Positron emission tomography imaging for gynecologic malignancy.

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Emergency contraception in the past two decades had been proven to be effective and well tolerated. Counseling and advance provision and prescription of emergency contraception have been embraced by professional organizations in practice guidelines for its potential to reduce the number of unintended ...

journal_title：Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology

authors： Broekhuizen FF

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acquired immunodeficiency virus infections had recently been the leading cause of death in minority women of reproductive age in several urban cities in the United States. In addition, more than 80% of infants with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 infection acquired the infection perinatally. These alarming data ha...

journal_title：Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology

authors： Sison AV

更新日期：1992-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many different disease processes can result in a phenotype of hirsutism, anovulation, and oligomenorrhea or amenorrhea. An important goal of reproductive endocrinologists is to identify specific genetic diseases that can produce the hyperandrogenic phenotype. Two genetic disorders that can result in the hyperandrogeni...

journal_title：Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology

authors： Barbieri RL

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Through the study of naturally occurring mutations in humans, the creation of mutations by site-directed mutagenesis, and the production of transgenic knockout mice, further understanding of molecular reproductive endocrinology had been achieved. Mutations in the aromatase gene in females have confirmed that its defic...

journal_title：Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology

authors： Layman LC

更新日期：1995-10-01 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：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The development of robotic technology has facilitated the application of minimally invasive techniques for complex operations in gynecologic oncology. The objective of this article is to review the published literature regarding robotic surgery and its application to gynecologic cancer. RECENT FINDIN...

journal_title：Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology

authors： Yim GW,Kim YT

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To review the effect of local injury to the endometrium on the implantation rate in IVF-embryo transfer. RECENT FINDINGS:In 2003, Barash et al. reported that endometrial sampling of IVF patients using a biopsy catheter substantially increases their chances to conceive at the following IVF-embryo tran...

journal_title：Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology

authors： Li R,Hao G

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Benefit of micronutrient supplementation on female fertility. RECENT FINDINGS:Reports of randomized trials are rare. Most studies are focused on multivitamin supplementations. For some micronutrients, a positive impact on fertility could be shown. This article reviews the available clinical studies a...

journal_title：Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology

authors： Buhling KJ,Grajecki D

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:We present an update on amenorrhea in adolescent girls and young women. Amenorrhea may herald the onset of estrogen deficiency, which can adversely affect peak bone mass and ultimate risk of osteoporosis. RECENT FINDINGS:Adolescence is a critical period for bone accretion. Important modifiable factor...

journal_title：Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology

authors： Gordon CM,Nelson LM

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is defined as the association of thrombotic events and/or obstetric morbidity in patients persistently positive for antiphospholipid antibodies (aPL). In this review, we will highlight the most important clinical presentations of APS with a focus on the obstetric morbid...

journal_title：Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology

authors： Schreiber K,Radin M,Sciascia S

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Vitamin D deficiency has been associated with a wide range of human disease states and the global epidemic, particularly in reproductive aged women, has led to a focus on this complex hormones role in human reproduction. Indeed vitamin D receptors are found throughout the reproductive tract in the ova...

journal_title：Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology

authors： Franasiak JM,Lara EE,Pellicer A

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Fetal and newborn brain injury causes lifelong morbidity for the survivors, with high emotional costs to the individual and the family plus a heavy economic burden for society. This is timely and relevant. Techniques are now available to prevent, detect, and treat those central nervous injuries that r...

journal_title：Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology

authors： Ledger WJ

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Neonatal herpes simplex virus infection is often severe, if not fatal. What is our understanding of the epidemiology of this disease? How is it diagnosed? Would maternal screening for herpes simplex virus-2 (HSV-2) in pregnancy make a difference? Does maternal HSV alter transmission of HIV vertically ...

journal_title：Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology

authors： Roberts S

更新日期：2009-04-01 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：:This paper reviews psychologic aspects of sexual abuse in female adolescents. It documents that sexual abuse is widespread, occurring at an alarming rate at all socioeconomic levels of society. It is perpetrated principally by adult men in the victim's family. Often its effects are tragic. Adolescent female sexual abu...

journal_title：Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology

authors： Jeffrey TB,Jeffrey LK

更新日期：1991-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Surgery can be an important treatment option for women with symptomatic endometriosis. This review summarizes the recommended preoperative work up and techniques in minimally invasive surgery for treatment of deeply infiltrating endometriosis (DIE) involving the obliterated posterior cul-de-sac, bowel...

