Vaginal birth and perineal trauma.

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To provide a concise review of advances in prediction of preeclampsia, highlighting the most important and interesting articles among the many published within the past months, making a clear distinction between early and late clinical forms of the condition. RECENT FINDINGS:The performance of matern...

journal_title：Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology

authors： Scazzocchio E,Figueras F

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Therapeutics targeting the ErbB protein family receptors have not always yielded favorable or successful results in present cancer therapy. This review discusses the possibility of the clinical adaptation of targeting against heparin-binding epidermal growth factor-like growth factor (HB-EGF), one of ...

journal_title：Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology

authors： Tsujioka H,Yotsumoto F,Hikita S,Ueda T,Kuroki M,Miyamoto S

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic medical problems and the various medications available to treat them represent an enormous volume of information for the practicing obstetrician. The agents commonly encountered are reviewed here and current literature is explored, where available, including the literature on folates in pregnancy. ...

journal_title：Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology

authors： Colie CF

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The field of preimplantation genetic diagnosis has undergone significant advances since the report of the first birth from this method in 1990. The first birth in the USA was reported in 1992, as was the first successful diagnosis and delivery of a baby free of a single gene defect disorder (cystic fibrosis and then T...

journal_title：Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology

authors： Grifo JA,Tang YX,Munne S,Krey L

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Advances in perinatal and neonatal health care over the past few decades have resulted in a substantial reduction in perinatal mortality. Some of this improvement has been attributed to antepartum fetal surveillance techniques. The primary objective of antepartum fetal surveillance techniques is to avoid fetal deaths....

journal_title：Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology

authors： Ananth CV,Smulian JC,Vintzileos AM

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Recently some studies have reinforced the arguments supporting the laparoscopic management of early ovarian cancer. These studies and reports questioning the use of laparoscopy in patients with early ovarian cancer will be reviewed. RECENT FINDINGS:Advances in laparoscopic techniques have enabled the...

journal_title：Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology

authors： Tozzi R,Schneider A

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gynecologic oncology is a rapidly growing field due to constant advances in immunohistochemistry and molecular biology. This review serves as an overview of new studies promoting the use of tumor markers and molecular biological prognostic factors in malignancies affecting women. The majority of studies focus on eithe...

journal_title：Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology

authors： Geisler JP,Geisler HE

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The management of benign ovarian lesions in girls is currently a controversial topic in the pediatric surgical literature. The purpose of this review is to highlight the epidemiology of benign ovarian masses, outline preoperative risk stratification strategies, review the indications and importance of...

journal_title：Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology

authors： Gonzalez DO,Minneci PC,Deans KJ

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Voiding disorders are frequently associated with urinary incontinence and other lower urinary tract dysfunction in women, but the cause of these disorders is not well understood and treatment options are limited. Little has changed in the treatment and evaluation of voiding disorders. New approaches to the study of de...

journal_title：Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology

authors： Stevenson KR

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During the past year much effort has been focused on defining the DNA content of gestational trophoblastic tumors. Flow cytometric and image analysis studies of molar pregnancies confirmed that the majority of partial hydatidiform moles were triploid, and, as expected, most complete hydatidiform moles were diploid or ...

journal_title：Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology

authors： Lage JM

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and HPV-associated diseases pose a considerable health care burden in the United States. The morbidity and mortality associated with HPV infection and HPV-associated diseases, ranging from genital warts to cervical cancer, have prompted both the use of screening measures to monitor...

journal_title：Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology

authors： Mayeaux EJ Jr

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Noninvasive prenatal diagnosis for single gene disorders is coming to fruition in its clinical utility. The presence of cell-free DNA in maternal plasma has been recognized for many years, and a number of applications have developed from this. Noninvasive prenatal diagnosis for single gene disorders h...

journal_title：Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology

authors： Allen S,Young E,Bowns B

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In contrast to the reduction in perinatal mortality in high-risk pregnancies, screening of low-risk pregnancies with umbilical artery Doppler ultrasonography has shown no benefit. Advances in pathophysiology question the assumption that the placenta is hypoxic in fetal growth restriction, with absent end-diastolic fre...

journal_title：Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology

authors： Burrell SJ,Kingdom JC

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The purpose of this review is to summarize the epidemiology of thromboembolism in pregnancy and describe strategies to prevent and treat it. RECENT FINDINGS:The main reason for the increased risk of thrombosis in pregnancy is hypercoagulability. Other risk factors include a history of thrombosis, inh...

journal_title：Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology

authors： James AH

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The critical role of angiogenesis in embryology and tumor biology has been recognized for more than 20 years. However, the fact that neovascularization is essential to processes in mammalian female reproduction has only recently been appreciated widely. In this review we focus on a single angiogenic growth factor, vas...

