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Caitlin Dunne, MD, FRCSC
Happy new year! How are those new year’s resolutions coming along? If you are anything like the majority of Canadians,[1] your commitment has already lapsed, but that doesn’t mean you should give up. Many of us are... Read More
Christmas morning . . . the most wonderful time of the year. It’s 7 a.m. and I am awoken by my two kids urging me out of bed and into our matching moose-print onesies. “Teeth brushing later, Mom! Let’s go, let’s go!”... Read More
One of the most meaningful things I have learned about finding happiness is the value of “flow.” Perhaps you have already heard of flow. It is a term coined by Dr Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi (pronounced mee-high cheek-sent-... Read More
In 2021, the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada and the Canadian Menopause Society jointly published a new Managing Menopause guideline, which officially replaced the 2014 guideline.[1] The updated... Read More
The first part of this review focused on guideline A of the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada’s 2021 Managing Menopause guideline: managing vasomotor symptoms via hormone therapy and nonpharmacologic... Read More
Key points Current research shows that COVID-19 vaccines do not cause infertility or increase the risk of miscarriage or stillbirth. COVID-19 infection in pregnant women increases the risk of hospitalization,... Read More
“Every mother a willing mother. Every child a wanted child.” —Dr Henry Morgentaler The legal framework for abortion in Canada dates back to 1892, when abortion, as well as the sale, distribution, and advertising of... Read More
Dr David R. Richardson, outgoing editor of the BCMJ. I am honored and humbled to be considered as the next editor of the BCMJ by our association’s Board of Directors. The previous... Read More
Background Individuals have experienced increased stress due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.[1] Higher stress levels can be associated with increased spontaneous miscarriage rates.[2] Pandemic stress may be... Read More
Concerns regarding declining sperm counts have existed for over 50 years, and even predate the use of a standard means to assess semen characteristics.[1] The scientific characterization of semen samples has also... Read More