook: www.facebook.com/creogsovercoffee Website: www.creogsovercoffee.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/creogsovercoffee You can find the OBG Project at: www.obgproject.com...
Aug 07, 2022•26 min•Ep. 227
We welcome back Mike Foley, CFP, CSLP to continue our financial wellness series. Today, we talk all about financial advisors. It's likely that you may encounter a few especially when starting residency. How do you pick the right one? Don't forget to check out our Rosh Review question of the week! Go on our website to find out how to win a whole year's worth of board review questions. Michael is a comprehensive financial advisor who runs his practice out of Scottsdale, Arizona, under North Star R...
Aug 03, 2022•23 min•Ep. 225
Today, we're back with more important Ob/Gyn studies! Before CHAP, there was the CHIPS Trial. Fei and Nick review this practice changing study that came out in 2015. Twitter: @creogsovercoff1 Instagram: @creogsovercoffee Facebook: www.facebook.com/creogsovercoffee Website: www.creogsovercoffee.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/creogsovercoffee You can find the OBG Project at: www.obgproject.com...
Jul 31, 2022•30 min•Ep. 226
We welcome back Mike Foley, CFP, CSLP to continue our financial wellness series. Today, we talk all about retirement and investing. How much do we put into our retirement? What should we do to invest? Don't forget to check out our Rosh Review question of the week! Go on our website to find out how to win a whole year's worth of board review questions. Michael is a comprehensive financial advisor who runs his practice out of Scottsdale, Arizona, under North Star Resource Group. Michael was traine...
Jul 27, 2022•25 min•Ep. 224
Thanks to a recent suggestion, Fei and Nick discuss exercise in pregnancy. Is exercise safe? What are the benefits and risks? We answer these questions this episode. Twitter: @creogsovercoff1 Instagram: @creogsovercoffee Facebook: www.facebook.com/creogsovercoffee Website: www.creogsovercoffee.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/creogsovercoffee You can find the OBG Project at: www.obgproject.com Residents now get the Core Curriculum, which includes OBGFirst free for four years!...
Jul 24, 2022•19 min•Ep. 223
Today, Fei and Nick are joined by special guests Dr. Tiffany Moore Simas and Dr. Nancy Byatt to discuss perinatal mental health. Tiffany A. Moore Simas is the Medical Director for Lifeline for Moms Program, the Obstetric Engagement Liaison for MCPAP for Moms, the chair of the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology at University of Massachusetts, and Professor of Ob/Gyn, Pediatrics, Psychiatry, PQHS. She is also the co-chair of the ACOG Maternal Mental Health Expert Work Group. Nancy Byatt is ...
Jul 17, 2022•32 min•Ep. 222
Nick and Fei interview Dr. Abel again about sickle cell disease. Dr. Abel is an Assistant Professor in Ob/Gyn at Oregon Health and Science University. Twitter: @creogsovercoff1 Instagram: @creogsovercoffee Facebook: www.facebook.com/creogsovercoffee Website: www.creogsovercoffee.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/creogsovercoffee You can find the OBG Project at: www.obgproject.com Residents now get the Core Curriculum, which includes OBGFirst free for four years!...
Jul 10, 2022•24 min•Ep. 221
Fei and Nick are joined today by former president of SRS and former president of AAGL, Dr. Gary Frishman. He also happened to be our previous residency program director! We review electrosurgery: what is monopolar vs. bipolar? What is cut vs. coag? Dr. Frishman answers all our questions. Twitter: @creogsovercoff1 Instagram: @creogsovercoffee Facebook: www.facebook.com/creogsovercoffee Website: www.creogsovercoffee.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/creogsovercoffee You can find the OBG Project at: www...
Jul 03, 2022•30 min•Ep. 220
Nick and Fei are joined by Dr. Laura Hanks from the University of Wisconsin - Madison. She talks to us all about the dermatoses of pregnancy. Twitter: @creogsovercoff1 Instagram: @creogsovercoffee Facebook: www.facebook.com/creogsovercoffee Website: www.creogsovercoffee.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/creogsovercoffee You can find the OBG Project at: www.obgproject.com Residents now get the Core Curriculum, which includes OBGFirst free for four years!...
Jun 26, 2022•24 min•Ep. 219
Nick and Fei tackle the ARRIVE trial on today's episode. What were the exact findings of the study? Does this mean we should be inducing everyone at 39 weeks? (Spoilers: No!) Find out as we go through this study together. Twitter: @creogsovercoff1 Instagram: @creogsovercoffee Facebook: www.facebook.com/creogsovercoffee Website: www.creogsovercoffee.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/creogsovercoffee You can find the OBG Project at: www.obgproject.com Residents now get the Core Curriculum, which includ...
Jun 19, 2022•22 min•Ep. 218
Today, Nick and Fei look at the cousin of the Term Breech Trial with the Twin Birth Study! Can we deliver twins vaginally in a safe manner? A great study from the same collaborative that did the Twin Birth Study attempts to answer this question. Twitter: @creogsovercoff1 Instagram: @creogsovercoffee Facebook: www.facebook.com/creogsovercoffee Website: www.creogsovercoffee.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/creogsovercoffee You can find the OBG Project at: www.obgproject.com...
Jun 12, 2022•19 min•Ep. 217
We welcome back Mike Foley, CFP, CSLP to continue our financial wellness series. Today, we discuss budgeting! Mike talks to us about where to allocate our funds: what do we contribute to, what do we want to spend our money on? Don't forget to check out our Rosh Review question of the week! Go on our website to find out how to win a whole year's worth of board review questions. Michael is a comprehensive financial advisor who runs his practice out of Scottsdale, Arizona, under North Star Resource...
Jun 08, 2022•23 min•Ep. 215
Today, Fei and Nick dive back into studies that all Ob/Gyn residents should know. We cover an important paper from the CREST data -- what is the risk of sterilization failure from permanent sterilization? While this dataset is pretty old (from the 70s-80s), it's still important to look at and understand how we counsel our patients today on permanent sterilization. Twitter: @creogsovercoff1 Instagram: @creogsovercoffee Facebook: www.facebook.com/creogsovercoffee Website: www.creogsovercoffee.com ...
Jun 05, 2022•21 min•Ep. 216
Today, Nick and Fei are joined once again by Aimee Morrison, an Ob/Gyn chief resident at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania who matched into PAGs. She discussed the process of becoming interested in the field and how to apply. Twitter: @creogsovercoff1 Instagram: @creogsovercoffee Facebook: www.facebook.com/creogsovercoffee Website: www.creogsovercoffee.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/creogsovercoffee You can find the OBG Project at: www.obgproject.com...
Jun 01, 2022•13 min•Ep. 214
Fei and Nick discuss a practice changing paper from 2000: The Term Breech Trial. What were the methods and findings? And what are some criticism? Twitter: @creogsovercoff1 Instagram: @creogsovercoffee Facebook: www.facebook.com/creogsovercoffee Website: www.creogsovercoffee.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/creogsovercoffee You can find the OBG Project at: www.obgproject.com...
May 29, 2022•28 min•Ep. 213
Fei and Nick discuss planned home births. These are becoming more popular in the United States. What is the data? Is a planned home birth safe? Who should have a planned home birth? We attempt to answer these questions in this podcast. Twitter: @creogsovercoff1 Instagram: @creogsovercoffee Facebook: www.facebook.com/creogsovercoffee Website: www.creogsovercoffee.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/creogsovercoffee You can find the OBG Project at: www.obgproject.com...
May 22, 2022•26 min•Ep. 212