Preembryo research: medical aspects and ethical considerations.

abstract：:We analyzed the associations of colposcopic features with cervical and vaginal pathogens and with clinical diagnoses in randomly selected women attending a clinic for sexually transmitted diseases. Logistic regression models were used to adjust for coinfections. Significant associations (P less than 0.01) were found f...

journal_title：Obstetrical & gynecological survey

authors： Paavonen J,Stevens CE,Wølner-Hanssen P,Critchlow CW,Derouen T,Kiviat N,Koutsky L,Stamm WE,Corey L,Holmes KK

更新日期：1988-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：Importance:Physical activity during pregnancy can offer many maternal and fetal health benefits. Objective:The aim was to summarize American, Canadian, and international recommendations published recently on physical activity during pregnancy to aid health care providers in their delivery of advice on the topic. Evid...

journal_title：Obstetrical & gynecological survey

authors： Evenson KR,Mottola MF,Artal R

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Although stem cells have held the fascination of scientists for years, the attention of the general public has recently been captured by the derivation of human embryonic stem cells. In this review we describe the historical experiments leading up to the isolation of human embryonic stem cells and discuss re...

journal_title：Obstetrical & gynecological survey

authors： Pfendler KC,Kawase E

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Obstetrician/gynecologists are taking on more primary care responsibilities and thus are expected to have a wider base of medical knowledge on a variety of women's health issues. The Collaborative Ambulatory Research Network (CARN) was created in 1990 to investigate issues pertinent to women's health and to the practi...

journal_title：Obstetrical & gynecological survey

authors： Coleman VH,Power ML,Zinberg S,Schulkin J

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Among those facing infertility in the United States, underinsured and uninsured women are at the greatest disadvantage. Women who receive medical care under Medicaid are rarely covered for infertility testing; only 4 states will cover infertility treatment as an element of family planning and preconception c...

journal_title：Obstetrical & gynecological survey

authors： Perry TE,Hirshfeld-Cytron J

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：Importance:Globally, more than 125 million women each year are at risk of malaria during pregnancy. Endemic regions carry the greatest burden; however, with globalization, providers in nonendemic regions are encountering increasing numbers of women exposed to or infected with malaria. Objectives:The aim of this articl...

journal_title：Obstetrical & gynecological survey

authors： Zakama AK,Gaw SL

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:The etiology of preeclampsia (PE) remains unknown. There are many different etiopathogenetic theories that have been proposed. One theory is based on immunologic factors that may be regulated by hormones. The primary objective of the present study was to review the main hormones that may be involved in the P...

journal_title：Obstetrical & gynecological survey

authors： Salustiano EM,De Pinho JC,Provost K,Ruano R,Zugaib M

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：Importance:Adequate management of menstrual hygiene is taken for granted in affluent countries; however, inadequate menstrual hygiene is a major problem for girls and women in resource-poor countries, which adversely affects the health and development of adolescent girls. Objective:The aim of this article is to review...

journal_title：Obstetrical & gynecological survey

authors： Kuhlmann AS,Henry K,Wall LL

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:The endometrium is one of the most fascinating tissues in the human body. Its sole purpose is to enable implantation of an embryo during a very short window of opportunity in the menstrual cycle. When implantation does not take place, the endometrial cells are shed, enabling growth of a new endometrial layer...

journal_title：Obstetrical & gynecological survey

authors： Revel A

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fetal tumors lead to serious illness or even death in the fetal or neonatal period. Problems vary from severe hydrops to underdevelopment of fetal organs. In some instances a tumor may cause mechanical obstruction during the birth process. Polyhydramnios frequently develops. Adequate prenatal diagnosis is of utmost im...

journal_title：Obstetrical & gynecological survey

authors： Wienk MA,Van Geijn HP,Copray FJ,Brons JT

更新日期：1990-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Placental site trophoblastic tumor (PSTT) is an uncommon form of gestational trophoblastic disease (GTD) with variable spectrum of clinical behavior. PSTT can occur after a normal pregnancy, spontaneous abortion, termination of pregnancy, ectopic pregnancy or molar pregnancy. Surgery is the primary treatment. Chemothe...

journal_title：Obstetrical & gynecological survey

authors： Ajithkumar TV,Abraham EK,Rejnishkumar R,Minimole AL

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) is the most common intrauterine infection and the leading infectious cause of sensorineural hearing loss and mental retardation. This article reviews the issues that relate to the diagnosis and management of this disease, detailing the points that led to the recent published ...

journal_title：Obstetrical & gynecological survey

authors： Yinon Y,Farine D,Yudin MH

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy remain a major cause of maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality. Diagnosis and management of these disorders has relied on conventional blood pressure measurement, a technique fraught with error and uncertainty. Ambulatory blood pressure measurement is a promising new techniq...

journal_title：Obstetrical & gynecological survey

authors： Walker SP,Higgins JR,Brennecke SP

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Trichomonas vaginalis (TV) is the most common curable sexually transmitted infection worldwide. Annually, 7.4 million new infections are estimated in the United States, which is greater than combined new cases of Chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis. Serious adverse reproductive health outcomes including pregnancy compl...

journal_title：Obstetrical & gynecological survey

authors： Coleman JS,Gaydos CA,Witter F

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:5 cases of vascular complications--hemorrhagic stroke, myocardial infarction, retinal vein thrombosis, thrombotic stroke and deep vein thrombosis--in young women taking low dose oral contraceptives are described from the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Afri...

journal_title：Obstetrical & gynecological survey

authors： Frohlich EP

更新日期：1990-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of an extraamniotic catheter balloon, inflated above the internal cervical os, has been advocated as a nonpharmacological, mechanical method of cervical ripening before induction of labor. Additional measures may include applying traction on the catheter, or the infusion of normal saline (1 ml/min) via the cat...

