Ovarian torsion

Consultant Gynaecologist and Clinical Lead

Early Pregnancy and Gynaecology Assessment Unit

King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

London

UK

Biography

JR is Vice Chair of the Association of Early Pregnancy Units and a medical advisor to the Ectopic Pregnancy Trust. She is also a course organiser for the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) advanced skills training in Early Pregnancy and Acute Gynaecology, and South London RCOG ultrasound training co-ordinator for Gynaecology.

Disclosures

JR declares that she has no competing interests.

BMJ Best Practice would like to gratefully acknowledge the previous expert contributor, whose work has been retained in parts of the content:

Dr Sareena Singh, MD, FACOG

Assistant Professor

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Northeast Ohio Medical University

Rootstown

Chief of Gynecologic Oncology

Aultman Hospital

Canton

OH

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Section Editor, BMJ Best Practice

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