Elective abortion: Clinical practice guidelines from the French College of Gynecologists and Obstetricians (CNGOF).

The number of elective abortions has been stable for several decades. Many factors explain women's choice of abortion in cases of unplanned pregnancies. Early initiation of contraceptive use and a choice of contraceptive choices appropriate to the woman's life are associated with lower rates of unplanned pregnancies.

[Induced abortion: Guidelines for clinical practice - Text of the Guidelines (short text)].

Objective: Develop recommendations for the practice of induced abortion.

Materials And Methods: The Pubmed database, the Cochrane Library and the recommendations from the French and foreign Gyn-Obs societies or colleges have been consulted.

Results: The number of induced abortions (IA) has been stable for several decades.

[Impact of media alerts on contraceptive pills medication].

Introduction: The end of 2012 was marked by some media alerts regarding combined hormonal contraceptives (CHC) and lawsuit against pharmaceutical companies selling these birth control pills. In this study, we analyzed whether these information had an impact on the number of abortion.

Methods: Prospective study determining the number of women asking for abortion and who spontaneously declare that the contraception defect was due to an abandon of their oral contraception as they were scared of some information they received from media about the medication.

Surgical management of the redundant transposed colon.

Redundancy of the transposed thoracic colon is not uncommon. Rarely, however, when accompanied by severe symptoms, it may necessitate surgical correction. We describe herein a surgical technique that allows the stretching and straightening of the redundant transposed organ.