Differences in postpartum weight retention between black and white mothers.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To measure angiogenin, a potent inducer of neovascularization and interleukin-6, as an indicator of acute inflammation, in second-trimester amniotic fluid of patients with elevated maternal serum hCG. METHODS:In this case-control study, 20 patients with elevated maternal serum hCG (at least 2.0 multiples of ...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Spong CY,Ghidini A,Dildy GA,Loucks CA,Varner MW,Pezzullo JC

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the association between maternal use of sulfamethizole near term and the risk of neonatal jaundice. METHODS:We conducted a nationwide population-based retrospective cohort study using Danish registers. All Danish women giving birth between 1995 and 2007 were included from the Danish Fertility ...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Klarskov P,Andersen JT,Jimenez-Solem E,Torp-Pedersen C,Poulsen HE

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The incidence of diverticular disease of the colon has increased during the course of this century. The management of diverticulitis has changed in many centers from a conservative medical approach to a more aggressive surgical one. The surgical technique has also evolved; primary resection and anastomosis is currentl...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Raventos JM,Symmonds RE

更新日期：1981-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A fetal extracranial mass seen on ultrasound was found by Doppler velocimetry to have low resistance to blood flow through its channels. The antenatal diagnosis of giant cavernous hemangioma was confirmed after birth. ...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Lasser D,Preis O,Dor N,Tancer ML

更新日期：1988-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To estimate the relationship between cervical length and hemorrhage leading to preterm delivery in women with placenta previa. METHODS:Between October 2007 and May 2009, transvaginal cervical-length measurements were obtained in all singleton pregnancies with placenta previa identified at or beyond 24 weeks ...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Stafford IA,Dashe JS,Shivvers SA,Alexander JM,McIntire DD,Leveno KJ

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the Interstitial Cystitis Symptom Index and Problem Index as a screening tool for interstitial cystitis, and to estimate the prevalence and risk factors for interstitial cystitis in women with chronic pelvic pain. METHODS:Forty-five women scheduled to undergo laparoscopy for chronic pelvic pain w...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Clemons JL,Arya LA,Myers DL

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate access to inpatient obstetric care, we determined the proportions of women of reproductive age who resided within 30-minute and 60-minute driving times to the nearest hospital offering perinatal services. METHODS:Perinatal centers, identified from the 2007 American Hospital Association survey, we...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Rayburn WF,Richards ME,Elwell EC

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This is a case report of a woman having an IUD which became partially extruded through the uterine wall and went undetected until the patient became pregnant. Severe metritis followed premature rupture of the membranes during the early part of the third trimester. Cesarean section hysterectomy led to a salutary outc...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Post DF

更新日期：1969-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate factors associated with differential state maternal mortality ratios and to quantitate the contribution of various demographic factors to such variation. METHODS:In a population-level analysis study, we analyzed data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Center for Healt...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Moaddab A,Dildy GA,Brown HL,Bateni ZH,Belfort MA,Sangi-Haghpeykar H,Clark SL

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endometriosis of the sciatic nerve is rare but must be included in the differential diagnosis of sciatic pain. Patients present with typical signs and symptoms of sciatica, which are cyclic in nature. Electromyography and computed tomographic scanning are useful in diagnosis. At laparoscopy or laparotomy, a characteri...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Torkelson SJ,Lee RA,Hildahl DB

更新日期：1988-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Elevated levels of maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein (MSAFP) will identify a population at increased risk for specific congenital malformations, which are accurately diagnosed by amniotic fluid AFP and acetylcholinesterase. The risk for spontaneous abortion related to amniocentesis, combined with increasing confidence ...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Drugan A,Zador IE,Syner FN,Sokol RJ,Sacks AJ,Evans MI

更新日期：1988-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The hospital-based alternative birth room has become a popular alternative to the conventional labor and delivery room setting. Responses to a mailed questionnaire from 78 of 82 (95%) Washington State hospitals with obstetric services were used to relate available birth options to alternative birth room status and obs...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Dobbs KB,Shy KK

更新日期：1981-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate the usefulness of autoantibody detection as a nonoperative method of diagnosing endometriosis, we tested 221 sera from 215 patients from the infertility, gynecology, and gynecologic oncology services by an indirect immunofluorescence assay using monolayer cultures of an endometrial carcinoma cell line. The...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Wild RA,Hirisave V,Podczaski ES,Coulam C,Shivers CA,Satyaswaroop PG

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine whether selected genetic polymorphisms in the infant are associated with spontaneous preterm birth (less than 37 weeks) among children with or without later-diagnosed cerebral palsy. METHODS:Exploratory case-control study investigating the relationship of gestational age at delivery to 31 single n...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Gibson CS,MacLennan AH,Dekker GA,Goldwater PN,Dambrosia JM,Munroe DJ,Tsang S,Stewart C,Nelson KB

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Nocardiosis is an uncommon disease, and the primary skin infection is usually at the site of a recent injury. Nocardia is a saprophytic bacterium of the soil belonging to the order Actinomycetales. CASE:A 68-year-old woman presented with a painful, hard, dark reddish lesion located in the right hemivulva. S...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Gallo A,Bettoni G,Trezzi G,Lalinga V,Frigerio L

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study the effect of raloxifene on the response to conjugated estrogen cream or nonhormonal moisturizer in postmenopausal women with preexisting signs of vaginal atrophy. METHODS:Postmenopausal women with preexisting and untreated vaginal atrophy were enrolled in this parallel, placebo-controlled, randomiz...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Parsons A,Merritt D,Rosen A,Heath H 3rd,Siddhanti S,Plouffe L Jr,Study Groups on the Effects of Raloxifene HCI With Low-Dose Premarin Vaginal Cream.

