Obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive medicine guidelines

Gynecology

Guidelines, reviews, statements, recommendations, standards

 

Endometriosis

• Cochrane
  • Cochrane Library
    • Urinary biomarkers for the non-invasive diagnosis of endometriosis
    • Progesterone receptor modulators for endometriosis
    • Progestagens and anti-progestagens for pain associated with endometriosis
    • Pre and post-operative medical therapy for endometriosis surgery
    • Pentoxifylline for endometriosis
    • Ovulation suppression for endometriosis for women with subfertility
    • Oral contraceptives for pain associated with endometriosis
    • Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for pain in women with endometriosis
    • Long-term pituitary down-regulation before in vitro fertilization (IVF) for women with endometriosis
    • Levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine device (LNG-IUD) for symptomatic endometriosis following surgery
    • Laparoscopic surgery for endometriosis
    • Imaging modalities for the non-invasive diagnosis of endometriosis
    • Hormone therapy for endometriosis and surgical menopause
    • Gonadotrophin-releasing hormone analogues for pain associated with endometriosis
    • Gonadotrophin-releasing hormone analogues for endometriosis: bone mineral density
    • Excisional surgery versus ablative surgery for ovarian endometriomata
    • Endometrial biomarkers for the non-invasive diagnosis of endometriosis
    • Danazol for pelvic pain associated with endometriosis
    • Combination of the non-invasive tests for the diagnosis of endometriosis
    • Chinese herbal medicine for endometriosis
    • Blood biomarkers for the non-invasive diagnosis of endometriosis
    • Anti-TNF-a treatment for pelvic pain associated with endometriosis
    • Acupuncture for pain in endometriosis
• Europe
  • European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology
    • ESHRE guideline: management of women with endometriosis [2014]
  • Implementation Science
    • The European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology guideline for the diagnosis and treatment of endometriosis: an electronic guideline implementability appraisal [2011]
• Germany, Austria
  • Geburtshilfe und Frauenheilkunde
    • Interdisciplinary S2k Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Endometriosis [2013]
• International
  • Fertility and Sterility
    • World Endometriosis Research Foundation Endometriosis Phenome and biobanking harmonization project: II. Clinical and covariate phenotype data collection in endometriosis research [2014]
    • World Endometriosis Research Foundation Endometriosis Phenome and Biobanking Harmonization Project: III. Fluid biospecimen collection, processing, and storage in endometriosis research [2014]
    • World Endometriosis Research Foundation Endometriosis Phenome and Biobanking Harmonisation Project: IV. Tissue collection, processing, and storage in endometriosis research [2014]
    • World Endometriosis Research Foundation Endometriosis Phenome and Biobanking Harmonisation Project: I. Surgical phenotype data collection in endometriosis research [2014]
    • Pain scoring in endometriosis: entry criteria and outcome measures for clinical trials. Report from the Art and Science of Endometriosis meeting [2010]
  • Human Reproduction
    • Consensus on current management of endometriosis [2013]
  • Reproductive Sciences
    • Defining Future Directions for Endometriosis Research [2013]
  • Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology
    • Systematic approach to sonographic evaluation of the pelvis in women with suspected endometriosis, including terms, definitions and measurements: a consensus opinion from the International Deep Endometriosis Analysis (IDEA) group Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology - Wiley Online Library [2016]
• Italy
  • PLoS ONE
    • Incidence and Estimated Prevalence of Endometriosis and Adenomyosis in Northeast Italy: A Data Linkage Study [2016]
• Taiwan
  • Journal of the Chinese Medical Association
    • Women with endometriosis have higher comorbidities: Analysis of domestic data in Taiwan [2016]
• United Kingdom
  • National Guideline Clearinghouse
    • Endometriosis: diagnosis and management. National Guideline Alliance [2017]
  • National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
    • Endometriosis: diagnosis and management [2017]
    • Endometriosis and fibroids
  • Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
    • The Effect of Surgery for Endometriomas on Fertility [2017]
• United States of America
  • American Society for Reproductive Medicine
    • Endometriosis
• {Related topics}
  • Guidelines
    • Gynecologic ultrasound
    • Gynecologic surgery
    • Female infertility
    • Dysmenorrhea, chronic pelvic pain
    • Abnormal uterine bleeding, menorrhagia

