The diagnosis of immature teratoma by maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein screening.

abstract：:Previous published reports have shown that fetuses affected with Down syndrome have normal biparietal diameter (BPD), high BPD-to-femur length ratio, and shorter femur length and occipitofrontal diameter. A retrospective comparison of the BPD, occipitofrontal diameter, cephalic index, femur length, and BPD/femur lengt...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Shah YG,Eckl CJ,Stinson SK,Woods JR Jr

更新日期：1990-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ultrasonic measurement of fetal chest circumference was tested as a predictor of pulmonary hypoplasia in a group of 26 fetuses at known risk. A 42% prevalence of autopsy-proved pulmonary hypoplasia was found in this population. Chest circumference measurements were plotted on published nomograms based upon head circum...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Songster GS,Gray DL,Crane JP

更新日期：1989-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To comprehensively review and critically assess the available gynecologic surgery venous thromboembolism prophylaxis literature and provide clinical practice guidelines. DATA SOURCES:MEDLINE and Cochrane databases from inception to July 2010. We included randomized controlled trials in gynecologic surgery po...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Rahn DD,Mamik MM,Sanses TVD,Matteson KA,Aschkenazi SO,Washington BB,Steinberg AC,Harvie HS,Lukban JC,Uhlig K,Balk EM,Sung VW,Society of Gynecologic Surgeons Systematic Review Group.

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare the pharmacokinetics of vaginal and oral administration of the prostaglandin E1 analogue, misoprostol. METHODS:Twenty women received 400-micrograms doses of misoprostol either orally or as tablets placed in the vagina. Serum levels of principal metabolite, misoprostol acid, were measured at 7.5, 1...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Zieman M,Fong SK,Benowitz NL,Banskter D,Darney PD

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine cigarette smoking as a risk factor for different types of epithelial ovarian cancer. METHODS:We used data from the Cancer and Steroid Hormone Study, a multicenter, population-based, case control investigation. Cases were 447 women aged 20-54 years with diagnoses of epithelial ovarian cancer. Contr...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Marchbanks PA,Wilson H,Bastos E,Cramer DW,Schildkraut JM,Peterson HB

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cortisol concentrations in umbilical cord plasma at birth were determined in association with pregnancy complications which may affect the time of pulmonary maturation of the fetus or otherwise influence its survival. No statistically significant change in these cortisol levels was observed in either term or premature...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Sybulski S

更新日期：1977-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine differences in clinical and pathologic characteristics between women undergoing hysterectomy who had had prior tubal sterilization and those who had not. METHODS:One thousand eight hundred fifty-one women undergoing hysterectomy were enrolled as part of a multicenter, prospective cohort study. We ...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Hillis SD,Marchbanks PA,Peterson HB

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine if systemic processing of pain differs in women with and without dysmenorrhea. METHODS:Twenty-two dysmenorrheic women and 31 nondysmenorrheic women were studied by pain threshold and supra-threshold magnitude estimation to heat stimuli, pain-evoked potentials by laser stimuli, and anxiety scores...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Granot M,Yarnitsky D,Itskovitz-Eldor J,Granovsky Y,Peer E,Zimmer EZ

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Adverse fetal heart rate (FHR) changes occur frequently during the first 30 minutes after epidural analgesia. The aim of this study was to estimate whether intravenous administration of ephedrine during induction of epidural analgesia can reduce the frequency of adverse FHR changes. METHODS:We prospectively ...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Kreiser D,Katorza E,Seidman DS,Etchin A,Schiff E

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate the effectiveness of a physician-based intervention to promote smoking cessation during pregnancy, we conducted this randomized controlled trial in the resident-staffed prenatal clinics at the University of North Carolina Women's Hospital . Two hundred fifty prenatal patients who smoked were enrolled at th...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Hartmann KE,Thorp JM Jr,Pahel-Short L,Koch MA

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cesarean delivery rate has quadrupled during the past two decades, resulting in considerable attention focused on alternatives to cesarean birth. One option, vaginal birth after one previous cesarean, has come to be recognized as an acceptable alternative to routine elective repeat cesarean delivery. The purpose o...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Phelan JP,Ahn MO,Diaz F,Brar HS,Rodriguez MH

更新日期：1989-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Alimentary tract duplications are rare congenital lesions that may arise at any location throughout the gastrointestinal tract. The most common site of enteric duplications is the ileum, with only 13% of cases occurring in the colon. CASE:Prenatal sonography at 39 weeks' gestation showed a cystic structure ...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Haratz-Rubinstein N,Sherer DM

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess how a strategy to maximize access to emergency contraceptive pills would affect rates of pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections. METHODS:Sexually active women, 14-24 years old, were randomly assigned to two methods of access to emergency contraceptive pills: increased access (two packages of...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Raymond EG,Stewart F,Weaver M,Monteith C,Van Der Pol B

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A regimen including interferon-alpha has become the standard of care in the treatment of chronic hepatitis C over the last decade. One rare adverse effect associated with the use of interferon-alpha is a granulomatous pulmonary reaction. CASE:A unique case of uterine sarcoidosis associated with the use of i...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Tsiodras S,Drimala P,Stavreas N,Dachlythras M,Alamani AM,Naoum G

