Ahead of International Women's Day 2026, the ISUOG President shares an important message on rights, justice and action. And ISUOG highlights the importance of closing the research gap between obstetrics and the lesser-researched counterpart gynecology.
International Women’s Day is this Sunday 8 March. ISUOG President, Prof. Reem S. Abu-Rustum shares an important message:
“On the occasion of International Women’s Day 2026, themed “Rights. Justice. Action. For ALL women and girls”, we renew our commitment, as the International Society of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, to our mission and vision for equitable access to the highest quality ultrasound examinations for women across the world. We commit to equitable education and training for all probe handlers for optimal maternal and child outcomes. As a global society with over 17,500 members across 18 regions in 165 countries, we represent various ethnicities, genders, cultures, and belief systems. Our differences are our strengths: together for ‘Rights. Justice. Action. For ALL women and girls’.”
This International Women’s Day, ISUOG is highlighting hot topic gynecology articles in the UOG Journal as gynecology research often lags slightly behind it’s counterpart, obstetrics. On International Women’s Day, ISUOG is emphasizing that the health of women and girls is much broader than maternal and child outcomes.
“While obstetrics has received significant attention, gynecology remains underrepresented in scientific literature”, says A/Prof. Francesca Moro, UOG Journal Editor.
When addressing this issue in women’s healthcare, A/Prof. Moro highlighted three key papers featured in the UOG Journal within the field of gynecology. These open-access papers are as follows:
- Clinical utility of ultrasonography in pediatric and adolescent gynecology: retrospective review of 1313 ultrasound examinations - Cooper - 2025 - Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology - Wiley Online Library
- ISUOG/ESGO Consensus Statement on ultrasound‐guided biopsy in gynecological oncology - Fischerova - 2025 - Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology - Wiley Online Library
- Impact of deep or ovarian endometriosis on pelvic pain and quality of life: prospective cross‐sectional ultrasound study - Chaggar - 2025 - Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology - Wiley Online Library
This International Women's Day, ISUOG encourages all healthcare professionals to centre the importance of rights and justice for women and girls in the sphere of OB/GYN ultrasound diagnostics and beyond.