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Kimberly S Gecsi, MD, FACOG Associate Professor, Department of Reproductive Biology, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine; Director, Ob/Gyn Residency, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, MacDonald Women's Hospital, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

Kimberly S Gecsi, MD, FACOG is a member of the following medical societies: AAGL, American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, American Medical Association, American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology, Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Ohio State Medical Association

Disclosure: Received income in an amount equal to or greater than $250 from: Abbvie.

Megan R Billow, DO Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

Megan R Billow, DO is a member of the following medical societies: AAGL, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Society of Gynecologic Surgeons

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Alene Kara Yeater, MD Resident Physician, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospitals, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

Alene Kara Yeater, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, AAGL

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

Michel E Rivlin, MD Former Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Mississippi School of Medicine

Michel E Rivlin, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, American Medical Association, Mississippi State Medical Association, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists

Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.

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