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To estimate the efficacy, cycle control, tolerability, and safety of a monophasic combined oral contraceptive containing nomegestrol acetate and 17β-estradiol (E2) in comparison with drospirenone and ethinyl E2. METHODS:In a randomized, open-label, comparative multicenter trial, healthy women (n=2,281; age 1...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Westhoff C,Kaunitz AM,Korver T,Sommer W,Bahamondes L,Darney P,Verhoeven C

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors treated a 15-year-old girl with a nonfused mullerian system and absence of the cervix and vagina. Surgical reconstruction of the uterus and vagina were performed, after which menstruation first appeared. Postoperative fibrotic stenosis obliterated almost the entire vagina except for a fine uterovaginal fis...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Singh J,Devi YL

更新日期：1983-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In nondiabetic women, pregnancy alone rarely causes clinical hypoglycemia. Non-islet cell tumors have recently been shown to be associated with the production of insulin-like growth factor II (IGF-II) and a paraneoplastic syndrome resulting in hypoglycemia. A case report and review of pathophysiologic mechan...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Schweichler M,Hennessey JV,Cole P,Perdue JF,Le Roith D

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To estimate whether first-trimester exposure to nitrofurantoin is associated with increased malformation rates and, secondarily, to estimate whether exposure to nitrofurantoin is associated with increased rates of negative pregnancy outcomes and perinatal complications. METHODS:We conducted a population-base...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Nordeng H,Lupattelli A,Romøren M,Koren G

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Vaginal aplasia occurs in 1 in 5,000-10,000 female live births. In this report, we evaluated a novel dual-force vaginoplasty technique for treatment of 11 patients with segmental vaginal aplasia. TECHNIQUE:The principle of the approach is to thin the atretic part between two counteracting forces. The instru...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： El Saman AM,Farag MA,Shazly SA,Noor M,Ali MK,Othman ER,Khalifa M,Farghly TA,El Saman DA

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To explore determinants of sexually transmitted infection screening of asymptomatic women and sexually transmitted infection testing of women with genitourinary symptoms, to investigate the effect of specific genitourinary symptoms on sexually transmitted infection testing, and to examine trends in screening....

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Huppert JS,Goodman E,Khoury J,Slap G

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Doppler measurement of the fetal middle cerebral artery peak systolic velocity is a valuable tool in detecting the presence of fetal anemia in Rh-sensitized pregnancies. We present a case in which discordant left and right middle cerebral artery Dopplers complicated clinical management. CASE:An RhD-alloimmu...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Berkley EM,Rappaport VJ,Hurley TJ

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The long-term follow-up is presented of three infants with vulvovaginal rhabdomyosarcoma treated at 10, 11, and 15 months of age by radical surgery, pelvic radiation therapy, and chemotherapy. Two patients developed colonic stricture requiring operative repair. One of these two patients also has urinary incontinence s...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Piver MS,Rose PG

更新日期：1988-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There are few data regarding safety of pregnancy after uterine artery embolization. However, numerous women desire future fertility after this procedure. Uterine rupture without a history of cesarean delivery or uterine scarring is an exceedingly rare complication in pregnancy. CASE:We report a case of uter...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Yeaton-Massey A,Loring M,Chetty S,Druzin M

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This investigation has reexamined the measurement of the femur length and the use of this measurement as a growth and dating parameter. Straight-line measurements of shaft length were found to be smaller than measurements made along the bone curvature. However, the maximum difference did not exceed 2 mm. Thus, because...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Warda AH,Deter RL,Rossavik IK,Carpenter RJ,Hadlock FP

更新日期：1985-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although there are numerous medical treatments for menorrhagia, in many instances neither the precise diagnosis nor the response to therapy have been assessed objectively. Menorrhagia (menstrual blood loss more than 80 mL per cycle) was diagnosed objectively in 32 (44%) of 72 women with a subjective complaint of heavy...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Cameron IT,Haining R,Lumsden MA,Thomas VR,Smith SK

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Because autoimmune diseases are suspected of causing some cases of recurrent pregnancy loss, we sought clinical and serologic evidence of such diseases in a group of 277 women with recurrent pregnancy loss. Using HEp-2 cells as targets for an indirect immunofluorescence test for antinuclear antibodies, we compared the...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Harger JH,Rabin BS,Marchese SG

更新日期：1989-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There has been one reported case of porencephaly diagnosed postnatally as a result of amniocentesis. We report the first antenatal diagnosis of porencephaly, which apparently resulted from penetration of the fetal skull during amniocentesis. CASE:A 37-year-old woman had genetic amniocentesis at 16 weeks' ge...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Eller KM,Kuller JA

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To test the performance characteristics of a new DNA probe designed for the rapid identification of heavy colonization of the genital tract with group B streptococci. METHODS:Vaginal and combined vaginal-perianal samples were collected from 193 pregnant women and cultured on colistin-nalidixic acid agar plat...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Rosa C,Clark P,Duff P

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00