Patterns of prolapse in women with symptoms of pelvic floor weakness: magnetic resonance imaging and laparoscopic treatment.

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Noninvasive prenatal testing (NIPT) through the analysis of cell-free DNA in maternal plasma has rapidly changed screening for fetal chromosome abnormalities. We review practical and ethical challenges associated with the transition, progress in their resolution, and identify new emerging difficulties...

journal_title：Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology

authors： Benn P,Chapman AR

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Minimally invasive surgery enables the avoidance of, preparation for, participation in, and treatment of complications following assisted reproductive technology (ART). The major recent changes are, the development of surgical techniques to diagnose and treat intrafallopian tubal abnormalities; the use of operative en...

journal_title：Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology

authors： Wood C

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:Expanded carrier screening, which detects carriers for a large number of autosomal recessive and X-linked diseases, is increasing in clinical utilization. A recent joint statement from multiple professional societies, in addition to a growing literature base, offers perspective on rationale, decision ...

journal_title：Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology

authors： Lazarin GA,Goldberg JD

更新日期：2016-04-01 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：:Infertile couples who seek medical advice have one single hope: to have one or more children. Therefore, pregnancy rates per cycle of any assisted reproductive technique that include early miscarriages and ectopic pregnancies are of little interest to them. They want to know their chances of having a baby. When counse...

journal_title：Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology

authors： Tanbo T,Abyholm T

更新日期：1996-06-01 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: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:Ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) accounts for approximately 20% of mammographically diagnosed breast cancers. Currently, there is a trend to consider DCIS as a lesion for which treatment deescalation is advocated to avoid overtreatment, that is, radiotherapy in addition to breast-conserving surgery or ...

journal_title：Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology

authors： Lebeau A,Kühn T

更新日期：2016-02-01 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：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To provide an overview of recent research and guidelines regarding contraception and breastfeeding. RECENT FINDINGS:Recent studies assessed lactogenesis, breastfeeding rates, and milk supply concerns in patients starting postpartum hormonal contraception. One study showed a small but statistically si...

journal_title：Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology

authors： Stanton TA,Blumenthal PD

更新日期：2019-12-01 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:The most common method of antepartum fetal surveillance is the nonstress test (NST). Although it has satisfactory false-negative rates, dubious nonreactive results may challenge the physician. Any method or factor increasing the reactive NST results or shortening the time to attain a reactive test may...

journal_title：Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology

authors： Esin S

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review explores some of the implications for a balanced approach to the ethics of maternal participation in clinical research, from the perspective of the fetus as a patient, which is a central concept in obstetric ethics. The review therefore begins with an account of this topic, followed by an examination of so...

journal_title：Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology

authors： Chervenak FA,McCullough LB

更新日期：1999-12-01 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：:The proper use of forceps or vacuum extractor, or both, remains a safe and effective modality in achieving the universal goal of a healthy mother and baby. Their use requires continued experience, sharing of information, and possibly attention to subtleties of design. This review looks at the current situation with sp...

journal_title：Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology

authors： Robinson JC

更新日期：1994-10-01 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：:Vaginal birth has been recognized as being potentially traumatic to the pelvic floor. It is important that contributory obstetric factors are identified and their occurrence minimized. Women who have sustained significant anal sphincter injury are at greater risk of further damage and faecal incontinence with subseque...

journal_title：Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology

authors： Fitzpatrick M,O'Herlihy C

更新日期：2000-12-01 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: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：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：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: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：:Approximately 2-3% of cervical smears will be reported as showing low-grade changes. Many of these smears are in fact associated with high-grade cervical intraepithelial neoplasia requiring treatment, but a significant number will be associated with an absence of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia, where surveillance ...

journal_title：Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology

authors： Cruickshank ME,Kitchener HC

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE OF REVIEW:To present the outcome of laparoscopic resection for bowel endometriosis. RECENT FINDINGS:In the last 12 months, numerous articles have been published to demonstrate and underline the efficiency and feasibility of the laparoscopic approach in the treatment of bowel endometriosis. SUMMARY:Endometrios...

journal_title：Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology

authors： Ruffo G,Rossini R

更新日期：2013-08-01 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:Much attention has been paid to the role of immunology in reproductive success or failure. Every step in the establishment of normal pregnancy has been implicated as a possible site of immune-mediated reproductive failure. The widespread testing of antiphospholipid, antinuclear, antithyroid, and antis...

journal_title：Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology

authors： Kallen CB,Arici A

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The past year has seen major challenges to existing maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein testing protocols for both neural tube defects and chromosomal anomalies. These challenges are reviewed along with the physiology of alpha-fetoprotein; the use of amniocentesis, ultrasonography, and additional serum markers in women w...

journal_title：Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology

authors： Drugan A,Dvorin E,Obrien JE,Johnson MP,Evans MI

更新日期：1991-04-01 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: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:Abortion services are essential in sexual and reproductive health and should be held to the same standards as other health services. Patient (or person)-centeredness is a key dimension of healthcare quality that incorporates the perspectives of patients in care provision. The purpose of this review is...

journal_title：Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology

authors： Altshuler AL,Whaley NS

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00