The effect of educational brochures on follow-up compliance in women with abnormal Papanicolaou smears.

abstract：BACKGROUND:In an effort to minimize injuries associated with closed laparoscopic entry, many surgeons use a 10-mm standard open laparoscopy technique. Disadvantages of this open technique are that it requires a larger incision, fascial sutures, and does not always achieve an airtight seal. Although 5-mm laparoscopics w...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Pryor KP,Hurd WW

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Physical activity in all stages of life maintains and improves cardiorespiratory fitness, reduces the risk of obesity and associated comorbidities, and results in greater longevity. Physical activity in pregnancy has minimal risks and has been shown to benefit most women, although some modification to exercise routine...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors：

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The history of gynecology and surgery in America has been well documented. However, a landmark operation took place in 1856 that has gone unrecognized in modern surgical texts. CASE:William J. Baker and associates performed the first successful abdominal hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy in ...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Hall JJ,Hall DJ

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An unusual case is presented of advanced dysgerminoma in a patient with Swyer syndrome, 46,XY pure gonadal dysgenesis. Unexpected regional invasion necessitated bowel resection, total abdominal hysterectomy, and bilateral salpingogonadectomy for a complete en bloc excision of the primary tumor mass and the dysgenetic ...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Parker M,Barnhill D,Teneriello M,O'Connor D,Park R

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Amyloidosis of the endometrium is a rare occurrence according to current literature. Previously reported cases have presented with menorrhagia or postmenopausal bleeding. CASE:A postmenopausal woman with multiple medical problems presented with fatigue and weight loss. During the evaluation for her 18-kg we...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Winkler DD,Emery JA,Alan CB

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A healthy young woman with recurrent spontaneous abortion and septate uterus underwent hysteroscopic metroplasty with intracavitary instillation of 1350 mL of 10% dextran 40 in normal saline. After the operation, the patient developed acute hypervolemic pulmonary edema and severe coagulopathy due to temporary impairme...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Vercellini P,Rossi R,Pagnoni B,Fedele L

更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyze cumulative conception rates and the prognostic factors influencing them during exogenous human menopausal gonadotropin (hMG) therapy for World Health Organization (WHO) group I or II ovulatory disorders. METHODS:A retrospective review was conducted of 468 treatment cycles in 146 women with ovulato...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Fluker MR,Urman B,Mackinnon M,Barrow SR,Pride SM,Yuen BH

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the counterregulatory responses to insulin-induced hypoglycemia in healthy women and in women with insulin-dependent diabetes during pregnancy and in the nonpregnant state. METHODS:Hypoglycemia was induced using the hypoglycemic clamp technique in 17 women with insulin-dependent diabetes and in t...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Rosenn BM,Miodovnik M,Khoury JC,Siddiqi TA

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the period 1950 through 1966, 357 patients with cancer metastatic to the ovaries were treated at the Mayo Clinic. The majority of primary tumors arose in the gastrointestinal tract. Factors influencing survival included the site of the primary cancer, histologic grade of the neoplasm, menstrual status, and the type...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Webb MJ,Decker DG,Mussey E

更新日期：1975-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hormone production is a characteristic associated with the presence of solid tumors in the ovary. We present a case of a solitary ovarian cyst producing large amounts of testosterone and presenting with rapid onset of hirsutism. CASE:A woman presented approximately 6 months postpartum with irregular menses ...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Goudas VT,Wasty F,Pardanani B,Ying YK

更新日期：1996-05-01 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：:Women who present with pain and bleeding in the first trimester are at risk for ectopic pregnancy, a life-threatening condition. Conditions that predispose a woman to ectopic pregnancy are damaged fallopian tubes from prior tubal surgery or previous pelvic infection, smoking, and conception using assisted reproduction...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Seeber BE,Barnhart KT

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A double-blind prospective study of 99 patients undergoing vaginal and abdominal hysterectomy was performed at North Carolina Baptist Hospital of the Bowman Gray School of Medicine at Wake Forest University. The study indicated that low-dose intravenous carbenicillin begun preoperatively and continued for 24 hours res...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Roberts JM,Homesley HD

更新日期：1978-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) disproportionately affect women and create a preventable threat to their fertility. One factor that contributes to young women's high rates of STIs is reinfection from an untreated sexual partner. One way to address this problem is through expedited partner therapy, the practice ...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors：

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Uterine rupture is an uncommon complication of midtrimester abortion, occurring more frequently in the older multiparous patient and with the use of high doses of oxytocic agents. The clinical presentation may vary from an unexplained drop in the hematocrit or persistent abdominal pain to profound shock and maternal d...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Graham D

更新日期：1982-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the advising practices at medical schools and interview patterns among medical students pursuing obstetrics and gynecology residency training. METHODS:A voluntary, anonymous survey was distributed to all applicants interviewing for obstetrics and gynecology residency during the 2014-2015 cycle at...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Alston MJ,Autry AM,Wagner SA,Allshouse AA,Stephenson-Famy A