journal_title：Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology

authors： Lebovic DI,Mueller MD,Taylor RN

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The past 15 years have seen a five-fold increase in the incidence of acquired heart disease as a cause of maternal mortality in the UK, and advances in the surgical correction of congenital heart disease have enabled many more women to survive childhood and present at the antenatal clinic. This review...

journal_title：Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology

authors： Curry R,Swan L,Steer PJ

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Loss of pelvic support involving the 'middle compartment' is manifested by herniation through the central pelvic floor in proximity to the intersection of an imaginary line from the public symphysis to the coccyx with another from one ischial spine to opposite ischial spine. Loss of middle compartment support may exis...

journal_title：Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology

authors： Timmons MC,Addison WA

更新日期：1993-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the past year, new data have been published on the molecular biology of human papillomavirus infections and their relationship to cervical neoplasia. As molecular techniques have become more sophisticated and as the molecular knowledge of human papilloma-virus infections has been pursued in greater depth, it is inc...

journal_title：Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology

authors： Richart RM,Wright TC Jr

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To summarize results from the Women's Health Initiative trial and other recent randomized placebo-controlled trials of hormone replacement therapy, which fundamentally changed our understanding of its risks and benefits. RECENT FINDINGS:The Women's Health Initiative study for the first time provided ...

journal_title：Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology

authors： Kocjan T,Prelevic GM

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mifepristone is an orally active progesterone antagonist. It can be used for both contraceptive and non-contraceptive clinical indications. It is a very effective drug for emergency contraception with a low incidence of side effects. There is a potential for mifepristone to be used as a once-a-month pill. There is a n...

journal_title：Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology

authors： Ho PC,Yu Ng EH,Tang OS

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:This review discusses recently published data concerning the anabolic effects of androgens on muscle and the mechanism by which testosterone regulates body composition with special emphasis on the anabolic effects of androgens on the muscles of the pelvic floor and lower urinary tract. RECENT FINDING...

journal_title：Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology

authors： Ho MH,Bhatia NN,Bhasin S

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Maternal mental health disorders, including anxiety and depression, are one of the most common obstetric complications, presenting in pregnancy and postpartum. RECENT FINDINGS:Maternal mental health disorders are associated with adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes. Screening women in pregnancy and...

journal_title：Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology

authors： Yeaton-Massey A,Herrero T

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To avoid both overtreatment and undertreatment accurate risk assessment is mandatory. The present review gives an overview of recently published articles covering prognostic and predictive factors for adjuvant therapy in early breast cancer. RECENT FINDINGS:Gene expression signatures enhance prognost...

journal_title：Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology

authors： Schmidt M

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The most appropriate surgical approach for uterine preservation still remains the subject of ongoing controversy. Uterine suspension procedures can be performed abdominally, vaginally, or laparoscopically. This article focuses on the three different laparoscopic approaches of uterine suspension for ut...

journal_title：Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology

authors： Lin LL,Ho MH,Haessler AL,Betson LH,Alinsod RM,Liu CY,Bhatia NN

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Current studies verify the safety of surgery in the elderly. Delirium is a costly complication, but its incidence and severity can be reduced by pre- and postoperative interventions. Avoidance of even mild hypothermia has now been shown to reduce cardiovascular morbidity. New information available on the cardiovascula...

journal_title：Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology

authors： Miller KL

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To provide clinicians with a review of recent research and clinically applicable tools regarding teen pregnancy. RECENT FINDINGS:Teen pregnancy rates have declined but still remain a significant problem in the USA. Teen pregnancy prevention was identified by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...

journal_title：Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology

authors： McCracken KA,Loveless M

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Fetal magnetic resonance imaging is becoming more used in the evaluation of complex fetal abnormalities. Rapid advances in the technology and application of fetal magnetic resonance imaging necessitate a review of this subject. RECENT FINDINGS:Diffusion-weighted imaging, magnetic resonance spectrosco...

journal_title：Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology

authors： Sandrasegaran K,Lall CG,Aisen AA

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:This article reviews new concepts in the aetiology of recurrent miscarriage, presents new outcome data and evaluates new modalities of treatment for unexplained recurrent miscarriage. RECENT FINDINGS:Preimplantation genetic diagnosis has been considered an option for couples who have structural chrom...

journal_title：Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology

authors： Carrington B,Sacks G,Regan L

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Venous thromboembolism is the leading cause of maternal death in the UK. Thrombophilia underlies many thrombotic disorders in pregnancy. The high prevalence of thrombophilic defects in the population, the association of defects with venous thromboembolism and the special considerations for management ...

journal_title：Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology

authors： Robertson L,Greer I

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the past decade, neoadjuvant and concomitant multimodality therapies have been studied in patients with cervical cancer. The past year has witnessed more pilot studies confirming the feasibility of multimodality therapy. It is now time to move to prospective randomized clinical trials to determine the effects on di...

journal_title：Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology

authors： Runowicz CD,Smith HO,Goldberg GL

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00