Alpha-fetoprotein, human placental lactogen, and pregnancy-specific beta 1-glycoprotein in pregnant women who drink: relation to fetal alcohol syndrome.

abstract：:A case of primary hypothyroidism associated with postpartum galactorrhea-amenorrhea is reported. The configuration of the sella was compatible with pituitary adenoma, but prolactin dynamics did not support an autonomous secretory state. Replacement therapy with thyroxine led to complete reversal of clinical, radiologi...

journal_title：American journal of obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Tolis G,Hoyte K,McKenzie JM,Mason B,Robb P

更新日期：1978-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We hypothesized that maternal birth weight was associated with the risk of cesarean delivery for nulliparous women. STUDY DESIGN:In a population-based cohort study, maternal birth data were linked to a Washington State database, including the birth certificates of 18,905 first-born singleton infants (1987-19...

journal_title：American journal of obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Shy K,Kimpo C,Emanuel I,Leisenring W,Williams MA

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was undertaken to determine the significance of the changes in nonsuppressible insulin-like activity as measured by the fat pad assay and by the levels of immunoreactive somatomedin C, growth hormone, and human placental lactogen in sera of term normal pregnant women, mothers who delivered prematurely, and ...

journal_title：American journal of obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Samaan NA,Vassilopoulou-Sellin R,Schultz PN,Rivera ME,Held B

更新日期：1985-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The regional distribution of cerebral blood flow was assessed in eight control and eight morphometrically growth-retarded fetal lambs to determine whether perfusion patterns within the cerebral circulation are altered in this model of intrauterine growth retardation. Growth retardation was induced by repetitive emboli...

journal_title：American journal of obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Clapp JF 3rd,McLaughlin MK,Gellis J,Hemphill C,Catalano PM

更新日期：1984-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Research on women at risk for breast cancer because of family history suggests that a substantial proportion need education and counseling to assist them in their efforts to understand their risk of breast cancer and that some do not get appropriate breast cancer screening. Although women at high genetic risk for brea...

journal_title：American journal of obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Andersen MR,Bowen D,Yasui Y,McTiernan A

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We sought to determine whether midpregnancy antioxidant levels are associated with preeclampsia, overall and by timing of onset. STUDY DESIGN:We carried out a case-control study, nested within a cohort of 5337 pregnant women in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Blood samples obtained at 24-26 weeks were assayed for ...

journal_title：American journal of obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Cohen JM,Kramer MS,Platt RW,Basso O,Evans RW,Kahn SR

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The efficacy, safety, and antibiotic-related charges for once-daily gentamicin with twice-daily clindamycin were compared with those of thrice-daily dosing of these antibiotics. STUDY DESIGN:Patients with puerperal endometritis or with chorioamnionitis in labor assessed to be at risk for endometritis were ra...

journal_title：American journal of obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Mitra AG,Whitten MK,Laurent SL,Anderson WE

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fetal heart rate abnormalities associated with prolonged pregnancy have been attributed to umbilical cord vulnerability rather than placental insufficiency. Although intrapartum fetal heart rate patterns indicative of umbilical cord compression are common beyond 41 weeks' gestation, fetal intolerance to labor develops...

journal_title：American journal of obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Silver RK,Dooley SL,MacGregor SN,Depp R

更新日期：1988-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Oral contraceptive use has been associated with a lower risk of symptomatic pelvic inflammatory disease but a higher risk of chlamydial cervicitis. To explain these seemingly contradictory findings, we asked whether oral contraceptive use was more common among women with unrecognized endometritis than among w...

journal_title：American journal of obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Ness RB,Keder LM,Soper DE,Amortegui AJ,Gluck J,Wiesenfeld H,Sweet RL,Rice PA,Peipert JF,Donegan SP,Kanbour-Shakir A

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to systematically review the findings of publications addressing the epidemiology of anal human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, anal intraepithelial neoplasia, and anal cancer in women. We conducted a systematic review among publications published from Jan. 1, 1997, to Sept. 30, 2013, to limi...

journal_title：American journal of obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Stier EA,Sebring MC,Mendez AE,Ba FS,Trimble DD,Chiao EY

