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, […]

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 […]