Relationship between granulocyte elastase levels and perinatal infections.

abstract：AIMS:To determine the cut-off level of endometrial thickness for detecting endometrial disease on a large scale of screening and to examine the usefulness of transvaginal ultrasonography (TVS) for endometrial disease screening in asymptomatic postmenopausal Japanese women. METHODS:The study involved 1,400 postmenopaus...

journal_title：Gynecologic and obstetric investigation

authors： Tsuda H,Nakamura H,Inoue T,Kawamura N,Adachi K,Bandera CA

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Monochorionic triplet pregnancies are very rare. Here we report 2 cases of multiple pregnancies with monochorionic triplets following intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) and day 3 embryo transfer. The 2 women concomitantly underwent controlled ovarian hyperstimulation due to male factor infertility. Following oocy...

journal_title：Gynecologic and obstetric investigation

authors： Ulug U,Jozwiak EA,Mesut A,Bener F,Bahceci M

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Epithelial ovarian carcinoma produces steroid hormones that may be of prognostic importance. The steroids are mainly bound to plasma albumin and sex hormone-binding globulin. Alterations in plasma protein levels influence hormonal effects. As plasma prealbumin may reflect changes in the patient's clinical st...

journal_title：Gynecologic and obstetric investigation

authors： Mählck CG,Grankvist K

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ovarian morphology in 149 patients with the clinical syndrome of polycystic ovaries (group I) is described. The ovaries from 10 age-matched women (group II) with no signs of ovarian disorder were investigated as a reference material. The number of cysts documented for group I was twice that of the reference group ...

journal_title：Gynecologic and obstetric investigation

authors： Lunde O,Hoel PS,Sandvik L

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fetal atrial septal aneurysm (ASA) is uncommon and little is known regarding its prevalence and clinical significance. In this report we describe 2 cases of fetal ASA diagnosed by ultrasonography. They were referred for examination because of fetal tachyarrhythmia in 1 case, and polyhydramnios in the other. The first ...

journal_title：Gynecologic and obstetric investigation

authors： Haddad S,Degani S,Rahav D,Ohel G

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Among angiogenic factors, VEGF secreted from activated macrophages under the influence of ovarian steroids, IL-8 expressed in endometrial stromal cells, and basic FGF expressed in endometriotic tissue and PD-ECGF expressed in lining epithelial cells independently of the sex steroidal milieu might contribute to the cha...

journal_title：Gynecologic and obstetric investigation

authors： Fujimoto J,Sakaguchi H,Hirose R,Wen H,Tamaya T

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:17 beta-Estradiol (E2), basal body temperature (BBT) and luteinizing hormone (LH), were measured in normally menstruating women. The preovulatory E2 observations were characterized by variations about a constant level during the preovula-peak. The BBT observations typically varied about a constant level during the pre...

journal_title：Gynecologic and obstetric investigation

authors： Carter RL,Abrams RM,Moghissi KS

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Of 903 surgically treated patients with endometriosis the disease recurred in 132 cases (14.6%) during the follow-up period of 6-10 years. The re-operation was performed within 1 year after the primary operation for 7 patients, within 1-5 years for 91 patients and more than 5 years after the primary surgery for 34 pat...

journal_title：Gynecologic and obstetric investigation

authors： Punnonen R,Klemi P,Nikkanen V

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Changes in norepinephrine following a bimanual handgrip contraction test were used to evaluate the contribution of static physical effort exerted by the parturient on the rise in adrenergic stimulation observed during ongoing labor. Noradrenaline baseline values were 306.71 +/- (SE) 21.5 pg/ml); and after a maximal ef...

journal_title：Gynecologic and obstetric investigation

authors： Rabinovici J,Rosenthal T,Peleg E,Mashiach S

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate whether prolactin, alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) or B-human chorionic gonadotropin (BHCG) is the most effective marker in vaginal fluid for diagnosing prelabor rupture of membranes (PROM). These proteins are present in amniotic and vaginal fluid and have been reported to be potent markers of PROM, but h...

