Clinic A/P, adults, OB/GYN
What is the lifespan of an egg and a sperm? The egg last 12-24 hours (about 1 day) The sperm lasts up to 5 days inside the woman’s body. “Normal sperm can survive in the female reproductive tract and retain the ability to fertilize an egg for at least 3...
OB/GYN, Procedure Checklist
You don’t need topical anesthesia for cervical polypectomy. Insert the vaginal speculum and expose the cervix and the polyp on it. Use a cotton tip applicator or ring forceps to identify the base of the polyp. Then use a ring forceps to grab all of the polyp...
Clinic A/P, adults, OB/GYN
How to do a Cervical Block or Paracervical Block The arteries come in at the 3 and 9 O clock position as in the diagram. Don’t inject there, if you do, you will be injecting lidocaine into the blood streams! Instead, inject above at the site of the tenaculum in...
OB/GYN, Procedure Checklist
Sterile drapes and gloves Irrigation solution Needle holder Metzenbaum scissors Suture scissors Forceps with teeth Allis clamps Gelpi or Deaver retractor (for use in visualizing third- or fourth-degree perineal lacerations, or deep vaginal lacerations) 10-mL syringe...
