Efficacy of different starting doses of oxytocin for induction of labor.

abstract：BACKGROUND:After maternal acetaminophen overdose, fetal fulminant liver failure, stillbirth, neonatal death, or preterm delivery may occur. CASE:A 27-year-old woman, gravida 2 para 1, presented at 28 weeks of gestation after unintentional acetaminophen overdose. Four days after ingestion, her laboratory values worsene...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Taney J,Anastasio H,Paternostro A,Berghella V,Roman A

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate vascular reactivity in women's cerebral arteries from reproductive age to postmenopause. METHODS:The pulsatility index (PI) was measured cross-sectionally in the internal carotid and middle cerebral arteries of 120 women, using a Doppler ultrasound system. Fifteen women were enrolled in each o...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Penotti M,Farina M,Sironi L,Barletta L,Gabrielli L,Vignali M

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cervical pregnancy was diagnosed at 12 weeks' gestation in a young nulliparous woman presenting with vaginal bleeding. Initial treatment with methotrexate was unsuccessful. The patient was ultimately treated by internal iliac artery ligation, hysterotomy, and intracervical balloon tamponade. Nineteen months after surg...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Wolcott HD,Kaunitz AM,Nuss RC,Benrubi GE

更新日期：1988-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A woman in her 34th week of gestation required emergency appendectomy for perforation, with postoperative wound dehiscence secondary to fasciitis and tension on the suture line. Polypropylene mesh was used to repair the abdominal wall. Fetal distress necessitated a cesarean section. The mother and child both survived ...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Martin LF,Barry MG,Peeno DO,Fry DE

更新日期：1985-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are several obstetric, medical, and surgical disorders that share many of the clinical and laboratory findings of patients with severe preeclampsia-hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelets syndrome. Imitators of severe preeclampsia-hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelets syndrome are lif...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Sibai BM

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Enzymatic peroxidase oxidation was used to study albumin-bilirubin binding in the serum of pregnant women, their term infants, and nonpregnant women. When the bilirubin titration curves were corrected for differing albumin concentrations in the three groups, the bilirubin binding of pregnant women was inferior to that...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Ritter DA,Gabai BR,Kenny JD

更新日期：1985-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vulvar symptoms of pain, dyspareunia, and pruritus are common and may significantly affect a woman's sense of well-being and sexual function. Despite this, vulvar symptoms are often underreported by women. When identified, however, vulvovaginal symptoms should be addressed by health care providers to optimize care. Th...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Stockdale CK,Boardman L

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyze the origins and consequences of cases of brachial plexus injuries and their relationship to shoulder dystocia. METHODS:We conducted a retrospective cohort study and identified all neonates with brachial plexus injury delivered at our institution between March 2012 and July 2019. A review was perfo...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Johnson GJ,Denning S,Clark SL,Davidson C

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Currently, maternal-fetal surgery for repair of myelomeningocele requires an upper-segment hysterotomy, which likely increases maternal postsurgical risks. If fetoscopic repair of myelomeningocele achieves similar or better fetal outcomes while decreasing maternal risks, it would be a better option. CASE:A ...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Belfort MA,Whitehead WE,Shamshirsaz AA,Ruano R,Cass DL,Olutoye OO

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare the effect of depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA) and two types of oral contraceptives (OC) on bone mineral density (BMD) among women 18-33 years of age with those not using hormonal contraception. METHODS:Data from 155 women were analyzed. Depot medroxyprogesterone acetate was administered t...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Berenson AB,Radecki CM,Grady JJ,Rickert VI,Thomas A

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Women with Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser syndrome fail to develop müllerian ducts, present with primary amenorrhea, and an absent or rudimentary uterus and vagina. After creation of a neovagina, vaginal vault prolapse may occur because of lack of support to the artificially created vagina. CASES:The first ...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Schaffer J,Fabricant C,Carr BR

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate simultaneous human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-related nucleic acids and human papillomavirus (HPV)-DNA in cervicovaginal secretions of HIV-seropositive women. METHODS:We collected 47 paired blood and cervicovaginal lavage samples from 124 known HIV-1-seropositive women. Proviral HIV-1 DNA, cell...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Spinillo A,Debiaggi M,Zara F,De Santolo A,Polatti F,Filice G

更新日期：2001-06-01 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：:Women who develop preeclampsia during pregnancy excrete less calcium than healthy pregnant women. Whether this reduction in calcium excretion precedes or follows hypertension is unknown. We prospectively measured urinary calcium excretion in 103 consecutive nulliparous women at risk for preeclampsia and presenting for...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Sanchez-Ramos L,Jones DC,Cullen MT

更新日期：1991-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We report a highly exceptional case in which a gonadotroph adenoma was diagnosed in a patient with normal follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) levels. CASE:A 30-year-old woman with a gonadotroph adenoma presented with hyperstimulation syndrome and normal FSH levels. After treatment of her adenoma she had regu...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Ghayuri M,Liu JH

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether outpatient administration of intracervical prostaglandin (PG) E2 gel decreases the interval to delivery and duration of labor. METHODS:A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial compared the intracervical placement of 0.5 mg PGE2 gel with placebo in 61 pregnant women at 38 week...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： McKenna DS,Costa SW,Samuels P

