Abstract：
OBJECTIVE:This study was undertaken to determine whether laser thermocoagulation for twin-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS) causes increased cell-free fetal DNA levels in maternal plasma, potentially as a result of placental injury. STUDY DESIGN:We enrolled 34 patients with twin pregnancies complicated by severe TTTS who underwent fetoscopic selective laser ablation of placental vascular anastomoses. Blood samples were drawn before and sequentially after the procedure. Fetal DNA in maternal plasma was quantified by polymerase chain reaction amplification of a Y-chromosome sequence. RESULTS:Compared with baseline, median elevations of fetal DNA levels were 0.8% at 30 minutes ( P = .32), 15.8% at 60 minutes ( P = .1), 179.5% at 24 hours ( P = .003), and 172.9% at 48 hours ( P = .003). Factors associated with increased fetal DNA levels at 24 hours after procedure included longer operation time, higher number of vessels ablated, and subsequent in utero fetal death ( P = .01, .04, and .04, respectively). CONCLUSIONS:Persistent elevation of fetal DNA levels in maternal plasma after laser ablation suggests that circulating fetal DNA could derive from placental injury. Plasma fetal DNA analysis may be an additional prognostic marker for fetal outcome after laser therapy.
journal_name
Am J Obstet Gynecoljournal_title
American journal of obstetrics and gynecologyauthors
Wataganara T,Gratacos E,Jani J,Becker J,Lewi L,Sullivan LM,Bianchi DW,Deprest JAdoi
10.1016/j.ajog.2004.07.019subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2005-02-01 00:00:00pages
604-9issue
2eissn
0002-9378issn
1097-6868pii
S000293780400777Xjournal_volume
192pub_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：OBJECTIVE:Conventional diagnosis of bacterial vaginosis contains some controversial points. To understand accurately the relationship between clinical stages and the microbiotas, the intravaginal microbial flora was analyzed by the clone library method. STUDY DESIGN:Vaginal fluid samples from 31 patients were examined...
journal_title：American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.ajog.2011.04.018
更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00
abstract：:A case of nonimmune hydrops fetalis in association with angioosteohypertrophy (Klippel-Trenaunay) syndrome is reported for the first time. ...
journal_title：American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0002-9378(88)90443-7
更新日期：1988-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of this study was to critically review the indications, outcomes, complications, and costs of laparoscopically assisted vaginal hysterectomy in comparison with abdominal and vaginal hysterectomy. STUDY DESIGN:The operating room log was reviewed to determine the number and route of hysterectomie...
journal_title：American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0002-9378(93)90679-d
更新日期：1993-06-01 00:00:00
abstract：:The ability to predict clinical outcomes is of great importance to physicians and patients alike. Accordingly, multiple different methods have been used in an effort to accurately predict these outcomes. These methods include the development of scoring systems based on univariable and multivariable analysis, as well a...
journal_title：American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.ajog.2005.09.002
更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to define the rate of neoplasia in prophylactic surgical specimens with the use of a careful surgical and pathologic protocol in a prospective study of high-risk women who were undergoing risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy. Outcomes of interest were neoplasia that was identified...
journal_title：American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.ajog.2006.03.006
更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to determine the rates of recurrent dysplasia with longer follow-up durations and to determine whether margin status and other variables were associated with recurrence. STUDY DESIGN:A retrospective chart review was performed for all women who underwent a loop electrosurgical excisi...
journal_title：American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1067/mob.2001.109937
更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:The effect of maternal tryptophan loading on fetal plasma and brain, kynurenic acid, and quinolinic acid concentrations was compared in late gestation fetal sheep with either chronically embolized or nonembolized placentas. STUDY DESIGN:The placentas of 4 ewes were embolized by daily injection of mucopolysac...
journal_title：American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1067/mob.2001.117969
更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Healthy pregnant women underwent a mild exercise study to evaluate the effects of this amount of work on their fetuses. The results indicated that there were no direct correlations between exercise and fetal body or breathing movements at this particular work intensity (2.33 m). We found a relationship between the mat...
journal_title：American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0002-9378(83)90003-0
更新日期：1983-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:Our aim was to compare plasma drug levels in patients receiving ritodrine intravenously with those in patients receiving ritodrine orally at recommended dosages. STUDY DESIGN:Plasma samples from 20 pregnant patients treated with intravenous ritodrine (50 to 300 micrograms/min), 9 patients treated with oral r...
journal_title：American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0002-9378(93)90054-m
更新日期：1993-10-01 00:00:00
abstract：:To assess the effect of endogenous human atrial natriuretic peptide on the vascular system in preeclampsia, the circadian variations of plasma human atrial natriuretic peptide, cyclic guanosine 3'5'-monophosphate, cyclic adenosine 3'5'-monophosphate, and blood pressure were measured. In severe preeclamptic women, the ...
journal_title：American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0002-9378(89)90110-5
更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to determine whether thickness, fiber count, and density of urethral circular smooth muscle (CSM) differ in young and old women. STUDY DESIGN:Mid urethral hemiaxial sections from female cadavers aged 20-39 years (n = 12) and 70-89 years (n = 16) were stained for smooth muscle al...
journal_title：American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.ajog.2008.03.009
更新日期：2008-05-01 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：BACKGROUND:Most early preterm births are associated with intraamniotic infection and inflammation, which can lead to systemic inflammation in the fetus. The fetal inflammatory response syndrome describes elevations in the fetal interleukin-6 level, which is a marker for inflammation and fetal organ injury. An understan...
journal_title：American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.ajog.2018.01.009
更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:We sought to determine the impact of a collagen scaffold on the healing response after simulated birth injury in a rodent model. STUDY DESIGN:A total of 52 virgin animals were divided into the following groups: control (n = 18), injured untreated (n = 18), and injured treated with porcine small intestinal su...
