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OBJECTIVE:Placenta growth factor is a potent angiogenic factor produced by the human placenta that has been implicated in the pathogenesis of preeclampsia and intrauterine growth restriction. Placenta growth factor belongs to the vascular endothelial growth factor family and is capable of inducing proliferation, migration, and activation of endothelial cells. The objective of this study was to determine the relationship between amniotic fluid concentration of placenta growth factor and gestational age, parturition (term and preterm), spontaneous rupture of the membranes, and intra-amniotic infection. STUDY DESIGN:Amniotic fluid samples obtained from 273 pregnant patients were assayed in the following clinical groups: midtrimester pregnancy, preterm labor who delivered at term, preterm labor without microbial invasion of the amniotic cavity who delivered preterm, preterm labor with microbial invasion of the amniotic cavity, term not in labor, term in labor, term with microbial invasion of the amniotic cavity, preterm premature rupture of membranes with and without microbial invasion of the amniotic cavity, and term with premature rupture of membranes without microbial invasion of the amniotic cavity. The placenta growth factor concentrations were determined by an immunoassay that is both sensitive and specific. RESULTS:Placenta growth factor was detectable in 96.3% (263/273) of samples. Amniotic fluid placenta growth factor concentration decreased with advancing gestational age (r = -0.42; P <.001). Amniotic fluid placenta growth factor concentrations were significantly higher in women in midtrimester pregnancy than in those at term not in labor (midtrimester pregnancy: median, 43.1 pg/mL; range, 22.9-69.8 pg/mL; vs term not in labor: median, 28.7 pg/mL; range, 16.1-82.7 pg/mL; P <.01). Neither term nor preterm parturition was associated with a change in amniotic fluid placenta growth factor concentrations. Term premature rupture of membranes was associated with a significant decrease in amniotic fluid placenta growth factor concentration (term premature rupture of membranes: median, 16.5 pg/mL; range <5.2-195.1 pg/mL; vs term intact membranes: median, 28.7 pg/mL; range, 16.1-822.7 pg/mL; P <.005). Preterm premature rupture of membranes was not associated with changes in amniotic fluid placenta growth factor concentrations. Intra-amniotic infection in preterm labor, term labor with intact membranes, and preterm premature rupture of membranes were not associated with changes in amniotic fluid placenta growth factor concentrations. CONCLUSION:Placenta growth factor is a physiologic constituent of amniotic fluid. Amniotic fluid concentrations of placenta growth factor decrease with advancing gestational age. Neither parturition nor infection affects amniotic fluid placenta growth factor concentrations.
journal_name
Am J Obstet Gynecoljournal_title
American journal of obstetrics and gynecologyauthors
Seubert DE,Maymon E,Pacora P,Gervasi MT,Berry SM,Torry DS,Romero Rdoi
10.1067/mob.2000.107437subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2000-06-01 00:00:00pages
1633-7issue
6eissn
0002-9378issn
1097-6868pii
S0002-9378(00)35339-Xjournal_volume
182pub_type
杂志文章abstract::The present investigation was designed to reassess the fractional postcoital test (PCT). Specifically, the study addressed the question of whether the internal cervical mucus sperm count is significantly different from the sperm counts at other cervical levels. By means of standardized methodology, 25 normal postcoita...
journal_title:American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/0002-9378(79)90056-5
更新日期:1979-02-15 00:00:00
abstract::The effect of cesarean section on the condition at birth in cases of preterm breech presentation was studied in consecutively delivered infants in two time periods. Delivery was rarely (8%) by cesarean section in 1961 to 1974 and usually (89%) by cesarean section in 1978 to 1984. The increased cesarean rate did not re...
journal_title:American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/0002-9378(86)90648-4
更新日期:1986-02-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVES:It has recently been suggested that oxygen free radicals are involved in the high incidence of fetal dysmorphogenesis that is associated with diabetic pregnancies. The purpose of the current investigation was to study the effect of copper zinc superoxide dismutase, a free radical scavenging enzyme, on the pr...
journal_title:American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/0002-9378(95)91323-8
更新日期:1995-10-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:Our purpose was to determine the feasibility of providing a cervical screening facility to the underprivileged communities through an educational program and a mobile clinic in which cytologic smears could be taken, screened immediately, and, when appropriate, the patients treated on site with minimal delay. ...
