Should we evaluate and treat sperm DNA fragmentation?

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:More than 50% of all gynecologic cancers can be classified as rare tumors (defined as an incidence of <6 per 100 000) and as such represent a major challenge for clinicians. RECENT FINDINGS:The rapidly increasing number of targeted therapies provides a unique opportunity to improve treatment options ...

journal_title：Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology

authors： Ray-Coquard I,Pujade-Lauraine E,Ledermann JA

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Because of widespread availability of highly active antiretroviral therapy in the developed world, a large proportion of children with perinatally acquired HIV have survived to adolescence and young adulthood. Although their survival is remarkable, many now experience the long-term effects of HIV infe...

journal_title：Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology

authors： Koenig LJ,Nesheim S,Abramowitz S

更新日期：2011-10-01 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:Thyroid disorders are common in pregnancy and affect maternal and fetal outcome. RECENT FINDINGS:The reference values for normal thyroid function during first and second trimester had been re-evaluated recently. Hypothyroxinemia affects the neuropsychological development of the child. Maternal thyroi...

journal_title：Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology

authors： Gärtner R

更新日期：2009-12-01 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:This article provides an overview of types and trends in managed care, as well as insights into how obstetrician/gynecologists can work with managed care plans to improve process and outcomes for patients. RECENT FINDINGS:Although studies of managed care between 1990 and 2005 generally did not show c...

journal_title：Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology

authors： Johnson KA,Gee RE

更新日期：2012-12-01 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：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：: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：:Our understanding of the causes, mechanisms, and prenatal management of fetal obstructive uropathy has increased significantly. Improved methods of prenatal evaluation have allowed the better selection of fetuses for invasive therapy, and studies indicate better survival and renal outcomes in carefully selected cases....

journal_title：Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology

authors： Johnson MP,Freedman AL

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To review basic techniques and recent advances in endourology for the practicing gynecologist. RECENT FINDINGS:New ureteral stent designs are available to improve comfort and reduce some of the complications of indwelling ureteral stents. A large prospective study failed to show a significant benefit...

journal_title：Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology

authors： Aungst MJ,Sears CL,Fischer JR

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Polycystic ovary syndrome is one of the most common endocrinopathies affecting premenopausal women. This review focuses on this major cause of hyperandrogenism in adolescents and young women, highlighting new diagnostic and therapeutic strategies that are under investigation. The pathophysiologic role...

journal_title：Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology

authors： Stafford DE,Gordon CM

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adolescent pregnancy and its consequences continue as major sources of morbidity in the United States. A teenager who becomes a parent is at a significant disadvantage in becoming a contributing adult, both psychosocially and economically. The physician who cares for adolescents has the responsibility of helping paren...

journal_title：Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology

authors： Cromer BA,Brown RT

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The advent of the AIDS epidemic coupled with enhanced recognition of the morbidity and mortality associated with occupationally acquired hepatitis B virus infection has resulted in a great interest in the epidemiologic characteristics of contact of surgical personnel with patient's blood and other bodily fluids in ass...

journal_title：Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology

authors： Hemsell DL

更新日期：1993-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An increasing number of diseases in child and adult life are now thought to have their origins in the fetal period. Central to this predisposition is restriction of fetal growth. During the period reviewed in this article, the associations between adult hypertension and low birthweight were confirmed, and numerous stu...

journal_title：Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology

authors： Newnham J

更新日期：1998-04-01 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：: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：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:The purpose of this review is to discuss the diagnosis, medical complications, and treatment of eating disorders as defined by the newly released Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, 5th edition. RECENT FINDINGS:With the introduction of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, 5th edition, the diagnostic...

journal_title：Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology

authors： Sieke EH,Rome ES

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To review the recent literature regarding modifications of abdominal radical hysterectomy as well as development of new approaches including laparoscopic, vaginal, and robotic radical hysterectomy. RECENT FINDINGS:Nerve-sparing radical hysterectomy technique allows for significant reduction in postop...

journal_title：Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology

authors： Zakashansky K,Bradley WH,Nezhat FR

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The management of advanced ovarian cancer relies on appropriate surgical cytoreduction in conjunction with appropriate adjuvant chemotherapy. In the past year several studies have continued to support aggressive cytoreduction at the initial operation, including for stage IV disease, as well as in a second-look setting...

journal_title：Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology

authors： Chen LM,Berek JS

更新日期：1998-02-01 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:Although cervical cytology screening programs have dramatically decreased rates of invasive cancer in developed countries, most guidelines in the USA were overaggressive in their management of abnormal cytology in adolescents and young women. These management strategies resulted in costly over-treatme...

journal_title：Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology

authors： Moscicki AB

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Virilization occurring in the postmenopausal woman may be either adrenal or ovarian in origin. We describe the case of a 74-year-old postmenopausal woman with severe virilization and a serum testosterone level elevated into the male range who was found to have a non-malignant aetiology for her condition. ...

journal_title：Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology

authors： Conn JJ,Conway GS

更新日期：1996-10-01 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: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：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To review recent literature on medical accuracy, program effectiveness, and ethical concerns related to abstinence-only policies for adolescent sexuality education. RECENT FINDINGS:The federal government invests over 175 million dollars annually in 'abstinence-only-until-marriage' programs. These pro...

journal_title：Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology

authors： Ott MA,Santelli JS

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Urinary tract infections (UTIs) are still one of the most common bacterial infections in pregnant and non-pregnant women. It is estimated that about 10-20% of all women suffer from a UTI at some point in life. The presence of UTI is defined as the existence of urinary symptoms such as frequency of urination and dysuri...

journal_title：Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology

authors： Weissenbacher ER,Reisenberger K

更新日期：1993-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Laparoscopic oophorectomy is one of the most controversial and challenging areas of endoscopic surgery. Judicious preoperative evaluation along with careful patient selection can reduce the risk of operating on an unsuspected ovarian malignancy. Appropriate patient consent and planning should be obtained before the pr...

journal_title：Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology

authors： Russell JB

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The failure to store urine resulting from bladder outflow incompetence requires a method to increase outflow resistance. Peri- and intraurethral injection is one form of treatment capable of accomplishing this need. The best results are obtained in those women who do not have detrusor abnormalities, who have adequate ...

journal_title：Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology

authors： Appell RA

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00