Thinking About Ob/Gyn

Episode 12.1 IVF Add-Ons and More!


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We follow the footnotes on a common gyn rule, then use that same evidence-first lens to question popular fertility add-ons and persistent pregnancy myths. Along the way, we talk pretest probability, counseling tradeoffs, and why simple cutoffs often replace better clinical reasoning. 


• tracing the “biopsy Bartholin cysts after 40” claim back to weak citations 
• using pretest probability and exam features to decide on selective biopsy 
• weighing hysteropexy versus hysterectomy for prolapse with long-term cancer risk in mind 
• breaking down a Lancet review of IVF add-ons and what actually shows benefit 
• spotting how marketing and online forums amplify unproven fertility interventions 
• reviewing data on sedentary time in pregnancy and why activity restriction persists 
• debunking “walking progresses labor” with randomized trial evidence 
• clarifying early diabetes testing as screening for preexisting diabetes and when A1C makes more sense than early glucose tolerance tests 
Be sure to check out thinkingaboutobgyn.com for more information and be sure to follow us on Instagram.

0:00 Welcome And What’s Ahead

0:23 Bartholin Cyst Biopsy Age Rule

14:17 Prolapse Repair With Uterus Preservation

21:45 IVF Add-Ons And The Lancet Review

37:35 Pregnancy Activity Myths And New Data

50:53 Early Diabetes Testing And A1C



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