The February 2023 Issue

In this episode of the podcast, we highlight some of the articles in the February 2023 issue of JPAG, including some reviews we love, a thought-provoking letter to the editor, qualitative research on understudied topics, pilonidal disease, and menstrual hygiene. Articles mentioned in this podcast: Anne-Marie Amies Oelschlager, The Association between Surgeon Dissatisfaction with Infant Genital Appearance and Surgical Decision-Making Surrounding Clitoroplasty Adeseye Adekeye, Kirsten C. Lung, Kristin L. Brill. Pediatric and Adolescent Breast Conditions: A Review Neerav Desai,Cora C. Breuner. Tattoos and Piercings in Female Adolescents and Young Adults Naomi N. Adjei,Nicholas Yung,Gwendolyn Towers,Michael Caty,Daniel Solomon,Alla Vash-Margita. Establishing an Association between Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome and Pilonidal Disease in Adolescent Females Laura Kirkpatrick,Lauren Bell,Crystal P. Tyler,...Tahniat Syed,Nicholas Szoko,Traci M. Kazmerski. Health Care and Adoption Service Experiences of People Who Placed Children for Adoption During Adolescence: A Qualitative Study Sarah A. Golub,Do-Quyen Pham,Anne-Marie Amies Oelschlager. The Use of “Natural” Substances for Menstrual Hygiene: A Case Report of an Embedded Vaginal Sea Sponge The Book Club features  Graceland, At Last by Margaret Renkl in honor of our upcoming trip to Nashville! Next time we'll be discussing Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt, a novel set in a sleepy Pacific Northwest town whose aquarium houses a giant pacific octopus on a mission.  Want to contact us? Love the podcast? Want to be on the podcast? Think that there's a book that we need to chat about? Contact us at [email protected]