journal_title：American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.ajog.2010.04.003
更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Several copper and cupric ion sources were shown to kill or inhibit the growth of Neisseria gonorrhoeae in vitro. The media used was GC Agar Base supplemented with Isovitalex. Pure copper shot, cupric sulfate, and cupric chloride were used as copper sources. E. coli and Neisseria meningitis were used in addition to...
journal_title：American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0002-9378(73)90889-2
更新日期：1973-05-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Over a 10-year period, 65 of 196 patients (33%) with ovarian epithelial malignancy, previously treated with chemotherapy, had a second-look operation if the disease was clinically absent. All procedures were done by one of three gynecologic oncologists, and 48% of the patients had a positive second-look procedure. Of ...
journal_title：American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0002-9378(87)80012-1
更新日期：1987-09-01 00:00:00
abstract：:A study of congenital limb deficiencies in two Australian states indicated that use of an oral contraceptive during pregnancy by the mother was associated with an increased risk of limb defect in the child. The study included mothers of 155 children born with absence or reduction of the major long bones during a 12-ye...
journal_title：American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0002-9378(86)90352-2
更新日期：1986-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite considerable public health burden, uterine fibroid population-based incidence estimates are few. Secular trends over time are even more limited. OBJECTIVE:We sought to evaluate the incidence, 10-year secular trends, and prevalence of uterine fibroid diagnoses and describe the proportion of symptomat...
journal_title：American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.ajog.2018.09.039
更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00
abstract：:In mothers with anti-Ro-positive antibodies whose previous pregnancies have ended in deliveries of infants with congenital heart block, prophylactic therapeutic strategies are used to try to diminish the production and passage into fetal circulation of autoantibodies. Intravenous gamma globulin was given at 14 and 18 ...
journal_title：American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0002-9378(91)90362-u
更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00
abstract：:As the American physician workforce matures in age, senior physicians on the active clinical staff may become vulnerable to diminished professional performance. Many physicians compensate by using experiential rather than analytic methods to effectively solve clinical problems. Surgical expertise also may be at risk i...
journal_title：American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
pub_type： 杂志文章,评审
doi：10.1016/j.ajog.2011.07.043
更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that standardization of cardiac output in pregnancy by correcting for body surface area, and thus obtaining cardiac index, is justified. STUDY DESIGN:Cardiac output was determined by thoracic electrical bioimpedance monitoring in 78 pregnant women; recordings ...
journal_title：American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0002-9378(95)90367-4
更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00
abstract：OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to determine the efficacy of combination intravaginal misoprostol and intracervical Foley catheter for prelabor cervical ripening. STUDY DESIGN:A prospective, randomized controlled trial was conducted. Women who were undergoing labor induction, with a singleton gestation >or=28 ...
journal_title：American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
pub_type： 临床试验,杂志文章,随机对照试验
doi：10.1067/s0002-9378(03)00842-1
更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00
abstract：:It is demonstrated that for rats N,N'-bis(dischloroacetyl)-1,8-octamethylenediamine (Win 18,446) is a highly efficient embryocidal N,N'-bis(dichloroacetyl)-1,8-octamethylenediamine It was previously used to supress spermatogenesis in man and other mammals. In the initial rat studies, a fixed dosage of Win 18,446 was...
journal_title：American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0002-9378(74)90117-3
更新日期：1974-07-01 00:00:00
abstract：:A study was conducted to evaluate the sensitivity of the five commercially available home pregnancy testing kits. Known amounts of human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) were diluted in pooled, sterile male urine. Varying concentrations of hCG were randomly assigned to 100 kits of each of the five brands. The test results...
journal_title：American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0002-9378(82)90351-9
更新日期：1982-12-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Compliance difficulties are more common among oral contraceptive users than is generally appreciated. Inconsistent use and method discontinuation are estimated to account for approximately 20% of the annual 3.5 million annual unintended pregnancies in the United States. In the past research focused on adolescents, for...
journal_title：American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/s0002-9378(99)70718-0
更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:The effect of maternal mood disorders on neonatal measurements is not well-defined. The Fetal Growth Studies-Singletons provide a unique opportunity to evaluate the relationship between perceived maternal stress and neonatal growth measurements. OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to determine whether p...
journal_title：American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
pub_type： 杂志文章,多中心研究
doi：10.1016/j.ajog.2017.02.039
更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00
abstract：BACKGROUND:Routine cesarean delivery has been shown to decrease mother-to-child-transmission of HIV in women with high viral load greater than 1000 copies/mL; however, women presenting late in pregnancy may not have viral load results before delivery. OBJECTIVE:Our study investigated the costs and outcomes of using a ...
journal_title：American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/j.ajog.2019.06.021
更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00
abstract：:Placental steroid sulfatase deficiency is an unusual cause of low estriol production during pregnancy. Its importance lies in the differentiation of this disorder from the more ominous fetal defects that result in low estriol levels. Serum free estriol levels were found to be low or absent in a 25-year-old gravida 3, ...
journal_title：American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0002-9378(76)90526-3
更新日期：1976-11-15 00:00:00
abstract：:In order to examine the relationship between circadian rhythms in different steroids, cortisol (F), estrone E1), estradiol (E2), and estriol (E3) were measured by radioimmunoassay in maternal venous plasma taken at 30 to 60-minute intervals over 24 hours from 11 healthy women at 34 to 35 weeks' gestation. Maternal F w...
journal_title：American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
pub_type： 杂志文章
doi：10.1016/0002-9378(79)90393-4
更新日期：1979-11-15 00:00:00
