The ObGyn Intelligence Scan: 1/23/2026
Your weekly newsletter of what you may have missed
Hi everyone,
First, a quick thank you to everyone who upgraded to ObGyn Intelligence+ this week. It is great to see so many of you committed to supporting independent data analysis.
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The ObGyn Intelligence Scan: January 23, 2026
The goal here is simple: To recap the week’s posts and notes.
A Note about Notes: I just started posting notes on a regular basis. They are a regular review and synopsis of published studies. You can find them HERE.
Here is my latest Note (free for all subscribers)
Women’s Health
When Lipoprotein(a) Is High, What Should We Actually Treat?
A 30-year study in healthy women shows that very high lipoprotein(a) marks long-term cardiovascular risk, but lowering LDL cholesterol remains the most effective preventive strategy today.
Ectopic Pregnancy Still Demands Early Diagnosis, Not Guesswork
A 2026 clinical review in Journal of Clinical Medicine highlights that timely ultrasound, careful β-hCG interpretation, and individualized management remain central to safe ectopic pregnancy care.
Pregnancy Intelligence
Rethinking Penicillin Allergy Labels in Pregnancy
A new systematic review in AJOG suggests that evaluating reported penicillin allergy during pregnancy is safe and may improve antibiotic care, but real-world implementation still needs work
Why Your Hospital’s “30-Minute Rule” Might Be 30 Minutes Too Slow
Fertility Intelligence
When AI Finds Sperm Humans Miss
A Lancet case report shows how AI-guided microfluidics may change day-to-day decisions for patients labeled azoospermic by detecting rare sperm in routine samples.
ObGyn Intelligence +
The ObGyn Patient Prompt Library, written exclusively for patients. A prompt library to help you with AI
The Prompt Library + : Helping you with all your prompts to improve your ObGyn knowledge
The Innovation Room
Pregnancy Diets, Fertility Myths, and AI: Why the New Dietary Guidelines Change the Conversation
Housekeeping Note: If you are a paid subscriber, you now have full access to the ObGyn Intelligence+ posts and the comments section on all these posts. I’ll be checking in over the weekend to answer questions.
Have a great weekend,
Amos