Ilene Tsui, MD

OB/Gyn physician. Proud @UCLAhealth @PennStHershey @Wellesley and @AdvisoryBd alumna. Interested in innovating #womenshealth

[Ilene Tsui, MD @iktsui]

Thank you for the great (free!) eModule on obstetric care for women with opioid use disorder, important topic that we need to break the stigma around @acog #acogEngage #OUD #MAT

[Eric Topol @EricTopol]

When the Phase 3 vaccine trials were done they picked hotspots so if there was efficacy it would be seen faster.
Why aren't we prioritizing vaccines to places like these
🔥🔥���where they will do the most immediate good?
@CovidActNow

[Ilene Tsui, MD @iktsui]

Looking forward to this talk!

[Contemporary OB/GYN® @ContempOBGYN]

Is 39 the new 41 when it comes to weeks of gestation for induction of labor?

Dr. Aaron Caughey will present an investigation on the timing of labor induction this Friday at ACOG's 2020 Virtual Conference. Stay tuned for additional coverage.

https://t.co/Y21WspuMqC

[Ilene Tsui, MD @iktsui]

Excellent review on a common and treatable problem: “ Iron deficiency is associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes, including increased maternal illness, low birthweight, prematurity, and intrauterine growth restriction.”

[AJOG @AJOG_thegray]

Iron deficiency in pregnancy- https://t.co/GkCG72IUzu

[Ilene Tsui, MD @iktsui]

Residents in training should be comfortable screening for, diagnosing, and prescribing treatments for these conditions #meded

[Ilene Tsui, MD @iktsui]

Very educational @acog webinar on perinatal mood and anxiety disorders and the role of ob/gyns in diagnosis and treatment https://t.co/vQv8l5IgNU #depression #anxiety #womenshealth #obgyn #perinatalmooddisorders

[Ilene Tsui, MD @iktsui]

No evidence for 24h of postpartum antibiotics; one extra dose postpartum may be considered! Thank you @AJOG_thegray for these bite sized reviews

[AJOG @AJOG_thegray]

Management of Clinical #Chorioamnionitis: An Evidence-Based Approach https://t.co/fPC2CzOkMA #pregnancy #obgyn

[Ilene Tsui, MD @iktsui]

Great news @ACOGAction! We are here for it and all MOMS.

[ACOG Action @ACOGAction]

#HR4996 the Helping MOMS Act has passed the House of Representatives! Thank you to @RepRobinKelly and @michaelcburgess for your incredible work to save moms lives! #MomsCantWait

[Ilene Tsui, MD @iktsui]

"Among SARS-CoV-2-positive patients, 66 (86%) were asymptomatic and 11 were symptomatic (14%). Pregnancy outcomes were similar between groups, including preterm birth and perinatal death" #EJOG #covid #pregnancy #research https://t.co/PhIa3CbBYS

[Ilene Tsui, MD @iktsui]

Interesting study from Netherlands looking at gestational age at delivery and global brain volume at 10yrs of age #electivedeliveries #retrospective #research #obgyn #obstetrics #pediatrics https://t.co/r8vHp63D37

[Ilene Tsui, MD @iktsui]

As a women’s health provider, I believe in providing the full spectrum of personalized, empathetic, compassionate care to all women in my office.

[ACOG @acog]

ACOG is grateful for the life and legacy of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, an architect of legal protections for women and a fervent protector of a woman's constitutional right to evidence-based health care. #RBG 1/

[Ilene Tsui, MD @iktsui]

Rest in power.

[James Hamblin @jameshamblin]

“I'm sometimes asked: when will there be enough [women on the supreme court]? And I say, when there are nine. People are shocked. But there'd been nine men, and nobody raised a question about that." RBG

[Ilene Tsui, MD @iktsui]

OOoOh repurposed drugs...pravastatin for all?? @AJOG_thegray #obstetrics #preeclampsia #prevention #obgyn #medicine #satinsinthewater

[AJOG @AJOG_thegray]

AJOG Expert Review: #Pravastatin, proton pump inhibitors, #metformin, micronutrients and biologics: new horizons for the prevention or treatment of #preeclampsia https://t.co/fjUndPcH8q

[Ilene Tsui, MD @iktsui]

Important considerations for #peripartum #mentalhealth, now more than ever - should include routine screening on every OB intake, WWE. #IPV #domesticviolence #womenshealth #women4women #obgyn #gynecology #ACOG

[Megan L. Evans, MD, MPH, FACOG @MeganEvansMD]

Honored that @NEJM published our perspective piece on Intimate Partner Violence in the time of the #COVID19 Pandemic.

And TY for your collaboration @MEFarrellMD @margolindauer

@ACOGAction @TuftsMedicalCtr @TuftsObGynRes

https://t.co/CiHj1CYskB

[Ilene Tsui, MD @iktsui]

Really good stuff on #COVID19 and #pregnancy with universal testing (n>900), thank you for this work @jackie_parchem #research #obgyn #covid

[Jackie Parchem, MD @jackie_parchem]

3/ Results continued:
*Severe maternal #COVID19 infrequent (no deaths)
*Perinatal transmission: 1 case
*Similar frequency of preterm birth, perinatal death, cesarean delivery btwn groups

[Ilene Tsui, MD @iktsui]

Thank you for this comprehensive virtual didactic on myofascial pain syndrome @FPMRS #CPP #pelvicpain #PFD

[Ilene Tsui, MD @iktsui]

Couldn’t agree more - as OB/gyns taking care of reproductive aged women, we have a responsibility to know about and facilitate treatment for PPD! #screenearlyandoften

[Robert Martin @DrRDMartin]

My new blog post for Psychology Today discusses postpartum depression. Effective treatments exist for this serious affliction, usually combining antidepressant medication with psychotherapy. But this topic needs to be discussed much more openly and widely. https://t.co/HHayBaPgfU

[Ilene Tsui, MD @iktsui]

Love the virtual education that this pandemic has spawned, excited for this webinar tonight about an all too often overlooked condition! Can’t diagnose what you don’t know...

[AUGS @urogynsociety]

Tune in TONIGHT for the next AUGS FPMRS Webinar at 7 pm ET: "Pelvic Floor Myofascial Pain and Dysfunction: Etiologies, Associated Symptoms, and Strategies for Assessment" with Jerry Lowder, MD and Melanie Meister, MD! Learn more and register: https://t.co/2fC0tNYHdS

[Ilene Tsui, MD @iktsui]

Handouts and visual aids so important for patients, especially in postpartum period when your counseling may go by wayside as moms are inundated with info and sleep deprivation!

[Ilene Tsui, MD @iktsui]

These patients should be receiving closer monitoring anyway if new onset elevated blood pressures evolve in late third trimester!

[AJOG @AJOG_thegray]

A new definition of #gestational #hypertension? New-onset blood pressures of 130 to 139/80 to 89 mm Hg after 20 weeks of gestation https://t.co/LsydTFUMnB #obgyn #pregnancy