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies have suggested that the estrogen receptor in the postmenopausal uterus, although capable of binding estrogen, may be inactive, that is, incapable of translocating and binding to nuclear acceptor sites. The present study uses isoelectric focusing to characterize differences in the estrogen receptor bet...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Pellikka PA,Sullivan WP,Coulam CB,Toft DO

更新日期：1983-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the efficacy of postural changes, such as crossing the legs, in reducing urine leakage in women with stress urinary incontinence. METHODS:Sixty-five women with urodynamically proven stress incontinence underwent a series of standing cough stress tests in each of four postures: standing, crossing th...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Norton PA,Baker JE

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two patients with severe postpartum hemorrhage refused blood product transfusion for religious reasons. The patients' hemoglobin level had dropped to 3.0% or less after operative intervention, and the cardiac indexes on transfer to the tertiary care center were 8.0 and 7.3 L/minute per m2, respectively. Each received ...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Karn KE,Ogburn PL Jr,Julian T,Cerra FB,Hammerschmidt DE,Vercellotti G

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reviewed are 37 patients with the diagnosis of uterine papillary serous carcinoma. Clinically, 19 patients presented as stage I, 9 as stage II, 1 as stage III, and 8 as stage IV. Four of 18 patients with clinical stage I disease who underwent surgery had pelvic metastases and five had disease spread beyond the pelvis....

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Chambers JT,Merino M,Kohorn EI,Peschel RE,Schwartz PE

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cervical varices are an extremely rare complication of pregnancy; they can result in significant maternal morbidity secondary to acute hemorrhage. There is limited evidence to guide the management of cervical varices during termination of pregnancy. CASE:A 37-year-old woman presented with recurrent vaginal ...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Lesko J,Carusi D,Shipp TD,Dutton C

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate weekly stripping of membranes at term to determine its safety and effectiveness in reducing the incidence of prolonged and postterm pregnancies. METHODS:One hundred forty-two pregnant women with certain gestational dates were randomly selected to receive, starting at 38 weeks, either weekly strip...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Berghella V,Rogers RA,Lescale K

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Emergency contraception, also known as postcoital contraception, is therapy used to prevent pregnancy after an unprotected or inadequately protected act of sexual intercourse. Common indications for emergency contraception include contraceptive failure (eg, condom breakage or missed doses of oral contraceptives) and f...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors：

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twelve patients with either severe preeclampsia (9) or eclampsia (3) were treated with intravenous diazoxide, 300-mg bolus, for the reduction of diastolic blood pressure (less than or equal 110 torr) after the usual and customary measures had been initiated to include parenteral MgSO4 and diazepam. Diazoxide precipito...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Morris JA,Arce JJ,Hamilton CJ,Davidson EC,Maidman JE,Clark JH,Bloom RS

更新日期：1977-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the effect of prenatal care with and without drug rehabilitation on perinatal outcome in cocaine-using women. METHODS:Cocaine-exposed pregnancies of 905 human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-negative women were frequency matched (ratio 6:1) and compared with 150 nonusers. Cocaine subgroups consisted ...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Burkett G,Gomez-Marin O,Yasin SY,Martinez M

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Malignant transformation of endometriosis in an episiotomy site is rare. CASE:A 42-year-old woman presented with a palpable mass, 2.5 cm in size, just inside the posterior commissure of the vagina, at the site of a previous episiotomy for a vaginal delivery. Three years previously, an endometriotic cyst had...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Kwon YS,Nam JH,Choi G

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Umbilical cord blood gases were measured as objective parameters of neonatal outcome in patients delivered by Silastic vacuum extractor and were compared with those values from patients delivered spontaneously, by forceps, or by sequential use of vacuum and forceps. The results demonstrated no clinically significant d...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Gray DL,Nelson DM

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Many U.S. health care providers remain reluctant to prescribe intrauterine devices (IUDs) to teenagers as a result of concerns about serious complications. This study examined whether 15-19-year-old IUD users were more likely to experience complications, failure, or early discontinuation than adult users aged...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Berenson AB,Tan A,Hirth JM,Wilkinson GS

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acknowledgement of the importance of patient autonomy and increased patient access to information has prompted more patient - generated requests for surgical interventions not necessarily recommended by their physicians. Decision making in obstetrics and gynecology should be guided by the ethical principles of respect...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.

更新日期：2008-01-01 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：:The maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) in 6161 women in routine pregnancy [2771 in a hospital obstetric clinic (group 1) and 3390 in private practices (group 2)] was studied. Group 1 studies enabled the delineation of the normal range of serum AFP, whereas group 2 represented a true screening experience. In group ...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Milunsky A,Alpert E,Neff RK,Frigoletto FD Jr

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twelve women with tubal pregnancies were treated with intratubal transvaginal methotrexate injection (1 mg/kg body weight). Serum beta-hCG levels decreased in all patients, and the resolution time from injection to undetectable beta-hCG levels was 14-120 days. In spite of declining serum beta-hCG and unruptured tubal ...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Tulandi T,Bret PM,Atri M,Senterman M

更新日期：1991-04-01 00:00:00