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Unrecognized assay drift that may occur during low-volume (fewer than 500 specimens per week) maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein testing could result in either underestimation or overestimation of the number of pregnant women who are at increased risk of fetal malformations and genetic anomalies. Quality control softwar...

journal_title：American journal of obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Strickland DM,Butzin CA,Wians FH Jr

更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:All but three of the 270 women surviving eclampsia at the Margaret Hague Maternity Hospital in the period 1931 through 1951 were traced to 1973-74. Seventy-six have died and 13 were not re-examined. In white women having eclampsia in the first pregnancy carried to viability the remote mortality rate is not increased o...

journal_title：American journal of obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Chesley LC,Annitto JE,Cosgrove RA

更新日期：1976-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This metaanalysis was undertaken to evaluate the relationship between tea intake and ovarian cancer risk. STUDY DESIGN:A systematic literature search up to September 2006 was performed in Medline, Embase, CANCERLIT, and the Cochrane Database. The summary relative risk was calculated. A sensitivity analysis w...

journal_title：American journal of obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Zhou B,Yang L,Wang L,Shi Y,Zhu H,Tang N,Wang B

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether maternal placental perfusion occurs in the first trimester, this study compared veins in endometrium with those in decidua. We hypothesize that veins draining the placenta become dilated and contain syncytiotrophoblastic fragments. STUDY DESIGN:Normal late-secretory endometrial biopsy sp...

journal_title：American journal of obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Craven CM,Ward K

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Our purpose was to examine the indications for performing cesarean sections in current obstetric practice and to define and measure the true contribution of dystocia ("difficult labor") to the overall cesarean section rate. STUDY DESIGN:A prospective audit was done of all cesarean sections performed during 1...

journal_title：American journal of obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Macara LM,Murphy KW

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cryosurgery was used to treat 208 patients with cervical intraepithelial neoplasia. These patients were referred to our Colposcopy Clinic for investigation of an abnormal Papanicolaou smear. Prior to treatment a colposcopically directed biopsy was taken in all cases. The regrigerant used for cryosurgery was nitrous ox...

journal_title：American journal of obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Popkin DR,Scali V,Ahmed MN

更新日期：1978-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We investigated to determine whether colposcopic, histologic, and virologic parameters of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia are influenced by a patient's age. STUDY DESIGN:A cohort of 967 women with a mean age of 37.1 years underwent screening for detection of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia by colposcop...

journal_title：American journal of obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Zahm DM,Nindl I,Greinke C,Hoyer H,Schneider A

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Our purpose was to examine conservative conization as treatment for microinvasive carcinoma of the cervix with depth of invasion < 3 mm. STUDY DESIGN:Twelve patients with microinvasive carcinoma of the cervix underwent cervical conization under colposcopic guidance followed by careful observation. RESULTS:T...

journal_title：American journal of obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Tseng CJ,Horng SG,Soong YK,Hsueh S,Hsieh CH,Lin HW

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Defecatory symptoms, such as a sense of incomplete emptying and straining with bowel movements, are paradoxically present in women with fecal incontinence. Treatments for fecal incontinence, such as loperamide and biofeedback, can worsen or improve defecatory symptoms, respectively. The primary aim of this st...

journal_title：American journal of obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Andy UU,Jelovsek JE,Carper B,Meyer I,Dyer KY,Rogers RG,Mazloomdoost D,Korbly NB,Sassani JC,Gantz MG,Pelvic Floor Disorders Network.

