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Maintenance of Board Certification: Reading Lists: 2025-2027 GYN Module

Reading lists with full text links to help Advocate Aurora Health providers maintain their board certification

References for Gynecology, Sexual, Reproductive, and Primary Care Module 2025-2027

Articles that are not open access may require a login with Advocate Health credentials.
 

Provider Relationships

Andreadis, K., Muellers, K., Ancker, J. S., Horowitz, C., Kaushal, R., & Lin, J. J. Telemedicine impact on the patient-provider relationship in primary care during the COVID-19 pandemic. Medical Care. 2023;61(Suppl 1), S83–S88. PMID: 36893423 

Precepting 

Arundell, F., Sheehan, A., & Peters, K. Strategies used by midwives to enhance knowledge and skill development in midwifery students: an appreciative inquiry study. BMC Nursing. 2024;23(1), 137. PMID: 38395825

Contraception in Medically Complex Individuals
 
Belail Hammad, W. A., Gupta, N., & Konje, J. C. An overview of contraception in women with obesity. Best Practice & Research. Clinical Obstetrics & Gynaecology. 2023; 91, 102408. PMID: 37683520

Pregnancy Options Counseling 

Bell, L. A., Tyler, C. P., Russell, M. R., Szoko, N., Harrison, E. I., Kazmerski, T. M., Syed, T., & Kirkpatrick, L. Preferences and experiences regarding pregnancy options counseling in adolescence and young adulthood: A qualitative study. The Journal of Adolescent Health: Official Publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine. 2023;73(1), 164–171. PMID: 37032209

Care of Elder Women 

Cho, L., Kaunitz, A. M., Faubion, S. S., Hayes, S. N., Lau, E. S., Pristera, N., Scott, N., Shifren, J. L., Shufelt, C. L., Stuenkel, C. A., Lindley, K. J., & ACC CVD in Women Committee. Rethinking menopausal hormone therapy: For whom, what, when, and how long? Circulation. 2023;147(7), 597–610. PMID: 36780393

LARC 

Durante, J. C., Sims, J., Jarin, J., Gold, M. A., Messiah, S. E., & Francis, J. K. R. Long-acting reversible contraception for adolescents: A review of practices to support better communication, counseling, and adherence. Adolescent Health, Medicine and Therapeutics. 2023;14, 97–114. PMID: 37181329

Low Libido 

Edinoff, A. N., Sanders, N. M., Lewis, K. B., Apgar, T. L., Cornett, E. M., Kaye, A. M., & Kaye, A. D. Bremelanotide for treatment of female hypoactive sexual desire. Neurology International. 2022;14(1), 75–88. PMID: 35076581

Sexual History Taking 

Hong, D., Cherabie, J., & Reno, H. E. Taking a sexual history: Best practices. The Medical Clinics of North America 2024;108(2), 257–266. PMID: 38331478

Public Health and Preventable Disease 

Jarrell, L., & Perryman, K. Mpox (monkeypox): Diagnosis, prevention, and management in adults: Diagnosis, prevention, and management in adults. The Nurse Practitioner. 2023;48(4), 13–20. PMID: 36975744

Abortion Laws 

Jenkins, J., Pitney, C., Nuzzo, M., & Eagen-Torkko, M. Midwifery and APRN scope of practice in abortion care in the early post-roe era: Everything old is new again. Journal of Midwifery & Women’s Health. 2023;68(6), 734–743. PMID: 38078694

Abnormal Uterine Bleeding and Management 

Lebduska, E., Beshear, D., & Spataro, B. M. Abnormal uterine bleeding. The Medical Clinics of North America, 107(2), 235–246. PMID: 36759094

Menopause Management 

Levy, B., & Simon, J. A. A contemporary view of menopausal hormone therapy. Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2024;144(1), 12–23. PMID: 38484309

Weight Management 

Lewis, K., Henderson, Sloan, C. E., Bessesen, D. H., & Arterburn, D. Effectiveness and safety of drugs for obesity. BMJ (Clinical Research Ed.). 2024;384, e072686. PMID: 38527759

Diabetes Management in Primary Care 

Lingvay, I., Sumithran, P., Cohen, R. V., & le Roux, C. W. Obesity management as a primary treatment goal for type 2 diabetes: time to reframe the conversation. Lancet. 2022;399(10322), 394–405. PMID: 34600604

Adolescent GYN 

Long, J. R., & Damle, L. F. Adolescent sexuality. Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics of North America. 2024;51(2), 299–310. PMID: 38777485

Increasing Workforce Diversity 

Mehra, R., Alspaugh, A., Joseph, J., Golden, B., Lanshaw, N., McLemore, M. R., & Franck, L. S. Racism is a motivator and a barrier for people of color aspiring to become midwives in the United States. Health Services Research. 2023;58(1), 40–50. PMID: 35841130

Uro Gyn and Pelvic PT 

Namazi, G., Chauhan, N., & Handler, S. Myofascial pelvic pain: the forgotten player in chronic pelvic pain. Current Opinion in Obstetrics & Gynecology. 2024;36(4), 273281. PMID: 38837702

Vulvar Lesions Derm 

Sally, R., Shaw, K. S., & Pomeranz, M. K. Benign “lumps and bumps” of the vulva: A review. International Journal of Women’s Dermatology. 2021;7(4), 383–390. PMID: 34621949

GYN Pain 

Sinclair, J., Abbott, J., Proudfoot, A., & Armour, M. The place of cannabinoids in the treatment of gynecological pain. Drugs. 2023;83(17), 1571–1579. PMID: 37831340

Abortion Management and Post Abortion Care 

Verma, N., & Grossman, D. Self-managed abortion in the United States. Current Obstetrics and Gynecology Reports. 2023;12(2), 70–75. PMID: 37305376

Osteoporosis Screening and Management 

Walker, M. D., & Shane, E. Postmenopausal osteoporosis. The New England Journal of Medicine. 2023; 389(21), 1979–1991. PMID: 37991856

Vaginal Infections Including BV, Candida, Ureaplasm and Mycoplasm 

Wood, G. E., Bradshaw, C. S., & Manhart, L. E. Update in Epidemiology and Management of Mycoplasma genitalium Infections. Infectious Disease Clinics of North America. 2023; 37(2), 311–333. PMID: 37105645