journal_title：Gynecologic and obstetric investigation

authors： Shahin M,Raslan H

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIM:Marginal or decreased amniotic fluid volume by ultrasound estimate and fetal growth restriction have been shown to be significantly associated with perinatal mortality. The association of fetal growth restriction and precisely measured amniotic fluid volume is unknown. The purpose of this study was to de...

journal_title：Gynecologic and obstetric investigation

authors： Magann EF,Haas DM,Hill JB,Chauhan SP,Watson EM,Learman LA

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The theory that the Th1 and Th2 cell ratio shifts towards Th2 dominance during pregnancy may improve fetal survival has gained support from recent studies. Also, the variation in the Th1/Th2 cell ratio is reportedly associated with intrauterine growth retardation and preeclampsia. On the basis of these findings, the a...

journal_title：Gynecologic and obstetric investigation

authors： Hoshimoto K,Ohta N,Ohkura T,Inaba N

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The study describes Kock's continent ileostomy in 2 females, both of whom were suffering from tubal infertility. Appropriate placement of the abdominal pouch, permitting in vitro fertilization embryo transfer treatment, was present in 1 patient. In the other patient, an ultrasonographic examination demonstrated the po...

journal_title：Gynecologic and obstetric investigation

authors： Dor J,Shalev J,Shoham Z,Rabau M,Rudak E,Serr DM,Mashiach S

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A total of 202 delivering mothers and their newborns were studied with the intention to follow the materno-fetal transmission of malaria. Malaria infection was encountered in 35 cases (17.3%) in which Plasmodium falciparum predominated in peripheral blood while P. malariae predominated on the placental surface. In cor...

journal_title：Gynecologic and obstetric investigation

authors： Bergström S,Fernandes A,Schwalbach J,Perez O,Miyar R

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Full vinyl polysiloxane casts of the vagina were obtained from 23 Afro-American, 39 Caucasian and 15 Hispanic women in lying, sitting and standing positions. A new shape, the pumpkin seed, was found in 40% of Afro-American women, but not in Caucasians or Hispanics. Analyses of cast and introital measurements revealed:...

journal_title：Gynecologic and obstetric investigation

authors： Pendergrass PB,Reeves CA,Belovicz MW,Molter DJ,White JH

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This prospective study was designed to determine whether there would be a higher incidence of congenital cardiovascular malformation (CCVM) in pregnant women with certain risk factors. Fetal echocardiography, from second trimester of term, was performed in 1,659 pregnant women with risk factors for CCVMs and 826 pregn...

journal_title：Gynecologic and obstetric investigation

authors： Hsieh CC,Kuo DM,Chiu TH,Hsieh TT

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A decade of perinatal audit in the Maputo Central Hospital is reviewed with the objective of addressing the potential value of the audit process in monitoring the different constituents of morbidity and mortality in the perinatal period. The perinatal mortality showed a significant but transient change during the obse...

journal_title：Gynecologic and obstetric investigation

authors： Bugalho A,Bergström S

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using a 4-MHz continuous-wave Doppler device, standard rates were established for resistance index (RI) and pulsatility index (PI) of uterine and arcuate arteries of 612 patients with uneventful pregnancies and deliveries. From 18 to 41 weeks of gestation, neither RI nor PI of uterine or arcuate arteries proved to var...

journal_title：Gynecologic and obstetric investigation

authors： Grab D,Hütter W,Sterzik K,Terinde R

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serum squamous cell carcinoma antigen (SCCa) concentrations were determined by a radioimmunoassay kit before and during the treatment of 50 patients with cervical carcinoma: 44 with squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) and 6 with adenocarcinoma. The positivity rate of SCCa was 50% (52% for SCC and 33% for adenocarcinoma). Th...

journal_title：Gynecologic and obstetric investigation

authors： Verlooy H,Devos P,Janssens J,Mortelmans L,Gerits M,Bonte J,De Roo M

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To investigate misoprostol use as a self-administered medical abortifacient and to explore the knowledge and availability of misoprostol and attitudes towards it among Saudi women. METHODS:A questionnaire-based cross-sectional study was conducted in obstetric and gynecological outpatient clinics at private and te...