journal_title：Obstetrical & gynecological survey

authors： Sherman DJ,Frenkel E,Tovbin J,Arieli S,Caspi E,Bukovsky I

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：Importance:Preconception care (PCC) has the potential to optimize pregnancy outcomes. However, awareness of PCC among the target population is generally limited, and the use of PCC remains low. Importance:The objective of this study was to review the literature on women's perceptions regarding barriers and facilitator...

journal_title：Obstetrical & gynecological survey

authors： Poels M,Koster MP,Boeije HR,Franx A,van Stel HF

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Within the last decade, intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), a new assisted reproductive technique that allows for the direct injection of spermatozoa into the oocyte, has become available to infertile couples. While most studies indicate that ICSI has success rates similar to those of traditional in vit...

journal_title：Obstetrical & gynecological survey

authors： Lewis S,Klonoff-Cohen H

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Approximately one in four women will experience a miscarriage during her lifetime. For more than 50 years, the standard management of early pregnancy failure has been a dilatation and curettage (D & C). Typically, the procedure is performed in an operating room, which significantly increases cost. There is little obje...

journal_title：Obstetrical & gynecological survey

authors： Creinin MD,Schwartz JL,Guido RS,Pymar HC

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Costs, risks, and benefits of estrogen-progestin therapy in the menopause were compared with those for estrogen alone, using techniques of cost-effectiveness analysis. With the progestin added, reduced costs of endometrial monitoring and treatment of endometrial lesions more than offset the increased cost of the drug ...

journal_title：Obstetrical & gynecological survey

authors： Weinstein MC,Schiff I

更新日期：1983-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Corticosteroids are potent antiinflammatory and immunosuppressive drugs, which are used in the treatment of a wide range of medical disorders. During pregnancy, several corticosteroids are administered for maternal as well as fetal reasons. Prednisone and prednisolone show limited transplacental passage and are thus u...

journal_title：Obstetrical & gynecological survey

authors： van Runnard Heimel PJ,Franx A,Schobben AF,Huisjes AJ,Derks JB,Bruinse HW

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Essential thrombocythemia is a myeloproliferative disorder characterized by a persistent increase in the platelet count. The disease occurs more often in late middle age, but reports confirm the possibility of earlier occurrence. When the disease affects women during pregnancy, an adverse pregnancy outcome is possible...

journal_title：Obstetrical & gynecological survey

authors： Eliyahu S,Shalev E

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Our objective was to assess current knowledge regarding PAPNET (Neuromedical Systems, Inc.) automated cervical cytology screening methods and to assess the performance of this automated system in comparison with manual screening. To this goal, studies published in the English language regarding the PAPNET sy...

journal_title：Obstetrical & gynecological survey

authors： Abulafia O,Sherer DM

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient with a hydatidiform mole complicated by eclampsia is presented. The findings from 57 other cases discovered in a review of the literature since 1866 are summarized to define the clinical characteristics of women experiencing eclampsia as a manifestation of their hydatidiform mole. Eclampsia complicating a mo...

journal_title：Obstetrical & gynecological survey

authors： Newman RB,Eddy GL

更新日期：1988-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We conducted a detailed literature search for the rare combination of scleroderma and pregnancy. Ninety-four patients were reported, 14 of whom died during the course of the pregnancy, mainly due to secondary renal and cardiopulmonary involvement. Out of the 95 fetuses, 19 were lost. Thus, when complications arise, th...

journal_title：Obstetrical & gynecological survey

authors： Maymon R,Fejgin M

更新日期：1989-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:The year 2007 marks the fifteenth anniversary year of the founding of a landmark effort in drug safety risk management, the formation of the first monitoring effort of an antiretroviral (ARV) drug in pregnancy which has become the Antiretrovirals in Pregnancy Registry, the APR. This multicompany, multi-natio...

journal_title：Obstetrical & gynecological survey

authors： Tilson HH,Doi PA,Covington DL,Parker A,Shields K,White A

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Porencephaly may result from either a developmental anomaly or an antepartum intraparenchymal insult. Pre- and postnatal ultrasonography can demonstrate characteristic images of porencephaly. There is minimal literature on diagnosis and outcome of antenatally diagnosed porencephaly. There are two types of porencephaly...

journal_title：Obstetrical & gynecological survey

authors： Eller KM,Kuller JA

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：PROBLEM:Preterm birth (PTB) is an oxidative stress-related disease that lacks effective therapies partly because of the poor understanding of disease pathogenesis. The aim of this manuscript was to review molecular pathways that could be responsible for the pathogenesis of PTB. Genomic and proteomic studies have starte...

journal_title：Obstetrical & gynecological survey

authors： Sakata M,Sado T,Kitanaka T,Naruse K,Noguchi T,Yoshida S,Shigetomi H,Onogi A,Oi H,Kobayashi H

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Understanding molecular biology can improve the clinical acumen of the practicing obstetrician/gynecologist. An area of basic research now becoming clinically relevant involves the G proteins and G protein-coupled receptors. Clinicians already manipulate G protein-coupled receptors in their daily practice. Examples in...

journal_title：Obstetrical & gynecological survey

authors： Cohen DP,Layman LC

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:To assess the impact of dengue infection during pregnancy on birth outcomes, we conducted a systematic review of 30 published studies (19 case reports, 9 case series, and 2 comparison studies). Studies were identified by searching computerized databases using dengue and dengue hemorrhagic fever, cross-refere...

journal_title：Obstetrical & gynecological survey

authors： Pouliot SH,Xiong X,Harville E,Paz-Soldan V,Tomashek KM,Breart G,Buekens P

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00