Today, Fei and Nick discuss chronic kidney disease and pregnancy. What do we need to know about CKD, and how does it affect pregnancy outcomes? A new exciting announcement: we have started OB/Gyn GOALS, located at obgyngoals.org. This is a free, weekly residency curriculum focused on CREOG learning objectives. Sign up now to receive your weekly les…

Today, Fei and Nick are joined by Dr. Molly Kornfield, previously REI fellow and now assistant professor of reproductive endocrinology and infertility at OHSU. She tells us all about hyperprolactinemia: how we diagnose it, evaluate it, and treat it! Twitter: @creogsovercoff1 Instagram: @creogsovercoffee Facebook: www.facebook.com/creogsovercoffee W…

Today, Nick and Fei sit back down with Michael Foley to talk about employee benefits for physicians. What exactly is a 457? What are HSAs and FSAs, and how are they different? Michael answers all our questions. Michael is an investment advisor representative of Cetera Advisor Networks, LLC. Securities offered through Cetera Advisor Networks LLC, me…

Today, Nick and Fei sit back down with Michael Foley to talk about employee benefits for physicians. What exactly is a 457? What are HSAs and FSAs, and how are they different? Michael answers all our questions. Michael is an investment advisor representative of Cetera Advisor Networks, LLC. Securities offered through Cetera Advisor Networks LLC, me…

Today, Fei and Nick are joined by Dr. Luke Burns once more to discuss the labor curve and how it came to be. Dr. Burns is a first year Maternal Fetal Medicine fellow at the University of Chicago. The OB/Gyn Intern Challenge is happening soon for 2024! Go onto our website to get signed up to be part of this innovative text-message course in May of t…

Today, Nick and Fei give an update on syphilis with regards to screening, treatment, and other management forms in 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.c…

Today, Nick and Fei sit back down with Michael Foley to talk about planning for kids! What do we need to know as physicians about planning for kids and their futures? Michael is an investment advisor representative of Cetera Advisor Networks, LLC. Securities offered through Cetera Advisor Networks LLC, member FINRA/SIPC. Advisory Services offered t…

Today, Fei and Nick discuss circumcision. How do we counsel patients about it? What are the risks and benefits. We also review how to do a circumcision with a Gomco! Twitter: @creogsovercoff1 Instagram: @creogsovercoffee Facebook: www.facebook.com/creogsovercoffee Website: www.creogsovercoffee.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/creogsovercoffee You can f…

Today, Fei and Nick are joined by Dr. Luke Burns (no relation) to talk about why we do what we do in preeclampsia! We go over the history of why we define blood pressures of 140/90 as elevated in pregnancy. Dr. Burns is a first year Maternal Fetal Medicine fellow at the University of Chicago. The OB/Gyn Intern Challenge is happening soon for 2024! …

On today's episode Fei and Nick discuss some nuances in genetics and inheritance. We go over penetrance, expressivity, as well as genetic imprinting. The OB/Gyn Intern Challenge is happening soon for 2024! Go onto our website to get signed up to be part of this innovative text-message course in May of this year absolutely free. www.obgyninternchall…

On today's episode Fei and Nick go back to basics with genetics -- we realized we have never discussed genetics and inheritance patterns! We review single gene inheritance and Mendelian genetics for the first part of this series. The OB/Gyn Intern Challenge is happening soon for 2024! Go onto our website to get signed up to be part of this innovati…

ACOG has released a new clinical practice guideline on labor management! In this third part, Fei and Nick discuss ways to limit interventions in labor and their evidence as provided by CPG 8. Congratulations on the Match! We wanted to let everyone know that we will be creating the OB/Gyn Intern Challenge again this year. Go onto our website to get …

Fei and Nick are joined once again by Michael Foley, who talks to us about lifestyle creep. What is it and why are physicians prone to it? Michael is a comprehensive financial advisor who runs his practice out of Scottsdale, Arizona, under North Star Resource Group. Michael was trained at Duke University and holds his Certified Financial Planner de…