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare the outcomes of women with stage III uterine cancer treated with chemotherapy alone, external beam radiation alone, and combination chemotherapy and radiation. METHODS:The National Cancer Database was used to identify women with stage III endometrioid, serous, and clear cell uterine cancer treated...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Syeda S,Chen L,Hou JY,Tergas AI,Khoury-Collado F,Melamed A,St Clair CM,Ananth CV,Neugut AI,Hershman DL,Wright JD

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seventeen cases of fetal cystic hygroma detected during ultrasound examination are reported. In nine instances, associated abnormalities were recognized, such as fetal hydrops and a two-vessel cord. All diagnoses were confirmed at autopsy. Karyotyping revealed normal findings in six cases, Turner's syndrome in eight c...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Pijpers L,Reuss A,Stewart PA,Wladimiroff JW,Sachs ES

更新日期：1988-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) lipodystrophy syndrome consists of insulin resistance, hyperlipidemia, increased waist-to-hip ratios, and relative hyperandrogenemia, which resembles polycystic ovary syndrome. CASE:A 30-year-old HIV-positive multipara with lipodystrophy syndrome had an elevated level of s...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Dahan MH,Lyle LN,Wolfsen A,Chang RJ

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To review the experience of women who conceived after developing mastocytosis and who were observed at the National Institutes of Health. METHODS:We reviewed our patient database for the years 1984-1998 to identify women with mastocytosis who had conceived. We then reviewed each woman's record, asked each wo...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Worobec AS,Akin C,Scott LM,Metcalfe DD

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To estimate the incidence of endocervical dysplasia in women with cervical cytology of atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance (ASCUS) or low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion (SIL) who have a satisfactory and normal colposcopic examination. METHODS:An electronic colposcopy database was revi...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Williams DL,Dietrich C,McBroom J

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether peak expiratory flow rate changes with pregnancy and advancing gestation. METHODS:We measured the peak expiratory flow rate in 57 women during each trimester of pregnancy and postpartum. During four visits, all subjects exhaled forcefully three times into a peak flow meter. For each visi...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Brancazio LR,Laifer SA,Schwartz T

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous reports have implicated the Dalkon shield intrauterine device (IUD) in septic second trimester abortion and maternal death from sepsis. In the case reported here, Fusobacterium necrophorum, a rarely pathogenic vaginal anaerobe, gained access to the uterus in a woman wearing a Dalkon shield and caused acute pa...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Maloy AL,Meier FA,Karl RC

更新日期：1981-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To quantify physician prescribing patterns and patient opioid use in the 2 weeks after hysterectomy at an academic institution and to determine whether patient factors predict postsurgical opioid use and pain recovery. METHODS:We conducted a prospective quality initiative study by recruiting all English-spea...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： As-Sanie S,Till SR,Mowers EL,Lim CS,Skinner BD,Fritsch L,Tsodikov A,Dalton VK,Clauw DJ,Brummett CM

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Postpartum uterine scar dehiscence is a rare but potentially lethal complication of cesarean deliveries. CASE:Concurrent abdominal and uterine dehiscences after cesarean delivery for arrest of descent with chorioamnionitis occurred in a 16-year-old patient after her first delivery. The uterine and fascia in...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Treszezamsky AD,Feldman D,Sarabanchong VO

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Women with diabetes need safe, effective contraception. Although intrauterine devices provide superior contraception, concerns remain that progestin absorbed systemically from the levonorgestrel-releasing device may impair carbohydrate metabolism. To examine the effect of the levonorgestrel-releasing intraute...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Rogovskaya S,Rivera R,Grimes DA,Chen PL,Pierre-Louis B,Prilepskaya V,Kulakov V

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the prevalence of urinary dysfunction in Hong Kong Chinese women. METHODS:A telephone survey was conducted in the territory of Hong Kong. The subjects were a sample of women between the ages of 10 and 90 years. The main outcome determined was the prevalence of urinary dysfunction. RESULTS:We ma...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Brieger GM,Yip SK,Hin LY,Chung TK

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To compare satisfaction with and adherence to the contraceptive vaginal ring and a daily low-dose oral contraceptive pill (OCP) among college and graduate students using a novel method of electronic data collection. METHODS:We randomly assigned 273 women to the contraceptive vaginal ring (n=136) or OCP (n=1...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Gilliam ML,Neustadt A,Kozloski M,Mistretta S,Tilmon S,Godfrey E

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this study was to investigate the potential relationship between the salivary electrical resistance, as measured by the Cue Fertility Monitor, and the time of ovulation. Twenty-seven cycles in 18 volunteers were analyzed. A slight correlation could be demonstrated between the day of salivary electrical ...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Roumen FJ,Dieben TO

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:As cesarean deliveries increase, so does placenta accreta. There is little evidence regarding management of patients with known or suspected abnormal placentation seeking abortion. CASE:A medically complicated patient with evidence of placenta increta on magnetic resonance imaging presented for pregnancy te...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Tocce K,Thomas VW,Teal S

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00