journal_title:American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0002-9378(96)70327-7
更新日期:1996-03-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to summarize recent evidence regarding infection-associated preterm birth and to make appropriate recommendations. Antepartum treatment of lower genital tract infection or bacterial colonization has been found to reduce the incidence of preterm birth in the case of asymptomatic b...
journal_title:American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ajog.2004.03.014
更新日期:2004-06-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:The objective of the study was to describe the assessment of lower segment uterine scar (LSCS) by transvaginal ultrasound (TVUS) during a first-trimester scan. STUDY DESIGN:Patients with a history of LSCS were prospectively enrolled over a 6 month period. Four groups were defined: type 1A, thin scar within c...
journal_title:American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ajog.2011.06.104
更新日期:2011-12-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to report our experience with placental bed biopsy with the use of forceps. STUDY DESIGN:Placental bed biopsies were undertaken transcervically under ultrasound guidance in 313 women who underwent termination of pregnancy between 7 and 20 weeks of gestation, in 104 women with a ...
journal_title:American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1067/mob.2002.126866
更新日期:2002-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::The relationship between exogenous estrogen and risk of endometrial carcinoma was investigated in 256 women with pathologically confirmed cases, 224 gynecology controls, and 321 community controls. Sources of data included personal interviews, physicians' records, and hospital records; diagnoses were verified by 2 ou...
journal_title:American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/0002-9378(80)90391-9
更新日期:1980-05-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:Our goal was to establish a reference range for the fetal crown-chin length at 10 to 14 weeks' gestation and to determine its usefulness in the prenatal detection of anencephaly in the first trimester. STUDY DESIGN:Women attending our center for transabdominal ultrasonographic screening at 10 to 14 weeks' ge...
journal_title:American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0002-9378(97)70610-0
更新日期:1997-04-01 00:00:00
abstract:BACKGROUND:Fetal growth restriction refers to a fetus that does not reach its genetically predetermined growth potential. It is well-recognized that growth-restricted fetuses are at increased risk of both short- and long-term adverse outcomes. Systematic evaluation of the evidence from clinical trials of fetal growth r...
journal_title:American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ajog.2019.05.039
更新日期:2019-10-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to assess the validity of vaginal fetal fibronectin as a screening test for spontaneous preterm birth in patients with cervical cerclage. STUDY DESIGN:A historic cohort of 117 patients who underwent cervical cerclage placement between 1996 and 2002 were identified. All patients ...
journal_title:American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1067/s0002-9378(03)00656-2
更新日期:2003-11-01 00:00:00
abstract::Histidyl proline diketopiperazine values have been established in human amniotic fluid (n = 81) and maternal serum (n = 36) throughout gestation (10 to 42 weeks). Newborn cord serum (n = 10) and first-voided fetal urine (n = 10) levels were also documented. These measurements reveal increasing amniotic fluid levels wi...
journal_title:American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/0002-9378(90)90998-m
更新日期:1990-03-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:The objective of the study was to examine the relationship between bilateral oophorectomy (BSO) and risk of coronary heart disease (CHD). STUDY DESIGN:We searched PubMed, EMBASE, meeting abstracts, and reference lists for studies that compared women with BSO at the time of hysterectomy with: (1) women with h...
journal_title:American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/j.ajog.2008.08.045
更新日期:2009-02-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:This study aimed to conduct a systematic review of the clinical outcomes reported for pregnant patients with coronavirus disease 2019. DATA SOURCES:The PubMed, CINAHL, and Scopus databases were searched using a combination of key words such as "Coronavirus and/or pregnancy," "COVID and/or pregnancy," "COVID ...
journal_title:American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ajog.2020.04.013
更新日期:2020-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ajog.2004.12.037
更新日期:2005-05-01 00:00:00
abstract::The ultrafast echo-planar magnetic resonance imaging technology, developed and built in Nottingham, has been used to produce the first snapshot images of the human fetus in utero. The imager, operating at a proton resonance frequency of 22 MHz, produces transaxial views in 64 or 128 milliseconds. These images comprise...
journal_title:American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/0002-9378(90)91209-u
更新日期:1990-08-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to compare anticipated pain before the procedure and actual pain rating after the procedure in female patients who undergo cystourethroscopy. STUDY DESIGN:Eighty-seven consecutive female patients completed a 10-cm visual analog pain scale before and after cystourethroscopy. A 24...
