Longitudinal Assessment References
Due to copyright restrictions, the AOBOG cannot provide most reference materials used for longitudinal assessment. However, a list of the references used for the 2023 longitudinal assessment can be found below.
Primary OB/GYN (includes all three tracks – OB/GYN, OB only and GYN only)
Track 1: OB/GYN
- ACOG Practice Bulletin 110: Noncontraceptive Uses of Hormonal Contraceptives
- ACOG Practice Bulletin 136: Management of Abnormal Uterine Bleeding Associated with Ovulatory Dysfunction
- ACOG Practice Bulletin 141: Management of Menopausal Symptoms
- ACOG Practice Bulletin 149: Endometrial Cancer
- ACOG Practice Bulletin 155: Urinary Incontinence in Women
- ACOG Practice Bulletin 167: Gynecologic Care for Women and Adolescents with HIV
- ACOG Practice Bulletin 179: Breast Cancer Risk Assessment and Screening in Average-Risk Women
- ACOG Practice Bulletin 195: Prevention of Infection after Gynecologic Procedures
- ACOG Practice Bulletin 206: Use of Hormonal Contraception in Women with Coexisting Medical Conditions
- ACOG Practice Bulletin 214: Pelvic Organ Prolapse
- ACOG Practice Bulletin 217: Prelabor Rupture of Membranes
- ACOG Practice Bulletin 220: Management of Genital Herpes in Pregnancy
- ACOG Practice Bulletin 223: Thyroid Disease in Pregnancy
- ACOG Practice Bulletin 230: Obesity in Pregnancy
- ACOG Practice Bulletin 233: Anemia in Pregnancy
- ACOG Committee Opinion 797: Prevention of Group B Streptococcal Early-Onset Disease in Newborns
- ACOG Committee Opinion 831: Medically Indicated Late-Preterm and Early-Term Deliveries
- UpToDate – Preterm Prelabor Rupture of Membranes: Clinical manifestations and diagnosis
Track 2: OB Only – for physicians who practice only Obstetrics
- ACOG Practice Bulletin 217: Prelabor Rupture of Membranes
- ACOG Practice Bulletin 220: Management of Genital Herpes in Pregnancy
- ACOG Practice Bulletin 221: External Cephalic Version
- ACOG Practice Bulletin 223: Thyroid Disease in Pregnancy
- ACOG Practice Bulletin 230: Obesity in Pregnancy
- ACOG Practice Bulletin 233: Anemia in Pregnancy
- ACOG Practice Bulletin 234: Prediction and Prevention of Spontaneous Preterm Birth
- ACOG Committee Opinion 797: Prevention of Group B Streptococcal Early-Onset Disease in Newborns
- ACOG Committee Opinion 831: Medically Indicated Late-Preterm and Early-Term Deliveries
- UpToDate – Overview of Breech Presentation
- UpToDate – Preterm Prelabor Rupture of Membranes: Clinical manifestations and diagnosis
Track 3: GYN Only – for physicians who practice only Gynecology
- ACOG Practice Bulletin 110: Noncontraceptive Uses of Hormonal Contraceptives
- ACOG Practice Bulletin 136: Management of Abnormal Uterine Bleeding Associated with Ovulatory Dysfunction
- ACOG Practice Bulletin 141: Management of Menopausal Symptoms
- ACOG Practice Bulletin 149: Endometrial Cancer
- ACOG Practice Bulletin 155: Urinary Incontinence in Women
- ACOG Practice Bulletin 167: Gynecologic Care for Women and Adolescents with HIV
- ACOG Practice Bulletin 179: Breast Cancer Risk Assessment and Screening in Average-Risk Women
- ACOG Practice Bulletin 182: Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Syndrome
- ACOG Practice Bulletin 190: Gestational Diabetes Mellitus
- ACOG Practice Bulletin 195: Prevention of Infection after Gynecologic Procedures
- ACOG Practice Bulletin 206: Use of Hormonal Contraception in Women with Coexisting Medical Conditions
- ACOG Practice Bulletin 214: Pelvic Organ Prolapse
- ACOG Practice Bulletin 228: Management of Symptomatic Uterine Leiomyomas
- ACOG Practice Bulletin 232: Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism in Gynecologic Surgery
- ACOG Committee Opinion 820: Breastfeeding Challenges
Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery
- Journal of Urology. 2020 Feb; 203 (2): pages 372-378 – “Tension-Free Vaginal Tape Surgery versus Polyacrylamide Hydrogel Injection for Primary Stress Urinary Incontinence: A Randomized Clinical Trial.” By Itkonen Freitas, et al.
- Obstetrics & Gynecology. 2019 Oct; 134 (4): pages 727-735 – “Antibiotic Prophylaxis During Catheter-Managed Postoperative Urinary Retention After Pelvic Reconstructive Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial.” By Lavelle, et al.
- Obstetrics & Gynecology. 2020 Oct; 136 (4): pages 811-822 – “Management of Fecal Incontinence.” By Brown, et al.
