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Dr. Chapa"s OBGYN No Spin Podcast

Relevant, evidence based, and practical information for medical students, residents, and practicing healthcare providers regarding all things women’s healthcare! This podcast is intended to be clinically relevant, engaging, and FUN, because medical education should NOT be boring! PLUS...we believe that medical education should be delivered without any SPIN...Welcome, to Dr. Chapa"s OBGYN No Spin Podcast! (Note: our Legacy podcast, Clinical Pearls, will no longer have new episodes uploaded through

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16:37

Routine US for RPOC After 2nd Trimester Loss?

Dr. Chapa"s OBGYN No Spin Podcast ·

2026/08/05

Today, we’re stepping into one of the most clinically delicate and emotionally heavy scenarios you can encounter in women's healthcare: a mid-pregnancy loss, say right around that 18 to 20-week mark. It’s a situation where the clinical room feels still, the emotional weight is immense, and every decision you make as a clinician carries profound gravity. Picture the scenario: The delivery has occurred. Both the fetus and the placenta have delivered, and upon gross visual examination on the delivery

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16:45

A Mechanic’s Vision: The OdonAssist™ Device (Not...

Dr. Chapa"s OBGYN No Spin Podcast ·

2026/08/02

Today, I want to tell you a story that sounds like it was completely made up for a movie script, but it’s 100% real. Imagine an automotive mechanic in Argentina. He has zero medical training, no background in obstetrics, and no clinical degree. One night, he sees a simple party trick on YouTube: how to get a lost cork out of the inside of an empty wine bottle using nothing more than an inflated plastic bag. Most people would laugh, finish their glass of wine, and move on. But this mechanic, Jorge

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12:37

When Data Gaps Exist: OB HSV Suppression?

Dr. Chapa"s OBGYN No Spin Podcast ·

2026/07/30

ACOG first recommended antiviral suppressive therapy at 36 weeks of gestation for women with a history of genital herpes in 2007, with the publication of Practice Bulletin No. 82 ("Management of Herpes in Pregnancy," June 2007). This was the first ACOG practice bulletin specifically dedicated to genital herpes management in pregnancy, and it established the 36-week suppressive therapy recommendation based on the RCTs available at that time (including the Watts 2003, Sheffield 2006, and Andrews 2006

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21:24

(MIPI) Multidose Ibuprofen Prior to IUD?

Dr. Chapa"s OBGYN No Spin Podcast ·

2026/07/27

Today, we’re diving straight into a topic that hits close to home for millions of patients and providers alike: IUD insertion pain, and more importantly, how we can actually make it better. Now, if you’ve been practicing or following clinical guidelines for a while, you know the frustrating backstory here. For years, the standard advice was simple: "Just take 800 milligrams of ibuprofen an hour before your appointment." But a 2015 double-blinded, randomized placebo-controlled clinical trial showed

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16:34

Ferritin at iOB: Told Ya! (Aug 2026 Data)

Dr. Chapa"s OBGYN No Spin Podcast ·

2026/07/24

Podcast family, we pride ourselves on this show on being avant-garde and forward thinking on the topics we choose. For example, on February the 20th, 2026, we released an episode called “New Data: Screen Maternal Ferritin with Prenatal Care?” In that episode we reviewed a publication from the previous month (January 2026) that was released in Lancet Hematology. This study made the case for screening for early iron deficiency, even without anemia, with serum ferritin at the initiation of prenatal

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16:12

IUDs Cause Uterine Adhesions & Infertility?

Dr. Chapa"s OBGYN No Spin Podcast ·

2026/07/21

If you’ve scrolled through your feeds recently, you’ve probably seen the video that’s causing a stir: a prominent infertility doctor sharing her “Hot Take” personal observations on social media, claiming that IUDs are a hidden cause of intrauterine adhesions- or severe uterine scar tissue. Now, Listen. It is completely natural to see a specialist standing in a white coat making a passionate claim and think, "Wow, should I be worried about my birth control?" But here is the reality we need to

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20:37

Rescue ACS with PPROM?