Gynecologic surgery

• Canada
  • National Guideline Clearinghouse
    • Surgical safety checklist in obstetrics and gynaecology. Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada [2013]
• Cochrane
  • Cochrane Library
    • Trocar types in laparoscopy
    • Short term urinary catheter policies following urogenital surgery in adults
    • Robot-assisted surgery in gynaecology
    • Prophylactic antibiotics for transcervical intrauterine procedures
    • Preoperative ripening of the cervix before operative hysteroscopy
    • Peritoneal closure versus no peritoneal closure for patients undergoing non-obstetric abdominal operations
    • Paracervical local anaesthesia for cervical dilatation and uterine intervention
    • Pain relief for outpatient hysteroscopy
    • Laparoscopy versus laparotomy for benign ovarian tumours
    • Laparoscopy for the management of acute lower abdominal pain in women of childbearing age
    • Laparoscopic surgery for presumed benign ovarian tumor during pregnancy
    • Laparoscopic entry techniques
    • Early versus delayed oral fluids and food for reducing complications after major abdominal gynaecologic surgery
    • Barrier agents for adhesion prevention after gynaecological surgery
    • Adhesion prevention agents for gynaecological surgery: an overview of Cochrane reviews
• United Kingdom
  • Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
    • Diagnostic Laparoscopy (Consent Advice No. 2) [2017]
    • The Use of Adhesion Prevention Agents in Obstetrics and Gynaecology [2013]
    • Enhanced Recovery in Gynaecology [2013]
    • Hysteroscopy, Best Practice in Outpatient [2011]
    • Gynaecology: emergency services standards of practice and service organisation [2009]
    • Diagnostic Hysteroscopy Under General Anaesthesia (Consent Advice No. 1) [2008]
• United States of America
  • American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
    • Management of Mesh and Graft Complications in Gynecologic Surgery [2017]
    • Guiding Principles for Privileging of Innovative Procedures in Gynecologic Surgery [2016]
    • Robotic Surgery in Gynecology [2015]
    • Gynecologic Surgery in the Obese Woman [2015]
    • Chronic Antithrombotic Therapy and Gynecologic Surgery [2014]
    • Solutions for Surgical Preparation of the Vagina [2013]
  • Obstetrics & Gynecology
    • Intracorporeal Electromechanical Tissue Morcellation: A Critical Review and Recommendations for Clinical Practice [2014]
• {Related topics}
  • Guidelines
    • Vulvar diseases
    • Uterine fibroids
    • Urogynecology, urinary and fecal incontinence
    • Hysterectomy
    • Gynecologic ultrasound
    • Female genital neoplasms
    • Endometriosis
    • Ectopic pregnancy
    • Breast diseases

Gynecologic ultrasound

• United States of America
  • American College of Radiology
    • Clinically Suspected Adnexal Mass
    • Acute Pelvic Pain in the Reproductive Age Group
    • ACR–ACOG–AIUM–SPR–SRU Practice Parameter for the Performance of Pelvic Ultrasound
  • American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine
    • AIUM Practice Guideline for the Performance of Ultrasound of the Female Pelvis [2014]
  • National Guideline Clearinghouse
    • ACR Appropriateness Criteria® acute pelvic pain in the reproductive age group [2015]
• {Related topics}
  • Guidelines
    • Uterine fibroids
    • Trophoblastic neoplasms
    • Menstruation disturbances, female gonadal disorders
    • Infertility, miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy
    • Hirsutism
    • Gynecologic surgery
    • Female genital neoplasms
    • Endometriosis

Hysterectomy

• Canada
  • Public Health Agency of Canada
    • Prevalence of self-reported hysterectomy among Canadian women, 2000/2001–2008 [2014]
• Cochrane
  • Cochrane Library
    • Total versus subtotal hysterectomy for benign gynaecological conditions
    • Surgical approach to hysterectomy for benign gynaecological disease
    • Hysterectomy versus hysterectomy plus oophorectomy for premenopausal women
    • Antibiotic prophylaxis for elective hysterectomy
• Denmark
  • Danish Medical Journal
    • Pain following hysterectomy: epidemiological and clinical aspects [2012]
  • PLoS ONE
    • Potentially Avoidable Peripartum Hysterectomies in Denmark: A Population Based Clinical Audit [2016]
• Finland
  • BMJ Open
    • Ten years of progress—improved hysterectomy outcomes in Finland 1996–2006: a longitudinal observation study [2013]
• India
  • Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology of India
    • Deciding the Route for Hysterectomy: Indian Triage System [2014]
• Taiwan
  • Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
    • Decreasing trend of hysterectomy in Taiwan: A population-based study, 1997–2010 [2015]
• United Kingdom
  • Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
    • Post-Hysterectomy Vaginal Vault Prolapse [2015]
    • Abdominal Hysterectomy for Benign Conditions (Consent Advice) [2009]
• United States of America
  • American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
    • Choosing the Route of Hysterectomy for Benign Disease [2017]
• {Related topics}
  • Guidelines
    • Gynecologic surgery