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To estimate determinants of and outcomes associated with activity restriction among women with a short cervix. METHODS:This was a secondary analysis of a randomized trial of 17-α hydroxyprogesterone caproate for prevention of preterm birth among nulliparous women with singleton gestations and cervices less t...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Grobman WA,Gilbert SA,Iams JD,Spong CY,Saade G,Mercer BM,Tita ATN,Rouse DJ,Sorokin Y,Leveno KJ,Tolosa JE,Thorp JM,Caritis SN,Peter Van Dorsten J,Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Anaphylactoid syndrome of pregnancy is a rare and poorly understood complication of pregnancy. Intrauterine pressure catheter placement is a procedure routinely performed in labor and delivery that is traditionally associated with few complications. CASE:A pregnant woman at term experienced anaphylactoid sy...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Harbison L,Bell L

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The diagnosis of premature ovarian failure was made in 35 women (ages 17 to 40) with increased concentrations of follicle-stimulating hormone and luteinizing hormone. Three had primary amenorrhea, 29 had secondary amenorrhea (less than one to 15 years), and three had irregular menstrual intervals of less than six mont...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Aiman J,Smentek C

更新日期：1985-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A light microscopic, an electron microscopic, and a ultrahistochemical study have been made of seven placentas from women with mild and excellently controlled chemical gestational diabetes. Only one placenta showed no significant abnormality; the remainder showed, to a varying degree, changes in the syncytiotrophoblas...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Jones CJ,Fox H

更新日期：1976-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a low-prevalence population for sexually transmitted disease, accurate methods of identifying Neisseria gonorrhoeae infections are of paramount importance. Tests with low sensitivity are of concern to each practitioner. Of no less concern, however, are the possible social and emotional consequences of a false-posit...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Lieberman RW,Wheelock JB

更新日期：1987-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The poor health status of Sioux Indians residing on reservations in South Dakota has been recognized for many years. The present report documents evidence of a high incidence of socioeconomic health-related disorders and pregnancy-related complications by comparing 342 pregnant white women and 405 pregnant Sioux India...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Petersen LP,Leonardson G,Wingert RI,Stanage W,Gergen J,Gilmore HT

更新日期：1984-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare the consequences of sexual assault based on the relationship of the woman to her named assailant. METHODS:From January 2008 to March 2011, we conducted an observational and prospective study of females older than age 15 years who were examined at a sexual assault referral center. Data were collect...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Seyller M,Denis C,Dang C,Boraud C,Lepresle A,Lefèvre T,Chariot P

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mycotic cultures of 33 couples, in which the women had a diagnosis of chronic recurrent vulvovaginitis, were prepared from the oral cavity, the rectum, the vagina, and the male ejaculate. Reservoirs of infection were found in the oral cavities of 36% of the couples, the rectum in 33%, and the ejaculate in 15%. Prostat...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Horowitz BJ,Edelstein SW,Lippman L

更新日期：1987-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The placement of a transabdominal cervical cerclage has been regarded as considerably more morbid than a transvaginal cerclage, in part due to the need for two laparotomies. We describe a technique for the laparoscopic placement and removal of a transabdominal cerclage. CASES:Two cases of women with insuffi...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Lesser KB,Childers JM,Surwit EA

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Diphallia poses several surgical, psychological, and esthetic issues. Currently, diphallia is only diagnosed after birth. CASE:We present a true diphallia in one fetus of dichorionic twins noted at 23 weeks of gestation. In this fetus, two phallus-like protrusions and a bifid scrotum, as well as a duplicate...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Tu YA,Su YN,Yang PK,Shih JC

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review is designed to provide a broad view of fetal cardiovascular response to fetal distress. The presentation focuses on data obtained from laboratories working with fetal sheep, or occasionally fetal monkeys, instead of attempting to interpret data resulting from human fetal studies. Human fetal studies are un...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Goodlin RC

更新日期：1977-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the risk of adverse obstetric, perinatal, and fetal outcomes for pregnant women participating in prenatal sequential integrated screening through the California Prenatal Screening Program who had a false-positive screening result. METHODS:Women who underwent first- and second-trimester prenatal int...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Baer RJ,Currier RJ,Norton ME,Flessel MC,Goldman S,Towner D,Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Symptomatic vulvovaginal candidiasis is rare in postmenopausal subjects because of the estrogen-dependence of this infection. Tamoxifen, a breast-cancer cell estrogen-antagonist, has not previously been reported to predispose to vulvovaginal candidiasis. CASES:Three postmenopausal women, age range 60-81 yea...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Sobel JD,Chaim W,Leaman D

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the efficacy of a novel resorbable hydrogel barrier for preventing postoperative adhesions in animals. METHODS:A hydrogel barrier was formed in situ by photopolymerizing a solution of a macromolecular prepolymer in buffered saline using long-wavelength ultraviolet light. Two models in the rat were ...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Hill-West JL,Chowdhury SM,Sawhney AS,Pathak CP,Dunn RC,Hubbell JA

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00