J. Marion Sims has gone down in history as the "Father of Modern Gynecology." Many of his medical achievements came at the cost of the health and well-being of enslaved Black women. He performed ...

A Central Park statue of Dr. J. Marion Sims is shown last weekend with red markings in the aftermath of vandalism in New York. Sims was known as the father of modern gynecology. But critics say his ...

In our new column, "Field Notes in Obstetrics and Maternal-Fetal Medicine," board member Peter S. Bernstein, MD, MPH (Associate Professor of Clinical Obstetrics & Gynecology and Women's Health, Albert ...

Conscious sedation means you remain awake during the procedure unlike general anesthesia which puts you to sleep. You will receive medications for both pain and relaxation. We administer these ...

The practice of medical students giving unconsented pelvic exams to women patients under anesthesia seems to be continuing, although recent new laws aim to change the situation. "When I was doing ...

As a medical student, Dr. Shawn Barnes had an experience that he says left him feeling ashamed and conflicted. During his rotation through the obstetrics and gynecology ward of a teaching hospital in ...