Today we are joined by Dr. Santosh Pandipati and Dr. Sarena Hayer, who talk to us about climate change and how it can affect pregnant individuals and their fetuses. Dr. Pandipati is a board certified maternal fetal medicine specialist. Dr. Hayer is a third year Ob/Gyn resident at OHSU. Twitter: @creogsovercoff1 Instagram: @creogsovercoffee Facebook…

ACOG has released a new clinical practice guideline on labor management! In this second part, Nick and Fei discuss management of second stage. 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:…

ACOG has released a new clinical practice guideline on labor management! Fei and Nick go over the first part: what are the definitions of the stages of labor? Twitter: @creogsovercoff1 Instagram: @creogsovercoffee Facebook: www.facebook.com/creogsovercoffee Website: www.creogsovercoffee.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/creogsovercoffee You can find the…

What happens when a pregnancy goes to 42 weeks? Or even 43 or 44? Fei and Nick discuss postterm pregnancies and ACOG recommendations. 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.obgp…

Today, Fei and Nick discuss influenza in pregnancy. Why do we care about it so much? How do we prevent it? Find out on today's 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.ob…

What do you do when the fetal head is impacted in the pelvis? First of all, how do you even know to recognize it? Nick and Fei discuss how to recognize and manage the impacted fetal head. Check out the website for the Rosh Review question of the week. Twitter: @creogsovercoff1 Instagram: @creogsovercoffee Facebook: www.facebook.com/creogsovercoffee…

We are back from parental leave: exhausted, but ready to put out more episodes for our amazing listeners. Here is our first episode back on zuranolone, an FDA approved mediation for peripartum depression. Check out the website for the Rosh Review question of the week. Twitter: @creogsovercoff1 Instagram: @creogsovercoffee Facebook: www.facebook.com…

Nick and Fei are on their respective parental leaves (not planned, but we're having babies at the same time!) In the meantime, we hope you enjoy some re-runs of our most loved episodes. Check out the website for the Rosh Review question of the week. Twitter: @creogsovercoff1 Instagram: @creogsovercoffee Facebook: www.facebook.com/creogsovercoffee W…

Nick and Fei are on their respective parental leaves (not planned, but we're having babies at the same time!) In the meantime, we hope you enjoy some re-runs of our most loved episodes. Check out the website for the Rosh Review question of the week. Twitter: @creogsovercoff1 Instagram: @creogsovercoffee Facebook: www.facebook.com/creogsovercoffee W…

Nick and Fei are on their respective parental leaves (not planned, but we're having babies at the same time!) In the meantime, we hope you enjoy some re-runs of our most loved episodes. Check out the website for the Rosh Review question of the week. Twitter: @creogsovercoff1 Instagram: @creogsovercoffee Facebook: www.facebook.com/creogsovercoffee W…

Nick and Fei are on their respective parental leaves (not planned, but we're having babies at the same time!) In the meantime, we hope you enjoy some re-runs of our most loved episodes. Check out the website for the Rosh Review question of the week. Twitter: @creogsovercoff1 Instagram: @creogsovercoffee Facebook: www.facebook.com/creogsovercoffee W…

Nick and Fei are on their respective parental leaves (not planned, but we're having babies at the same time!) In the meantime, we hope you enjoy some re-runs of our most loved episodes. Check out the website for the Rosh Review question of the week. Twitter: @creogsovercoff1 Instagram: @creogsovercoffee Facebook: www.facebook.com/creogsovercoffee W…

Nick and Fei are on their respective parental leaves (not planned, but we're having babies at the same time!) In the meantime, we hope you enjoy some re-runs of our most loved episodes. Check out the website for the Rosh Review question of the week. Twitter: @creogsovercoff1 Instagram: @creogsovercoffee Facebook: www.facebook.com/creogsovercoffee W…