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A rapid increase in restrictive abortion legislation in the United States has sparked renewed interest in self-managed abortion as a response to clinic access barriers. Yet little is known about knowledge of, interest in, and experiences of self-managed medication abortion among patients who obtain abortion ...

journal_title：American journal of obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Aiken ARA,Broussard K,Johnson DM,Padron E,Starling JE,Scott JG

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirty-two patients with uncomplicated twin pregnancies had ultrasonographic examinations for genetic amniocentesis, confirmation of twinning, or assessment of fetal growth. The dividing membranes between the fetuses were visualized, and the thickness of the membranes was measured. With a thickness of 2 mm used as a c...

journal_title：American journal of obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Winn HN,Gabrielli S,Reece EA,Roberts JA,Salafia C,Hobbins JC

更新日期：1989-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Our objective was to investigate the possible restoring action of magnesium on vascular sensitivity to angiotensin II in pregnancy. STUDY DESIGN:We studied intraplatelet free calcium and the pressor response to angiotensin II in 10 primigravid women (28 to 32 weeks' gestation) at risk for pregnancy induced h...

journal_title：American journal of obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Tranquilli AL,Mariani ML,Mazzanti L,Valensise H,Garzetti GG,Romanini C

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The distribution of human chorionic gonadotropin levels in 184 patients with ectopic pregnancy is examined. The impact of changing the sensitivity of human chorionic gonadotropin testing on the incidence of false negative results is discussed. Pregnancy blood tests with a detection threshold of 200 mIU/ml were associa...

journal_title：American journal of obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Romero R,Kadar N,Copel JA,Jeanty P,DeCherney AH,Hobbins JC

更新日期：1985-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary cesarean sections were performed on 395 patients between January 1, and December 31, 1976. A retrospective review of 322 of these patients indicated that the incidence of postoperative intrauterine infection was the same in both monitored and nonmonitored patients. The incidence of postoperative intrauterine i...

journal_title：American journal of obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Anstey JT,Sheldon GW,Blythe JG

更新日期：1980-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:We analyzed the ultrasound examinations and medical records of 75 pairs of twins who were delivered between January, 1983, and December, 1984, to study the relationship between increased amniotic fluid volume, fetal abnormalities, and preterm labor. Ten of these 75 twin pregnancies demonstrated elevated amniotic fluid...

journal_title：American journal of obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Hashimoto B,Callen PW,Filly RA,Laros RK

更新日期：1986-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tissue deficiency of folic acid, as measured by a red cell folate level below 150 ng. per milliliter, was present in 16 per cent of 110 sequential pregnant women at the time of their first prenatal visit to a municipal clinic. A further 14 per cent of subjects had red cell folate levels in the range "suggestive but no...

journal_title：American journal of obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Herbert V,Colman N,Spivack M,Ocasio E,Ghanta V,Kimmel K,Brenner L,Freundlich J,Scott J

更新日期：1975-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Predictive tests for the identification of women at high risk of the development of preeclampsia are critical to allow the most appropriate preventive measures. Preeclampsia is a vasospastic condition of pregnancy characterized by early and enhanced vascular reactivity to endogenous pressor agents. Exercise tolerance ...

journal_title：American journal of obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Hume RF Jr,Bowie JD,McCoy C,Magarelli PC,Gall M,Hertzberg BS,Carroll BA,Killam AP

更新日期：1990-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is a robust association between altered angiogenic factor concentrations, which includes placental growth factor and clinically recognized preeclampsia. Alterations in concentrations of angiogenic factors precede the clinical onset of preeclampsia by several weeks. The temporal relationship between the...

journal_title：American journal of obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Barton JR,Woelkers DA,Newman RB,Combs CA,How HY,Boggess KA,Martin JN Jr,Kupfer K,Sibai BM,PETRA (Preeclampsia Triage by Rapid Assay) Trial.

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pre-eclampsia is characterized by uteroplacental ischemia. Prostaglandins can alter systemic blood pressure as well as regulate blood flow to the fetoplacental unit. In the present study, levels of prostaglandin E were significantly decreased in placental tissue from pre-eclamptic patients. Prostaglandin F, a potent v...

journal_title：American journal of obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Demers LM,Gabbe SG

更新日期：1976-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The objective of the study was to investigate the differences in perinatal outcomes between various Asian ethnic subgroups at a national level. STUDY DESIGN:This is a retrospective cohort study of all non-Hispanic Chinese, Japanese, Filipino, Asian Indian, Korean, Vietnamese, Samoan, Guamanian, and Hawaiian ...

journal_title：American journal of obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Wong LF,Caughey AB,Nakagawa S,Kaimal AJ,Tran SH,Cheng YW

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00