journal_title：Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology

authors： King CR,Lum D

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The corpus luteum is controlled by luteinizing hormone (LH) and intraovarian morphofunctional specialization and autocrine/paracrine mechanisms. Corpus luteal insufficiency produces luteal phase defects (LPD). The poor precision and validation of endometrial histologic dating and single or random multiple serum proges...

journal_title：Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology

authors： Dawood MY

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:This article will review recent changes in the standard of care for olaparib, niraparib, and rucaparib, as well as ongoing trials evaluating this class of drugs in combination with antiangiogenic agents and PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors. RECENT FINDINGS:Niraparib received FDA approval for use in patients wit...

journal_title：Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology

authors： Washington CR,Moore KN

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:We review the techniques recently tested in both animal models and humans to provide a state-of-the-art on adult stem cell ovarian transplant to achieve ovarian rejuvenation in patients with diminished ovarian reserves. RECENT FINDINGS:As the firsts reports of spontaneous pregnancies achieved after b...

journal_title：Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology

authors： Herraiz S,Pellicer N,Romeu M,Pellicer A

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Doppler ultrasound velocimetry of uteroplacental, umbilical, and fetal vessels provides the clinician with important information on the hemodynamics of the vascular area under study. Transvaginal color Doppler is a new technique that allows precise investigation of fetomaternal circulation in early pregnancy. Doppler ...

journal_title：Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology

authors： Kurjak A,Kupesic S,Zudenigo D

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The surgical management of hydrosalpinges is a controversial subject. Chronic pathology of the fallopian tube with distal obstruction leads to the formation of a hydrosalpinx, and is associated with very poor pregnancy rates after surgery. In these cases, in-vitro fertilization has proved to be a much better alternati...

journal_title：Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology

authors： Mansour R,Aboulghar M,Serour GI

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Immune checkpoint blockade (ICB) is a promising area of cancer therapeutic research. Therapies targeting the programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1)/programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) mechanism of tumor immune evasion have resulted in durable responses in many difficult-to-treat tumor types. While these...

journal_title：Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology

authors： Chin CD,Fares CM,Konecny GE,Rao J

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To review the latest developments in screening and diagnosis of non-chromosomal genetic diseases. RECENT FINDINGS:Major recent advances include the completion of the Human Genome Project, the use of microarray and related technologies for mass screening and diagnosis of thousands of genetic abnormali...

journal_title：Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology

authors： Lau TK,Leung TN

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Sex trafficking of adolescents and young adults is both a human rights violation and a public health problem, globally and in the United States. Healthcare providers, including obstetricians and gynecologists, interact with victims, often while they remain under their traffickers' control, but because...

journal_title：Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology

authors： Chaffee T,English A

更新日期：2015-10-01 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：:The preponderance of recent data suggests that endometriosis does not adversely affect in-vitro fertilization pregnancy rates. However, many studies demonstrate impaired oocyte quality, decreased fertilization, and compromised implantation rates. Such findings give insight into the mechanisms by which endometriosis ma...

journal_title：Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology

authors： Mahutte NG,Arici A

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:There is a growing clinical consensus that Medicaid sterilization consent protections should be revisited because they impede desired care for many women. Here, we consider the broad social and ideological contexts for past sterilization abuses, beyond informed consent. RECENT FINDINGS:Throughout the...

journal_title：Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology

authors： Harris LH,Wolfe T

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The purpose of this review is to outline ovarian conservation and fertility sparing surgery (FSS) in the management of the most common pediatric gynecology malignancies. RECENT FINDINGS:Management of gynecologic malignancies has evolved to have a greater appreciation for adverse late effects from rad...

journal_title：Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology

authors： Stambough K,Childress KJ

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The different patterns of autoreactivity that may account for the premature infertility observed in patients with premature ovarian failure are described. RECENT FINDINGS:Animal model studies have detailed fundamental immune dysregulatory patterns that induce ovarian failure in the context of global ...

journal_title：Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology

authors： Tuohy VK,Altuntas CZ

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Examination of the placenta may be viewed as a diary of the pregnancy. Apart from its immediate diagnostic value, it can also broadly serve two purposes: 1) it provides a method of auditing antenatal clinical judgment by clinicopathologic correlation, and 2) it makes an important contribution in the context of unsolve...

journal_title：Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology

authors： Gillan JE

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00