Dr. Chapa"s OBGYN No Spin Podcast ·

2026/07/18

Antenatal corticosteroids are a MAJOR win in the management of preterm labor. An initial course of antenatal corticosteroids has been shown to reduce morbidity and mortality in patients with preterm prelabor rupture of membranes. For patients who remain undelivered after the initial course of antenatal corticosteroids, it is uncertain whether a booster course of antenatal corticosteroids reduces neonatal morbidity or increases the infection risk. The ACOG, in its current guidance, has concluded that

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13:25

Bakri Shortened In-Utero Time: An RCT (July 2026)

Dr. Chapa"s OBGYN No Spin Podcast ·

2026/07/15

The Bakri Postpartum Balloon was described and first used clinically in 1999 by Dr. Younes N. Bakri (Georgia, USA). It is intended to treat postpartum hemorrhage (PPH). In the United States, it received its first major FDA clearance (via 510(k) for commercial marketing) on April 17, 2002. Manufacturer guidelines for the Bakri (Cook Medical) state that the balloon may be left indwelling for a maximum of 24 hours, but the determination of removal time is left to the clinician once “bleeding is

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21:59

COCs Lead to Binge Eating?

Dr. Chapa"s OBGYN No Spin Podcast ·

2026/07/12

Gonadal hormones have a complicated influence on appetite. Estradiol generally suppresses appetite, whereas progesterone opposes estradiol's action such that their combined presence represents a high-risk hormonal milieu for Binge Eating (BE). Testosterone is thought to be associated with increased BE in females but appears protective in males. In some reports, combination oral contraceptive (COC) use has been linked to greater BE-related appetitive processes (e.g., food intake). Now, we have 2

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18:28

DIY Home Vag Sonos? YEP

Dr. Chapa"s OBGYN No Spin Podcast ·

2026/07/09

The DIY at-home gynecology health market has EXPLODED. There is at-home vaginal/cervical HPV testing, screening for STIs, and even a blood test for multi-cancer screening (Cancer Guard). These provide a potential solution for access to care and social determinants of health. Now, a new study is seeking to add DIY at-home transvaginal ultrasounds to that mix. Yep…at home. This was published in Jama Network on July 6, 2026. Premenopausal women aged 22 to 50 years participated from 12 different

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29:35

RAFT Realities: “Robbing Peter to Pay Paul” ? (July...

Dr. Chapa"s OBGYN No Spin Podcast ·

2026/07/06

As healthcare professionals, we should all seek and encourage scientific and medical discovery and new therapies. That’s one big goal of the scientific process: to bring new therapies to otherwise lethal condition. For example, back in the 80s and 90s, HIV uniformly led to AIDS, which was a death sentence. But now, HIV is 100% manageable with appropriate medical care and medical therapy. That’s a win! On the Prenatal side, lack of amniotic fluid (anhydramnios) under 22 weeks has uniformly been

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9:11

Circumventing Previa at Hysterotomy Creation...

Dr. Chapa"s OBGYN No Spin Podcast ·

2026/07/03

Placenta previa has an incidence of about 0.4% to 0.5% (or 1 in 200 to 1 in 250 deliveries). Anterior placenta previa poses a unique obstacle in fetal extraction at CS: Is it best to transect (enter) the placenta or to cause a marginal abruption at the placental edge for fetal extraction? In this episode we will review an upcoming “Surgeon’s Corner” in the AJOG (July 2026) which provides some tips and tricks for this very issue.1. Verspyck E, Douysset X, Roman H, Marret S, Marpeau L. Transecting

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23:09

40 to 40.6 EGA as Best Delivery timing?

Dr. Chapa"s OBGYN No Spin Podcast ·

2026/06/30

In 2018, the ARIVE trial was published in the NEJM revealing that induction of labor at 39 weeks reduced cesarean deliveries and gestational hypertension/preeclampsia in low-risk nulliparous women who had labor induced, compared to expectant management. Then, in 2025, and partly in response to L&D units across the country becoming saturated with low- risk, nulliparous patients awaiting their induction of labors at 39 weeks and 0 days, the ACOG released its clinical practice update in Jan 2025

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20:25

“New” Data: CS Skin Incision To Delivery Interval...

