Prolonged pregnancy: when should we intervene?

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:With over 50 million abortions annually and 25% of pregnancies ending in abortion worldwide, abortion is one of the most common medical procedures. Yet abortion-related topics are glaringly absent from medical school curricula in the USA with half of medical schools including no formal training or onl...

journal_title：Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology

authors： Burns RM,Shaw KA

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Laparoscopy is the gold standard for the diagnosis of endometriosis but the need for visual evidence of the disease is a major stumbling-block for both effective clinical management of affected patients as well as for research into this common and debilitating reproductive disease. Laparoscopy is inva...

journal_title：Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology

authors： Brosens I,Puttemans P,Campo R,Gordts S,Brosens J

更新日期：2003-12-01 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：: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

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 prevalence and impact of elective deliveries occurring prior to 39 weeks' gestation has been the focus of several important studies published in recent medical literature. Defined as scheduled deliveries in the absence of medical or obstetrical indications, concern has been raised that many of the...

journal_title：Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology

authors： Ashton DM

更新日期：2010-12-01 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：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The management of uterine fibroids in patients requiring treatment who desire future fertility remains controversial. Myomectomy has been the most common operative procedure to improve pregnancy rates and outcomes. Uterine fibroid embolization is an increasingly popular, minimally invasive treatment f...

journal_title：Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology

authors： Goldberg J,Pereira L

更新日期：2006-08-01 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: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:Microarray-based comparative genomic hybridization (array-CGH) which detects aneuploidies and submicroscopic deletions and duplications in one assay is now offered for genetic diagnosis in children and adults. Its application to prenatal diagnosis is still limited, but very promising. We predict that ...

journal_title：Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology

authors： Van den Veyver IB,Beaudet AL

更新日期：2006-04-01 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：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The increased risk of infertility in men with varicocele is well established. Varicocelectomy has been shown to improve semen parameters and increase pregnancy rates. Yet varicocele pathophysiology is poorly understood and potential implications for testosterone production are less clear. Evidence sug...

journal_title：Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology

authors： Tanrikut C,McQuaid JW,Goldstein M

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human papillomavirus testing has been evaluated as an adjunct to cervical cytologic screening. There is a well-established association between high-risk malignant subtypes of human papillomavirus infection and the development of neoplastic change. Although human papillomavirus infection is a necessary condition for ma...

journal_title：Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology

authors： Goodman A

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The subdermal contraceptive implant etonogestrel (Implanon; NV Organon International, Oss, The Netherlands) exerts complex effects on the endometrium. These include direct effects on the endometrium through endometrial progestin target sites, and indirect effects through suppression of the hypothalamic-pituitary-ovari...

journal_title：Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology

authors： Varma R,Mascarenhas L

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review concentrates on the structural and functional aspects of lesions of the female genital tract that cause infertility, including cervical changes after treatment for neoplasia, uterine malformations, leiomyoma, endometrial aberrations, infection-related tubal lesions, ovarian disorders (oocyte defects, prema...

journal_title：Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology

authors： Honoré LH

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For the majority of women, gynecologic cancer is a survivable disease. A brief overview of the recent findings on the psychological and behavioral aspects of gynecologic cancer is provided. The discussion is organized by disease-relevant time points, from prevention to recovery or death. Recognition of the positive re...

journal_title：Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology

authors： Andersen BL

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To review minimally invasive modifications of traditional surgeries for female stress urinary incontinence (SUI) in light of increased demand. RECENT FINDINGS:Prior to the synthetic mid-urethral sling (MUS), traditional procedures were used to correct SUI. Often these were retropubic colposuspension ...

journal_title：Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology

authors： Shaw JS

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To summarize recent advances in oocyte and embryo cryopreservation techniques and outcomes. RECENT FINDINGS:Vitrification is gradually replacing slow freezing due to a better survival rate after thawing. Most units use vitrification for both oocyte and blastocyst cryopreservation, as these two biolog...

journal_title：Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology

authors： Herrero L,Martínez M,Garcia-Velasco JA

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

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：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：:Transvaginal ultrasonography is emerging as the newest method for the early detection of structural malformations and markers of chromosomal aberrations. According to a multicenter registry on the onset of fetal anomalies, many defects are potentially detectable at an early transvaginal scan. Moreover, cystic hygroma ...

journal_title：Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology

authors： Rottem S

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Telomere attrition and dysfunction has become a well established pathway involved in organismal aging, not only because it imposes a limitation to cell division and therefore, tissue regeneration but also because telomere homeostasis influences other pathways involved in aging. However, the implicatio...

journal_title：Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology

authors： Varela E,Sánchez-de-Puerta I,García-Velasco JA

更新日期：2018-06-01 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：:Misoprostol, an orally active prostaglandin E1 analogue, has been used widely by the vaginal and oral routes for labour induction at or near term. Several recent trials have confirmed that it is highly effective. Overall caesarean section rates appear to be reduced, despite a relative increase in caesarean sections fo...

journal_title：Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology

authors： Hofmeyr GJ

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The value of directed management based on contemporary fetal assessment techniques in the high-risk pregnancy is undisputed. Whether such benefits are evident in the low-risk pregnancy is now an issue of considerable clinical and economic importance. Recent literature suggests that extension of fetal surveillance to t...

journal_title：Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology

authors： Manning FA

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Gonadotrophin in IVF increases the number of oocytes retrieved, and many doctors regard a high number of oocytes as a measurement of success in IVF. Thus, the dogma of more oocytes provides better IVF success has been broadly accepted. However, some European fertility specialists have argued against t...

journal_title：Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology

authors： Lindenberg S,Almind GJ,Lindenberg FB

更新日期：2018-06-01 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：:Human embryo cryopreservation is now a fully established adjunct to assisted reproduction, with thawed embryos implanting at a rate approaching that of fresh embryos. As with fresh embryos, the quality of frozen-thawed embryos is affected by patient age at the time of oocyte retrieval, and by culture conditions. Ovari...

journal_title：Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology

authors： Tucker MJ,Morton PC,Sweitzer CL,Wright G

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Antenatal fetal surveillance is a field of increasing importance in modern obstetrics, especially as results in perinatal care have recently made dramatic progress. It is an evolving field, and it is no longer acceptable just to wait and see when problems arise in pregnancy. During the past few decade...

journal_title：Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology

authors： Malcus P

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00