Uterine fibroids

• Canada
  • Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health
    • Uterine-Preserving Interventions for the Management of Symptomatic Uterine Fibroids: A Systematic Review of Clinical and Cost-Effectiveness [2016]
    • Ulipristal Acetate (Fibristal) (5 mg Tablets): Treatment of Moderate to Severe Signs and Symptoms of Uterine Fibroids in Adult Women of Reproductive Age Who are Eligible for Surgery. The Duration of Treatment is Limited to Three Months [2013]
  • Health Quality Ontario
    • Magnetic Resonance–Guided High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound (MRgHIFU) Treatment of Symptomatic Uterine Fibroids: An Evidence-Based Analysis [2015]
    • Magnetic Resonance-Guided High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound (MRgHIFU) for Treatment of Symptomatic Uterine Fibroids: An Economic Analysis [2015]
• Cochrane
  • Cochrane Library
    • Uterine artery embolization for symptomatic uterine fibroids
    • Surgical treatment of fibroids for subfertility
    • Selective progesterone receptor modulators (SPRMs) for uterine fibroids
    • Selective estrogen receptor modulators (SERMs) for uterine leiomyomas
    • Progestogens or progestogen-releasing intrauterine systems for uterine fibroids
    • Preoperative medical therapy before surgery for uterine fibroids
    • Minimally invasive surgical techniques versus open myomectomy for uterine fibroids
    • Mifepristone for uterine fibroids
    • Interventions to reduce haemorrhage during myomectomy for fibroids
    • Herbal preparations for uterine fibroids
    • Danazol for uterine fibroids
    • Aromatase inhibitors for uterine fibroids
    • Add-back therapy with GnRH analogues for uterine fibroids
    • Acupuncture for uterine fibroids
• Europe
  • European Menopause and Andropause Society
    • EMAS position statement: Management of uterine fibroids [2014]
• Germany, Switzerland, Austria
  • RöFo
    • Uterine Artery Embolization (UAE) for Fibroid Treatment--Results of the 5th Radiological Gynecological Expert Meeting [2015]
    • Magnetic resonance guided focused ultrasound for fibroid treatment--results of the second radiological gynecological expert meeting [2015]
• Low-resource settings
  • Obstetrics and Gynecology International
    • Myomectomy during Caesarean Birth in Fibroid-Endemic, Low-Resource Settings [2013]
• United Kingdom
  • Healthcare Improvement Scotland
    • Magnetic resonance guided focused ultrasound surgery (MRgFUS) for the treatment of uterine fibroids: evidence note 55 [2015]
  • National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
    • Hysteroscopic morcellation of uterine leiomyomas (fibroids) [2015]
    • Magnetic resonance image-guided transcutaneous focused ultrasound for uterine fibroids [2011]
    • Uterine artery embolisation for fibroids [2010]
  • Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
    • Esmya (ulipristal acetate) - MHRA safety alert [2018]
    • Uterine Artery Embolisation in the Management of Fibroids [2013]
• United States of America
  • American College of Radiology
    • Radiologic Management of Uterine Leiomyomas
  • American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
    • The Estimated Annual Cost of Uterine Leiomyomata in the United States [2012]
  • American Society for Reproductive Medicine
    • Removal of myomas in asymptomatic patients to improve fertility and/or reduce miscarriage rate: a guideline [2017]
    • Myomas
    • Fibroids or Myomas
  • National Guideline Clearinghouse
    • Removal of myomas in asymptomatic patients to improve fertility and/or reduce miscarriage rate: a guideline. American Society for Reproductive Medicine [2017]
    • ACR Appropriateness Criteria® radiologic management of uterine leiomyomas [2012]
• Articles in journals
  • Australian Family Physician
    • Uterine fibroids: Investigation and current management trends [2016]
  • PLoS ONE
    • Medical Therapies for Uterine Fibroids – A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis of Randomised Controlled Trials [2016]
• {Related topics}
  • Guidelines
    • Miscarriage
    • Gynecologic ultrasound
    • Gynecologic surgery
    • Dysmenorrhea, chronic pelvic pain
    • Abnormal uterine bleeding, menorrhagia

Vulvar diseases

• Australia
  • Australian Family Physician
    • Localised provoked vestibulodynia (vulvodynia): assessment and management [2015]
• Cochrane
  • Cochrane Library
    • Topical interventions for genital lichen sclerosus
• Europe
  • International Union against Sexually Transmitted Infections
    • 2016 European guideline for the management of vulval conditions [2016]
• International
  • British Journal of Dermatology
    • Diagnostic criteria for erosive lichen planus affecting the vulva: an international electronic-Delphi consensus exercise [2013]
• United Kingdom
  • British Association for Sexual Health and HIV
    • 2014 UK National Guideline on the Management of Vulval Conditions [2014]
  • National Guideline Clearinghouse
    • 2014 UK national guideline on the management of vulval conditions. British Association for Sexual Health and HIV [2014]
  • National Institute for Health and Care Excellence
    • Balloon catheter insertion for Bartholin's cyst or abscess [2009]
• United States of America
  • American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
    • Persistent Vulvar Pain [2016]
  • National Guideline Clearinghouse
    • Diagnosis and management of vulvar skin disorders. American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists [2008]
• {Related topics}
  • Guidelines
    • Vulvitis, vaginitis
    • Vulvar cancer
    • Gynecologic surgery