Dr. Chapa"s OBGYN No Spin Podcast ·

2026/06/27

If you practice obstetrics, you already know that our entire world is ruled by a stopwatch. Think about it: we are obsessed with time. We wait exactly 60 or 120 minutes for a gestational diabetes challenge. We stare at a monitor for a strict 30 minutes timing a biophysical profile. The entire pregnancy is dictated by an Estimated Date of Delivery that has us counting down the literal days. But what happens when we step into the OR? Once that scalpel hits the skin for a cesarean section, does the

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15:53

More Steroid Stuff (July 2026)

Dr. Chapa"s OBGYN No Spin Podcast ·

2026/06/24

Think about the last time you had to time something perfectly. Maybe it taking that perfect swing at the baseball, or catching a flight after a commute, or making a high-stakes decision. In the world of high-risk pregnancy, clinicians play a constant game of high-stakes timing with a usual medication called antenatal corticosteroids. Given to moms at risk of giving birth early, these steroids are a gamechanger for a preterm neonate. But there’s a catch. If you give them too early, the benefits fade

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18:46

MOPP & PP BP Control

Dr. Chapa"s OBGYN No Spin Podcast ·

2026/06/21

More than 60% of maternal deaths occur during the postpartum period, and hypertensive disorders of pregnancy are a major, preventable driver of that statistic. For too long, the transition from labor and delivery to home has been a vulnerable blind spot—leading to high rates of avoidable readmissions. But the landscape has shifting. In this episode, we are diving deep into why OB providers must optimize blood pressure control before and after postpartum discharge. We’ll be breaking down the landmark

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29:34

Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM): When the Left Heart...

Dr. Chapa"s OBGYN No Spin Podcast ·

2026/06/18

Welcome back to the show, everybody! Today, we are diving deep into the intersection of maternal-fetal medicine and cardiology. We’re tackling a condition that keeps every OB/GYN, MFM, and cardiologist up at night: Peripartum Cardiomyopathy, or PPCM. And to keep our clinical gears turning, we are framing this discussion squarely through the lens of Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM) Consult Series #73, which focuses on right and left heart failure in pregnancy, alongside the foundational

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23:20

The “20-minute” Rule for VAVD: 2026 Data

Dr. Chapa"s OBGYN No Spin Podcast ·

2026/06/15

Podcast Family, in this episode we will focus on the “20-minute rule” for vacuum assisted vaginal delivery. This is an important aspect of neonatal safety and is a vital part of procedure documentation. Documentation for vacuum assisted vaginal delivery should include station at application, number of tractions, number of pop-offs and the total traction time and the vacuum trackable time (time from first application to delivery). This has historical roots as well as new data to validate it (March

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26:38

2026 Lp(a), AHA, and OBG: What Now?

Dr. Chapa"s OBGYN No Spin Podcast ·

2026/06/12

The March 2026 ACC/AHA Guideline on the Management of Dyslipidemia made a major pivot regarding Lipoprotein(a) by establishing a formal recommendation for universal screening in adults. This 2026 guideline, published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, issued a Class 1 recommendation stating that every adult should have their Lp(a) measured at least once in their lifetime. Because Lp(a) levels are genetically determined and remain highly stable throughout a person's life, a single

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15:12

CS: UT in or UT out? New July 2026 Data

Dr. Chapa"s OBGYN No Spin Podcast ·

2026/06/10

Hey everyone, thanks for tuning in. If you’ve spent any time in the OR during a cesarean delivery, you know that the choice between uterine exteriorization and in situ repair usually comes down to how you were trained or personal surgeon preference. It’s a debate as old as modern obstetrics. But a major piece of clarity is coming down the pipeline. This episode, we are getting a sneak peek at a brand-new systematic review and meta-analysis dropping this July 2026 in the European Journal of OBGYN

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