Annual report of the Women's Health Care Committee, Japan Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2017.

Abstract

To improve women's quality of life, the activity of the Women's Health Care Committee over a year up to July 2017 focused upon: (i) breast management; (ii) the influence of gynecological disease therapy on physical condition; (iii) non-surgical management of pelvic organ prolapse; (iv) survey of infectious diseases in obstetrics and gynecology in Japan; (v) health care for female athletes; (vi) a training program for women's health care advisors; (vii) revising the Japanese guidelines on hormone replacement therapy; and (viii) revising the 2016 Japanese guidelines for the proper use of emergency contraceptives. The detailed activity of the eight subcommittees is described herein. This report is based on the Japanese version of our annual report (Acta Obst Gynaec Jpn 2017;69(6):1480-1491), to publicize the activities of our committee.

• Authors: Kiyoshi Takamatsu, Jo Kitawaki
• Journal: The journal of obstetrics and gynaecology research (J Obstet Gynaecol Res) Vol. 44 Issue 1 Pg. 13-26 (Jan 2018) ISSN: 1447-0756 [Electronic] Australia
• PMID: 29082573 (Publication Type: Journal Article)
• Copyright: © 2017 The Authors. Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research published by John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd on behalf of Japan Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

Chemical References

• Contraceptives, Postcoital

Topics

• Adult
• Contraceptives, Postcoital (therapeutic use)
• Female
• Female Urogenital Diseases (therapy)
• Gynecology (standards)
• Hormone Replacement Therapy (standards)
• Humans
• Japan
• Obstetrics (standards)
• Practice Guidelines as Topic (standards)
• Societies, Medical (standards)
• Women's Health (standards)