Welcome to the UCSF Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences website. By visiting our site, you agree to abide by the terms of this user agreement.
Use of Information
The information on this site is for educational purposes only and is not intended as a substitute for medical treatment by a health-care professional. This site provides information about access to UCSF physicians, facilities, and services. Because of your individual needs, you should consult your personal doctor to determine the appropriateness of the information for your situation.
Funding
Advertising is not a source of funding for this site.
Confidentiality and Privacy
As a component of the University of California, we follow all established UC regulations. Respect for the privacy of others is an important component of the University's academic and health-care mission.
We do not set “cookies” to track visitors’ identification or use of the site. We do collect aggregate information on what pages are visited in order to assess and improve the content of our site. These procedures do not provide us with personal information such as names or addresses of users.
Email and Mailing Lists
Only non-confidential and non-proprietary information should be transmitted to the site by electronic mail or otherwise. Names and addresses that are submitted by visitors through mailing-list or registration forms are used solely for the announced purposes. We will never share, rent, trade, sell, or otherwise release this information without your consent, except if we are required to do so by law. There are appropriate security measures in place in our physical facilities to protect against the loss, misuse, or alteration of information we may have collected from you.
Accuracy and Completeness
Due to constant advances in technology and medicine, you are encouraged to confirm the information on our site, and on other sites to which this site may lead, with other reliable sources. Corrections and additions will be made as allowed by the availability of time and resources.
Although care has been taken in preparing the information contained here, all material is supplied “as is” without warranty of quality or accuracy of any kind. Neither the Regents of the University of California, the UCSF Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, nor any contributing author is responsible for any errors or omissions in any information provided or the results obtained from the use of such information.
Links to Other Sites
Links to other websites are provided as a service to our users and do not imply endorsement by the UCSF Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences or the UC Regents. We do not control those sites and are not responsible for their privacy practices or content.
We do not assume responsibility and shall not be liable for any damages to or any viruses that may infect your computer equipment or software because of your access, use of, or browsing in this or any other site.
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Copyright
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