A rapid colorimetric AFP monoclonal antibody test for the diagnosis of preterm rupture of the membranes.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyze the change in serial human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) levels in women symptomatic with pain or bleeding who presented with nondiagnostic ultrasonography but were ultimately confirmed to have a viable intrauterine pregnancy. METHODS:The rise in serial hCG measures were modeled over time, with the...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Barnhart KT,Sammel MD,Rinaudo PF,Zhou L,Hummel AC,Guo W

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This month we focus on current research in exercise in pregnancy. Dr. Blanchette discusses four recent publications, and each is concluded with a "bottom line" that is the take-home message. The complete reference for each can be found in on this page, along with direct links to the abstracts. ...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Blanchette HA

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-one subjects with pregnancy-induced hypertension were investigated with regard to the relationship between maternal hemodynamics and fetal growth. Five of the infants were small for gestational age (SGA) (less than tenth percentile) and 16 were appropriate for gestational age (AGA) (greater than tenth percentil...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Nisell H,Lunell NO,Linde B

更新日期：1988-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A double-blind placebo-controlled experiment was performed in 100 patients in labor with membrane rupture to determine the bacteriologic effects of antibiotic prophylaxis. Each subject received either 2.0 g cefamandole or placebo after cord clamping and 4 and 8 hours later. The cefamandole group had significantly less...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Gibbs RS,St Clair PJ,Castillo MS,Castaneda YS

更新日期：1981-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One thousand twenty inductions of labor by amniotomy and continuous infusion of oxytocin at the Royal Women's Hospital were reviewed. Three different starting rates of infusion of oxytocin were used by altering the concentration to 2, 5, or 10 U/L. There was no difference in success of induction as measured by inducti...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Wein P

更新日期：1989-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent studies using newly devised serologic techniques have dramatically advanced our understanding of gonadal organogenesis and aberrant sexual differentiation. Thus XY gonadal dysgenesis, XX male syndrome, and XX true hermaphroditism, for example, may be seen as typifying specific errors of regulation, synthesis, o...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Wachtel SS

更新日期：1979-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the effects of a selective estrogen receptor modulator, raloxifene, on postmenopausal endometrium. METHODS:Healthy postmenopausal women (n = 415) were randomly assigned to one of the following four groups: 60 or 150 mg/day raloxifene hydrochloride, 0.625 mg/day conjugated equine estrogens, or pl...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Goldstein SR,Scheele WH,Rajagopalan SK,Wilkie JL,Walsh BW,Parsons AK

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To identify independent risk factors for endometrial neoplasia in women with abnormal perimenopausal or postmenopausal bleeding and to use those factors to develop and test a predictive model. METHODS:We conducted a case-control study of women with abnormal perimenopausal or postmenopausal bleeding who had e...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Weber AM,Belinson JL,Piedmonte MR

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Umbilical vascular coiling may function as a rudimentary pump that facilitates venous return from the placenta. CASES:Three consecutive twin gestations with twin-twin transfusion syndrome were evaluated prospectively at delivery. The birth weights and umbilical coiling indices of donor and recipient twins w...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Strong TH Jr

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pregnancy after hysterectomy is rare. Because this clinical phenomenon is so uncommon, the diagnosis is not always considered in the evaluation of pain in a reproductive-aged woman after hysterectomy. Delay in diagnosis can result in potentially catastrophic intra-abdominal bleeding. CASE:A 31-year-old mult...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Fader AN,Mansuria S,Guido RS,Wiesenfeld HC

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the incidence of clinically detected laparoscopy-related subcutaneous tumor implantation in women with malignant disease who were treated by a gynecologic oncology service. METHODS:We reviewed all cases of primary or metastatic malignancy who underwent a transperitoneal laparoscopy. Open laparosc...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Abu-Rustum NR,Rhee EH,Chi DS,Sonoda Y,Gemignani M,Barakat RR

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An in-depth analysis of numbers of obstetric and gynecologic operations from 1979 to 1984 was performed using data from the National Center for Health Statistics. During the study period, there was a decrease in total numbers of obstetric and gynecologic procedures of 1%. During the same five-year period the numbers o...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Rutkow IM

更新日期：1986-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The hemodynamic effect of the head-down lithotomy (HDL) position was studied in 12 anesthetized patients with documented coronary artery disease. Data were collected in patients in supine position and then 10 minutes after placement in a 10-degree HDL position. Systolic arterial pressure (SP), mean arterial pressure (...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Kopman EA,Sandza JG Jr

更新日期：1979-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the effect of estradiol (E2) replacement therapy on cardiac structure and function in healthy postmenopausal women. METHODS:We conducted a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover study of 31 healthy postmenopausal female volunteer study subjects (55-65 years) using 12 weeks of micro...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Snabes MC,Payne JP,Kopelen HA,Dunn JK,Young RL,Zoghbi WA

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The interactions of an antiestrogen (tamoxifen) and a progestin (medroxyprogesterone acetate) on endometrial 17 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase activities were studied in short-term experiments (four to 96 hours) in normally menstruating women at the follicular phase and were related to simultaneously measured conce...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Neumannová M,Kauppila A,Kivinen S,Vihko R