Gynecologic Oncology
- ACOG Practice Bulletin 182: Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Syndrome
- Berek & Hacker’s Gynecologic Oncology, 6th edition
- Journal of Clinical Oncology. 1994 Apr; 12 (4): pages 701-706 – “Adjuvant therapy of ovarian germ cell tumors with cisplatin, etoposide, and bleomycin: a trial of the Gynecologic Oncology Group.” By Williams, et al.
- NCCN Guidelines – Cervical Cancer (2021)
- NCCN Guidelines – Genetic/Familial High-Risk Assessment: Breast, Ovarian and Pancreatic (2021)
- NCCN Guidelines – Genetic/Familial High-Risk Assessment: Colorectal (2021)
- NCCN Guidelines – Palliative Care (2022)
- Principles and Practice of Gynecologic Oncology, 6th edition
Maternal Fetal Medicine
- ACOG Practice Bulletin 197: Inherited Thrombophilias in Pregnancy
- ACOG Practice Bulletin 225: Medical Abortion Up to 70 Days of Gestation
- ACOG Practice Bulletin 227: Fetal Growth Restriction
- ACOG Practice Bulletin 231: Multifetal Gestations: Twin, Triplet, and Higher-Order Multifetal Pregnancies
- ACOG Committee Opinion 751: Labor and Delivery Management of Women with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection
- A Practical Guide to Fetal Echocardiography: Normal and Abnormal Hearts, 3rd ed. (2016); Ch. 33: Fetal Arrhythmia
- Archives of Disease in Childhood. 2012 April; (97 (4): pages 326-330 – “Cardiovascular abnormalities in Down’s syndrome: Spectrum, management and survival over 22 years.” By Irving and Chaudhari.
- Creasy and Resnik’s Maternal-Fetal Medicine, 8th ed. (2018); Ch. 54: Thromboembolic Disease in Pregnancy; pg. 985
- European Heart Journal. 2018 Sep; 39 (34): pages 3165-3241 – “ESC Guidelines for the management of cardiovascular diseases during pregnancy.”
- Fertility and Sterility. 2020 Feb; 113 (3): pg 533 – “Definitions of infertility and recurrent pregnancy loss: a committee opinion.”
- Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2010 Apr; 55 (4) – pages e27-e129: “ACCF/AHA/ACR/ASA/SCA/SCAI/SIR/STS/SVM guidelines for the diagnosis and management of patients with thoracic aortic disease”.
- Journal of Perinatal Medicine. 2010 May; 38 (3): pages 239-246 – “Fetal growth restriction – from observation to intervention.” By A. A. Baschat.
- Prenatal Diagnosis. 2004 Dec; 24 (13): pages 1116-1122 – “Congenital heart disease and aneuploidy.” By Wimalasundera and Gardiner.
- Recommendations for the Use of Antiretroviral Drugs During Pregnancy and Interventions to Reduce Perinatal HIV Transmission in the United States
- Recommendations for the Use of Antiretroviral Drugs During Pregnancy and Interventions to Reduce Perinatal HIV Transmission in the United States – What’s New in the Guidelines
- Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology. 2006 Oct. 28 (5): pages 659-664 – “Timely diagnosis of twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome in monochorionic twin pregnancies by biweekly sonography combined with patient instruction to report onset of symptoms.” By Sueters, et al.
Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility
- ACOG Committee Opinion 691: Carrier Screening for Genetic Conditions
- ACOG Committee Opinion 781: Infertility Workup for the Women’s Health Specialist
- Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica. 2012 Jan. 91 (5): pages 529-537 – “Efficacy of tranexamic acid in the treatment of idiopathic and non-functional heavy menstrual bleeding: a systematic review.” By Naoulou and Tsai.
- American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 1971 Nov; 111 (6): pages 852-854 – “The recognition of chronic hypopituitarism resulting from postpartum pituitary necrosis.” By H L Sheehan.
- Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2019 Sept. “Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for heavy menstrual bleeding.” By Rodriguez, et al.
- Fertility and Sterility. 2012 Jun; 98: pages 591-598. “Endometriosis and infertility: a committee opinion.”
- Fertility and Sterility. 2019 Oct; 113: pages 305-332. “Evidence-based treatments for couples with unexplained infertility: a guideline.”
- Fertility and Sterility. 2017 Jun; 108: pages 426-441. “Role of metformin for ovulation induction in infertile patients with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) : a guideline.”
- Fertility and Sterility. 2020 Dec; 114 (6): pages 1151-1157. “Testing and interpreting measures of ovarian reserve: a committee opinion.”
- Fertility and Sterility. 2020. “Use of exogenous gonadotrophins for ovulation induction in anovulatory women: a committee opinion.”
- Fertility and Sterility. 2016 May. “Uterine septum: a guideline.”
- New England Journal of Medicine. 2014 Jul; 371: pages 119-129 – “Letrozole versus clomiphene for infertility in the polycystic ovary syndrome.” By Legro, et al.
- ReproductiveFacts.org. “Medications for Inducing Ovulation”
- Speroff’s Clinical Gynecologic Endocrinology and Infertility, 9th edition – Chapter 10 Amenorrhea, Chapter 11 Chronic Anovulation and the Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, Chapter 12 Hirsutism, and Chapter 15 Abnormal Uterine Bleeding