Letter to the Editor Archives - Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia

Dear Editor, The incidence of ectopic pregnancy is 2%, and during the COVID-19 pandemic, it became a challenge for obstetricians. Ectopic pregnancy is the main cause of mortality in the first trimester of gestation. Therefore, early diagnosis and treatment should be performed to avoid morbidity and mortality. Early diagnosis is not common because pregnant women […]

Dear Editor, Globally, governments have had to adapt and prioritize resources to the COVID-19 pandemic by providing health care for millions who have become ill of the virus. The stress that the COVID-19 pandemic imposed in the health systems forced authorities to order self or compulsory quarantine, even lockdown in some developing countries, restricting people’s […]

Dear Editor, We have read with great interest the Special Article from Romão et al., with recommendations from the Brazilian Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics Associations (FEBRASGO, in the Portuguese acronym) regarding medical residency training during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. While it is clear in considering aspects of theoretical activities, it is less conclusive […]

According to the World Health Organization, ∼ 810 women died per day from preventable causes related to pregnancy in 2017. Most of these deaths occurred in low/lower middle-income countries and in low-resource settings. The maternal mortality rate worldwide is still high, even though it dropped by 38% between 2000 and 2017. As highlighted in the […]

Dear Editor, The role of renowned scientific journals, like yours, is to bring innovation, but also education. And so, we decided to bring to your attention a condition that is rare, but still frequent enough to be known to all obstetrician-gynecologists. It is in our hands this simple diagnosis that can prevent an obstetric tragedy. […]

Dear Editor, In the past decades, the technological arsenal available in the clinical practice to doctors has provided a significant increase in clinical propaedeutics. Advanced and expensive imaging tests (magnetic resonance imaging tests, computed tomography scans, ultrasound, and others) and modern blood tests (sex hormones, vitamins, serology tests, etc.) have allowed doctors to better diagnose […]

Dear Editor The new coronavirus (COVID-19) was demonstrated to be circulating in Italy before February 20, 2020, which was the date of the announcement of the first patient infected with COVID-19 in Italy. Hospital-acquired infection is a major concern and might represent the primary source of human-to-human transmission. As of March 27th, 9% of physicians […]