Nick and Fei are on their respective parental leaves (not planned, but we're having babies at the same time!) In the meantime, we hope you enjoy some re-runs of our most loved episodes. Check out the website for the Rosh Review question of the week. Twitter: @creogsovercoff1 Instagram: @creogsovercoffee Facebook: www.facebook.com/creogsovercoffee W…

Nick and Fei are on their respective parental leaves (not planned, but we're having babies at the same time!) In the meantime, we hope you enjoy some re-runs of our most loved episodes. Check out the website for the Rosh Review question of the week. Twitter: @creogsovercoff1 Instagram: @creogsovercoffee Facebook: www.facebook.com/creogsovercoffee W…

Nick and Fei are on their respective parental leaves (not planned, but we're having babies at the same time!) In the meantime, we hope you enjoy some re-runs of our most loved episodes. Check out the website for the Rosh Review question of the week. Twitter: @creogsovercoff1 Instagram: @creogsovercoffee Facebook: www.facebook.com/creogsovercoffee W…

Nick and Fei are on their respective parental leaves (not planned, but we're having babies at the same time!) In the meantime, we hope you enjoy some re-runs of our most loved episodes. Check out the website for the Rosh Review question of the week. Twitter: @creogsovercoff1 Instagram: @creogsovercoffee Facebook: www.facebook.com/creogsovercoffee W…

Today Fei and Nick discuss some exciting updates about the RSV vaccine and monoclonal antibodies. This is a timely episode as patients will likely start asking us about them! Check out the website for the Rosh Review question of the week. Twitter: @creogsovercoff1 Instagram: @creogsovercoffee Facebook: www.facebook.com/creogsovercoffee Website: www…

Today, Fei and Nick are joined by Dr. Alyssa Hersh to talk about the third stage of labor. Dr. Hersh is currently a PGY-4 at Oregon Health and Science University. She also recently published an Expert Opinion on the third stage of labor in AJOG. Check out her publication here: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0002937822022049?dgci…

Nick and Fei discuss the importance of PrEP. Who should be screened for HIV exposure? How do we prescribe PrEP? And what's the evidence behind its efficacy? Listen to find out! Also, a very exciting announcement: CREOGs Over Coffee will be going on hiatus for the months of October and November as Nick and Fei go on parental leave for their respecti…

Fei and Nick discuss the very important topic of medical ethics today. We review the four fundamental principles of medical ethics and discuss 3 principles that are derived from them. We also review some possible conflicts between these principles. Check out the website for the Rosh Review question of the week. Twitter: @creogsovercoff1 Instagram: …

Today, Nick and Fei discuss some of the clinical challenges of LARC. What do you do if you can't find IUD strings? How do you deal with a deeply implanted Nexplanon? Listen to the episode today to find out! Check out committee opinion 672 for further reading. Check out the website for the Rosh Review question of the week. Twitter: @creogsovercoff1 …

Today, Fei and Nick are joined by Dr. Brenna Hughes to discuss the new ACOG clinical practice guideline on viral hepatitis in pregnancy. We review some updates and regarding hepatitis screening, counseling, and management in pregnancy, intrapartum, and postpartum. Come and take a listen! Dr. Brenna Hughes is a professor of Ob/Gyn at Duke University…

Nick and Fei get into the second part of surgical injuries. What do we do if there is a bowel or ureteral injury? Check out the website for the Rosh Review question of the week. Twitter: @creogsovercoff1 Instagram: @creogsovercoffee Facebook: www.facebook.com/creogsovercoffee Website: www.creogsovercoffee.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/creogsovercoff…

Nick and Fei discuss surgical injuries during obstetric surgery. The most commonly injured organs are the bladder, bowel, and ureter. How do we manage them? What can we do to prevent injury? Find out on today's episode! Check out the website for the Rosh Review question of the week. Twitter: @creogsovercoff1 Instagram: @creogsovercoffee Facebook: w…

