Editorial Archives - Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia

The World Health Organization (WHO) defines osteoporosis as a skeletal disorder characterized by low bone mass combined with microarchitetural deterioration of the bone, leading to bone fragility and increased susceptibility to fracture. Its clinical relevance relies on the emerging fracture rate, as well as on the morbidity and mortality associated with hip fractures. Moreover, the […]

Procedure in Case of Refusal to Vaccinate Many parents and guardians of adolescents have refused vaccination against HPV. This refusal has been a phenomenon observed with other vaccines as well. For physicians facing this situation, it is advisable to provide information on the safety of vaccines and reasons not to delay vaccination. If parents or […]

Gestational trophoblastic disease (GTD) is a group of conditions characterized by abnormal proliferation of placental trophoblast. Hydatidiform mole (HM) is the most common form of GTD, which has a frequency of 1 case per 1,000 pregnancies in North America and Europe; however, the incidence of the disease is thought to be at least two to […]

Importance of the Topic and Development of a National Protocol Hypertensive syndromes, along with hemorrhagic syndromes, account for a large share of maternal deaths world-wide. In developing countries such as Brazil, maternal deaths are mostly related to hypertensive complications, and pre-eclampsia (PE) plays a prominent role in this scenario., Several factors contribute to these outcomes, […]

Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) is the leading endocrine disorder in women of childbearing age with a prevalence of more than 15% among this group. These women are predisposed to obesity, have a predominance of the abdominal obesity phenotype associated with the hyperandrogenic state, insulin resistance (IR) and compensatory hyperinsulinemia. It is estimated that 80% of […]

The Brazilian Ministry of Health (MH) is, although belatedly, actually concerned about the quality of maternal and childcare. Indeed, the Brazilian national indicators related to maternal and child mortality, the low quality of prenatal care, illustrated by the sharp growth in the number of cases of syphilis in pregnant women and congenital syphilis in recent […]

The opportunity to improve the lives and survival rates of women through the elimination of cervical cancer is a dream that every obstetrician-gynecologist, every women’s health specialist, and our societies must embrace. I can never forget the anguished faces of the 4-year-old son and of the husband of one of my first young patients dying […]

The Brazilian Committee Specialized in Sexology of the Brazilian Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics Associations (FEBRASGO) and the Brazilian Association of Studies on Human Sexuality (SBRASH) have been asked to talk about the controversy involving sexuality education (SE) in elementary and high schools. The broad discussion of the members of the FEBRASGO committee and the […]