''Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica'' is a

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covering

gynecology Gynaecology or gynecology (see spelling differences) is the area of medicine that involves the treatment of women's diseases, especially those of the reproductive organs. It is often paired with the field of obstetrics, forming the combined are ...

, female

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and

fertility Fertility is the capability to produce offspring through reproduction following the onset of sexual maturity. The fertility rate is the average number of children born by a female during her lifetime and is quantified demographically. Fertili ...

. The journal is published by

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, for the Nordic Federation of Societies of Obstetrics and Gynecology. The

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is Ganesh Acharya (

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). Articles are published fully open access since 30 July 2021. According to the ''

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'', the journal has a 2021

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of 4.544, ranking it 15th out of 85 journals in the category "Obstetrics & Gynecology".

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