journal_title:American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1067/mob.2003.377
更新日期:2003-07-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1067/mob.2000.107665
更新日期:2000-08-01 00:00:00
abstract::There are no absolute objective diagnostic criteria for cervical incompetence. Abdominal and endovaginal ultrasonographic assessment of endocervical length, both of which have been associated with technical problems, have been used to establish the diagnosis. Cervical cerclage may be useful in preventing silent cervic...
journal_title:American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/0002-9378(92)91358-h
更新日期:1992-03-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to report the clinical experience collated from the 1995 and 1997 case list summary sheets of United States and Canadian active candidates who were completing the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology oral examination for the first time. STUDY DESIGN:Data from the case lis...
journal_title:American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1067/mob.2001.119181
更新日期:2001-12-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ajog.2008.12.046
更新日期:2009-06-01 00:00:00
abstract::We studied the effect of diabetic nephropathy on the course of pregnancy, perinatal outcome, and infant development and determined the influence of pregnancy on maternal hypertension and renal function. Maternal proteinuria usually increased during pregnancy (greater than 3 gm/24 hours in 69%), and hypertension was pr...
journal_title:American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/0002-9378(81)90698-0
更新日期:1981-12-01 00:00:00
abstract::Molluscum contagiosum in a venereal distribution (MCV) was identified as an incidental finding in 14 patients in a women's outpatient clinic at a general hospital. The lesions were frequently overlooked both by patients and physicians. The lesions of MCV are frequently asymptomatic. The sexual history of the patients ...
journal_title:American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/0002-9378(77)90037-0
更新日期:1977-07-01 00:00:00
abstract::Fetuses from term and postmature rabbits were obtained and their livers incubated with palmitate-1-14C in room air. The net incorporation of the fatty acids into ketone bodies, lipids, and Co2 was measured at fixed and variable concentrations of cold glucose. Data from postmature liver show that lipid synthesis is dec...
journal_title:American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/0002-9378(80)90679-1
更新日期:1980-02-15 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:Our purpose was to determine the extent to which nausea and vomiting of pregnancy affects a woman's quality of life (QOL), ability to function, and health care resource use. STUDY DESIGN:We conducted an observational, multicenter, prospective cohort study by gathering data on the symptoms, QOL, and health ca...
journal_title:American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究
doi:10.1067/mob.2002.122605
更新日期:2002-05-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:We conducted a study to determine whether the pH and base excess of umbilical artery blood samples are significantly different when taken from a double-clamped segment of umbilical cord as compared with a nonisolated segment of umbilical cord. STUDY DESIGN:A prospective study with 43 singleton pregnancies wa...
journal_title:American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ajog.2006.10.885
更新日期:2007-05-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:The aims of this study were to assess the accuracy of uterine contraction palpation, determine whether the accuracy of palpation improves with experience, determine clinical factors that affect the accuracy of palpation, and evaluate the range of intrauterine pressure present when an observer notes the contra...
journal_title:American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/s0002-9378(96)70397-6
更新日期:1996-01-01 00:00:00
abstract::Primary prevention of sexually transmitted diseases has received little emphasis in control programs. To evaluate the effectiveness of prevention strategies, we reviewed the world's literature on this topic. Use of condoms and spermicides greatly reduces the risk of gonorrhea, and barrier methods are practical and acc...
journal_title:American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
pub_type: 临床试验,杂志文章,评审
doi:10.1016/0002-9378(86)90108-0
更新日期:1986-07-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to measure the occurrence and natural history of simple ovarian cysts in a cohort of older women. STUDY DESIGN:Simple cysts were ascertained among a cohort of 15,735 women from the intervention arm of the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal, and Ovarian Cancer Screening Trial through 4 y...
journal_title:American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1016/j.ajog.2009.11.029
更新日期:2010-04-01 00:00:00
abstract:OBJECTIVE:Thrombin is a potent uterotonic agent that may play an important role in human parturition. FGL2 is a prothrombinase that cleaves prothrombin to thrombin. The purpose of this study was to determine FGL2 messenger RNA expression in human myometrium and to assess its relationship to the expression of EP3-6 pros...
journal_title:American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
pub_type: 杂志文章
doi:10.1067/mob.2003.248
更新日期:2003-04-01 00:00:00