Today, Fei and Nick discuss transabdominal cerclages. When are they indicated? How are they placed? Find out on today's episode! Check out the website for the Rosh Review question of the week. Twitter: @creogsovercoff1 Instagram: @creogsovercoffee Facebook: www.facebook.com/creogsovercoffee Website: www.creogsovercoffee.com Patreon: www.patreon.com…

Fei and Nick are back at it with another important clinical trial that every Ob/Gyn should know! Today we discuss the CLASP Trial -- it's an oldie but a goodie! This trial from the 1990s is one of the first large trials looking at aspirin prevention of preeclampsia. While we have a lot more information since this trial came out, it's still a good r…

Here is another (and hopefully last!) update on the student loans saga. We are joined again by Michael Foley, CFP, CSLP, who discusses with us what the Supreme Court decision mean for us as well as additional updates from the Biden administration. Michael is a comprehensive financial advisor who runs his practice out of Scottsdale, Arizona, under N…

Today, Fei and Nick discuss how aneuploidies occur and also discuss the common findings for 4 of the most common aneuploidies. Check out the website for the Rosh Review question of the week. Twitter: @creogsovercoff1 Instagram: @creogsovercoffee Facebook: www.facebook.com/creogsovercoffee Website: www.creogsovercoffee.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/c…

We thought this episode would never come out! Just kidding ... today, we review all things constipation: how to evaluate for it, how to treat it, and also, why colace doesn't work. Check out the website for the Rosh Review question of the week. Twitter: @creogsovercoff1 Instagram: @creogsovercoffee Facebook: www.facebook.com/creogsovercoffee Websit…

We are back with more diabetes! On to the final part: how do we manage diabetes intrapartum and postpartum? Check out the website for the Rosh Review question of the week. Twitter: @creogsovercoff1 Instagram: @creogsovercoffee Facebook: www.facebook.com/creogsovercoffee Website: www.creogsovercoffee.com Patreon: www.patreon.com/creogsovercoffee You…

Today we tackle a diagnosis that is both difficult to define and to treat. What do we do for patients with persistent vulvar pain? Check out the website for the Rosh Review question of the week. Twitter: @creogsovercoff1 Instagram: @creogsovercoffee Facebook: www.facebook.com/creogsovercoffee Website: www.creogsovercoffee.com Patreon: www.patreon.c…

Today, Fei and Nick discuss another OB emergency: cord prolapse! How do we recognize it? What about management and prevention? Listen to today's episode to find out. Check out the website for the Rosh Review question of the week. Twitter: @creogsovercoff1 Instagram: @creogsovercoffee Facebook: www.facebook.com/creogsovercoffee Website: www.creogsov…

Today, we cover the very scary topic of uterine rupture. How do we recognize it? What do we do if it happens? Special thanks to one of our listeners who suggested the topic! Check out the website for the Rosh Review question of the week. Twitter: @creogsovercoff1 Instagram: @creogsovercoffee Facebook: www.facebook.com/creogsovercoffee Website: www.…

We are seeing more and more continuous glucose monitors on our patients. What are they and how do we interpret them as Ob/Gyns? Fei and Nick discuss them and how to begin to manage them in pregnancy. Check out the website for the Rosh Review question of the week. Twitter: @creogsovercoff1 Instagram: @creogsovercoffee Facebook: www.facebook.com/creo…

I guess May is quickly becoming the month of diabetes! Today, on part 3, Fei and Nick discuss treatment of diabetes with insulin in pregnancy. How do we start insulin? How do we adjust dosage? Find out on today's episode. Check out the website for the Rosh Review question of the week. Twitter: @creogsovercoff1 Instagram: @creogsovercoffee Facebook:…

We are back with part 2 of our diabetes saga. Today, we discuss treatment goals and different oral agents that can be used to treat type 2 diabetes. Check out the website for the Rosh Review question of the week. Twitter: @creogsovercoff1 Instagram: @creogsovercoffee Facebook: www.facebook.com/creogsovercoffee Website: www.creogsovercoffee.com Patr…