更新日期：1985-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We investigated the relationship between low maternal age and neonatal survival among extremely preterm twins. METHODS:This was a retrospective cohort study on live births of extremely preterm twins delivered to teenaged mothers (aged 15-19 years) in the United States within the period 1995 through 1998. Ove...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Salihu HM,Emusu D,Aliyu MH,Kirby RS,Alexander GR

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The risk of a first episode of pelvic inflammatory disease resulting in extensive surgery was examined in relation to duration of intrauterine device (IUD) use in a case-control study. Extensive surgery for pelvic inflammatory disease was defined as hysterectomy or bilateral adenexal surgery, with pelvic inflammatory ...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Stadel BV,Schlesselman S

更新日期：1984-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Postcesarean endometritis and wound infection remain significant morbidities, despite use of strategies to prevent these complications. We investigated the effect of preoperative vaginal preparation with povidone-iodine as a preventive intervention against postcesarean endometritis and wound infection. METHO...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Starr RV,Zurawski J,Ismail M

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Urinothorax is defined as the presence of urine in the pleural cavity. This condition is due to the leakage of urine from the peritoneal and retroperitoneal space into the pleural space. We report a case of urinothorax after total abdominal hysterectomy. CASE:A premenopausal woman underwent total abdominal ...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Amro O,Webb-Smith F,Sunderji S

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyze the influence of body mass on the outcome of surgery for urinary incontinence. METHODS:Among 291 women operated on for stress incontinence, 187 (64%) were available for follow-up at 5 years. Eighty women had anterior colporrhaphy, 49 anterior colporrhaphy with needle suspension of the bladder neck...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Zivkovic F,Tamussino K,Pieber D,Haas J

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:An umbilical artery aneurysm is an extremely rare lesion. The purpose of this report is to describe the prenatal sonographic characteristics of such a lesion and potential obstetric complications. CASE:A 26-year-old woman, gravida 2, para 1, at 30 weeks' gestation was referred for an ultrasound examination ...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Siddiqi TA,Bendon R,Schultz DM,Miodovnik M

更新日期：1992-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent reports have advocated conservative management rather than hysterectomy for placenta increta and its related conditions, placenta accreta and percreta. We report an unusual case of placenta increta in which initial conservative therapy for a presumed placenta accreta failed and hysterectomy was perfor...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Davis JD,Cruz A

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To quantify the current perinatal consequences associated with intrapartum detection of meconium in the amniotic fluid (AF). METHODS:We compared retrospectively the outcomes in 8136 term singleton cephalic pregnancies with meconium and 34,573 similar pregnancies with clear AF. RESULTS:Virtually all measures...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Nathan L,Leveno KJ,Carmody TJ 3rd,Kelly MA,Sherman ML

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary dysmenorrhea is defined as pain during the menstrual cycle in the absence of an identifiable cause. It is one of the most common causes of pelvic pain in women. Dysmenorrhea can negatively affect a woman's quality of life and interfere with daily activities. The pathophysiology of primary dysmenorrhea is likel...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Ferries-Rowe E,Corey E,Archer JS

更新日期：2020-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the results of a quality-improvement study that implemented an enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) program for cesarean delivery. METHODS:A pre-post design was used to assess changes in opioid use, length of stay, and costs among all patients undergoing cesarean delivery before and after implem...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Mullman L,Hilden P,Goral J,Gwacham N,Tauro C,Spinola K,Rosales K,Collier S,Holmes L,Maccione J,Pitera R,Miller R,Yodice P

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sixty-two cases of oligohydramnios diagnosed by ultrasound between 13-28 weeks' gestation were reviewed. Three experienced ultrasonographers used a subjective scale to rate the oligohydramnios as mild, moderate, severe, or anhydramniotic. Interobserver reliability was excellent (intraclass correlation coefficient 0.81...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Moore TR,Longo J,Leopold GR,Casola G,Gosink BB

更新日期：1989-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the United States, there is a widespread belief that the overall cesarean delivery rate is higher than necessary. Efforts are being directed toward decreasing the number of these procedures, in part by encouraging physicians to make changes in their management practices. Because breech presentations are associated ...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists' Committee on Practice Bulletins--Obstetrics.

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study the state of erythrocyte adhesiveness/aggregation in the peripheral blood of women with pregnancy-induced hypertension as well as in matched controls using a simple slide test and image analysis. METHODS:We recruited 25 women with pregnancy-induced hypertension. Twenty-five age- and gestational age-...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Gamzu R,Rotstein R,Fusman R,Zeltser D,Berliner AS,Kupferminc MJ

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The first of a 2-part trial consisted of a double-blind randomized pilot study in which 4 groups of 10 patients near term received 1 of the following hormonal combinations in a vaginal gel 15 hours before surgical induction of labor: 1) prostaglandin F2 alpha (PGF2 alpha) and relaxin; 2) relaxin and estradiol; 3) estr...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： MacLennan AH,Green RC,Bryant-Greenwood GD,Greenwood FC,Seamark RF

更新日期：1981-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The rhizomelic form of chondrodysplasia punctata is a lethal autosomal recessive disorder of unknown cause. It is characterized by marked shortening and bowing of the proximal limbs, vertebral column abnormalities, eye and skin defects, severe mental retardation, and recurrent infection. Previously, antenatal diagnosi...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Duff P,Harlass FE,Milligan DA

更新日期：1990-09-01 00:00:00