journal_title：Gynecologic and obstetric investigation

authors： Alsibiani SA

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine the relationship between abnormal fetal heart rate (FHR) patterns, fetal oxygen content by reflectance pulse oximetry, and the effects of maternal oxygen administration, 158 intrapartum women consisting of 120 women with normal FHR patterns, and 38 women with varying degrees of variable FHR decelerations ...

journal_title：Gynecologic and obstetric investigation

authors： Izumi A,Minakami H,Sato I

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study investigated plasma activity of 5'-nucleotidase, a key enzyme in the production of adenosine, in pre-eclampsia, and evaluated the relationship between changes in 5'-nucleotidase activity, and levels of uric acid, endproduct of the purine metabolism, and the severity of pre-eclampsia. We measured plas...

journal_title：Gynecologic and obstetric investigation

authors： Yoneyama Y,Suzuki S,Sawa R,Otsubo Y,Miura A,Kuwabara Y,Ishino H,Kiyokawa Y,Doi D,Yoneyama K,Kobayashi H,Araki T

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pathologic material was reviewed and survival data were obtained on 182 of the endometrial cancer patients reported in our previous study (1975) to compare histopathologic characteristics and clinical behavior (survival) between endometrial adenocarcinoma in estrogen users and nonusers. In addition, relative risk esti...

journal_title：Gynecologic and obstetric investigation

authors： Smith DC,Prentice RL,Bauermeister DE

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To clarify the alteration of maternal-fetal mixed lymphocyte reaction (MLR) in intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP). METHODS:Twenty-two patients with intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy and 21 normal pregnant women were recruited into the present study. Of patients with ICP, 5 also experienced pregn...

journal_title：Gynecologic and obstetric investigation

authors： Dong M,Xie X,Wang Z,He J,Zhou J,Cheng Q

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:To evaluate the degree of pain during and after office hysteroscopy with combined intracervical and intrauterine anesthesia compared to intracervical anesthesia only. METHODS:We evaluated the amount of pain experienced during office hysteroscopy using combined local intracervical and intrauterine anest...

journal_title：Gynecologic and obstetric investigation

authors： Agdi M,Tulandi T

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thyroxine-binding globulin (TBG) and free thyroxine (FT4) were studied in 172 apparently healthy women giving birth to malformed children. The malformations were divided into two groups: minor malformations (group A) and major malformations (group B). The blood samples were usually drawn in the first trimester. Group ...

journal_title：Gynecologic and obstetric investigation

authors： Skjöldebrand Sparre LS

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oviducts of 35 mature, white New Zealand rabbits were injured by a laser beam, using various powers from 25 to 40 W, and by a series of pulses of 1/10, 1/20 or 1/100 s duration. The contralateral oviducts served as controls and were injured at similar areas by a scalpel. The injured areas of both tubes were histologic...

journal_title：Gynecologic and obstetric investigation

authors： David A,Nebel L,Serr DM,Czernobilsky B,Gaton E

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) requires that all Ob/Gyn residents accomplish scholarly activity. We hypothesize resident productivity is poor. METHODS:This was a web-based two-survey study using SurveyMonkey®. Surveys queried both program directors and residents regard...

journal_title：Gynecologic and obstetric investigation

authors： Oakley SH,Crisp CC,Estanol MV,Fellner AN,Kleeman SD,Pauls RN

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We sought to compare the pullout strengths of the sacral end of the sacrocolpopexy mesh when attached using one suture at the first versus second sacral vertebral level (S1 vs. S2) in female cadaveric pelvises. METHODS:The sacral vertebrae were isolated in 9 unembalmed female cadavers, and segments of polyp...

journal_title：Gynecologic and obstetric investigation

authors： Shippey S,Sutter E,Belkoff SM,Gutman R,Chen CC

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To estimate the prevalence of tumor spread to the parametrium, vagina and uterine corpus in radical hysterectomy specimens and define a subgroup of patients with low-risk of extracervical involvement, who may benefit from less radical surgery. METHODS:We retrospectively reviewed 96 patients with stage IA1-IIA cer...

journal_title：Gynecologic and obstetric investigation

authors： Meirovitz M,Sade S,Dreiher J,Shaco-Levy R

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00