Jocelyn J. Fitzgerald MD

A ( long but I think worth reading) thread on Gynecologic Surgical reimbursement and how it affects all of us:

I cannot stand by when I am seeing female patients being treated monthly with Cipro for recurrent UTIs, developing resistance, C. diff, needing a PICC line, almost dying, when they could have just been put on vaginal estrogen years ago 🤬

Local government is so important: huge kudos to @CharlandBob for cleaning up our neighborhood trails on the South Side! They look gorgeous 🌳 excited to run along the river in our great city.

This but 2025

Magee-Womens investigator Dr. Jocelyn Fitzgerald coined the term "gyneconomics" to describe the financials behind women's health....and has real impacts: 📉 In a recent study published in the Journal of Women's Health, Dr. @jjfitzgeraldMD and team found that procedures on male…

All of these men with microphones that should be taken away are so obviously terrified by the growing numbers of single, child-free women who have realized that men need women WAY MORE than women ever needed them. That’s why they’re trying to take away your rights.

What do girls want? ✨Hint: It's not what you think...✨ 🔬 With roughly only 9% of NIH research funding dedicated to conditions that disproportionately affect women, we need to support research to close knowledge gaps, find better treatments, and save lives. 🔁 Reshare to…

*men’s franchise The @pghpassion pro women’s football team made the @WFAfootball playoffs in 2024.

Women’s financial freedom is totally dependent on them having knowledge and control over how their body works.

A day in the life ✨

I learned about Klinefelter Syndrome (XXY) and Turner Syndrome (XO) in biology class my freshman year of high school.

Kinda torn on this. I don’t think a night shift as a med student is necessary to learn how to practice medicine. However, I think it can be helpful as a way to foster compassion for your fellow physicians. Seeing the chief surgery resident fall asleep mid procedure note after…

Happy International Urogynecology Day! 🎉 Today we celebrate the groundbreaking research and innovation that drive advances in urogynecology, improving women's health worldwide. Let’s continue to honor and support the professionals leading this important work.

The number of women who don’t know that you can and should say stop during a pelvic exam at any time and the Gynecologist HAS TO STOP upsets me to the extreme

🎬 Register Now: Limited Space Available! Join us on March 6 at @TheOaksTheater for a free screening of @PBS’s Below the Belt in honor of #EndometriosisAwarenessMonth. This powerful film highlights disparities in women’s health care and the challenges of living with…

The Midlife Revolution Has Arrived. Breaking Down Why 50 Isn't the New 30 — It's Better (Exclusive) So fun to be quoted here! people.com/the-midlife-re… via @people

I think if there’s any good news in women’s health right now, it’s that in the long absence of funding or prioritization, we were building our own independent companies and funding streams that can survive outside of traditional sources of research dollars. So we are ready.

Did you know that January is Cervical Cancer Awareness month and that most cervical cancers are associated with HPV infection? Contact your gynecologic provider today to make sure you are up-to-date on your pap smears and HPV testing.

Xu et al. find that @costplusdrugs offers significant cost savings on prescription drugs, particularly for urogynecologic treatments. Figures from this study highlight substantial savings from @mcuban's program compared to #Medicare. journals.lww.com/fpmrs/fulltext…

Peri and menopausal women (elder millennials-Gen X!) are the single richest and most educated generation of women that has ever existed. You think they’re going to accept the frail, incontinent fate of their mothers and grandmothers? Think again. 🔥