Home uterine activity monitoring: the role of medical evidence.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare perioperative outcome measures of abdominal and vaginal hysterectomies in obese women. METHODS:We reviewed the charts of all obese women (body mass index more than 30 kg/m(2)) who underwent abdominal or vaginal hysterectomy for benign gynecologic conditions in our institution between 1997 and 2002...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Isik-Akbay EF,Harmanli OH,Panganamamula UR,Akbay M,Gaughan J,Chatwani AJ

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Congenital heart block is an unusual cause of fetal bradycardia. Until recently, the diagnosis could be confirmed only by evaluation of the fetal cardiac electrical activity. Two cases are reported in which the diagnosis of atrio-ventricular (A-V) dissociation was confirmed in the antepartum period by real-time ultras...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Platt LD,Manning FA,Gray C,Guttenburg M,Turkel SB

更新日期：1979-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:When any fetal blood group factor inherited from the father is not possessed by the mother, antepartum or intrapartum fetal-maternal bleeding may stimulate an immune reaction in the mother Maternal immune reactions also can occur from blood product transfusion. The formation of maternal antibodies, or"alloimmunization...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To validate a simple, highly predictive test to discriminate between menorrhagia and normal menstrual blood loss. METHODS:The sanitary wear of 489 menstrual bleeding episodes was collected by 288 women for objective measurement of menstrual blood loss (alkaline hematin method); the women made a subjective as...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Janssen CA,Scholten PC,Heintz AP

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Acrocephalosyndactyly is a syndrome characterized by congenital malformation of the skull with craniosynostosis, midface hypoplasia, and symmetrical webbed fusion of the fingers and toes. We describe a possible pathophysiologic mechanism for chylous ascites that developed several months after menarche in a w...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Batt RE,Michalski SR,Mahl T,Reynhout JC

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heating of metallic IUDs during ultrasound examination has been suggested as a possible hazard to surrounding tissues. Serial temperature measurements of such devices during insonation with commercially available ultrasound equipment show no temperature changes during prolonged exposure. The results indicate that the ...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Grossman M

更新日期：1978-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Laparoscopy was used to evaluate 100 women who consistently reported pelvic pain in the same location for a minimum of six months. These findings were compared with those of 50 asymptomatic women who underwent laparoscopy for tubal ligation. Overall, 83% of the group with pelvic pain had abnormal pelvic organs as comp...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Kresch AJ,Seifer DB,Sachs LB,Barrese I

更新日期：1984-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ten gravidas with bacteriuria in the immediate antepartum period subsequently delivered vaginally and did not receive antibiotic therapy. Four of these women developed postpartum endometritis and in three of them, the same Enterobacteriaceae recovered from the urine was present in the endometrial cultures. Of the 1233...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Monif GR

更新日期：1991-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirty-three gravidas with syphilis were monitored with hourly vital signs and examinations for 24 hours after treatment with benzathine penicillin G. Fifteen (45%) of the subjects had a Jarisch-Herxheimer reaction, including all three, 12 of 20 (60%), and none of ten of those with primary, secondary, and latent syphi...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Klein VR,Cox SM,Mitchell MD,Wendel GD Jr

更新日期：1990-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the effectiveness and safety of the vaginal application of misoprostol for induction of labor at term, with the interval duration from labor induction to vaginal birth as the primary outcome measure. METHODS:Two hundred twenty-two women with indications for induction of labor at term were randomi...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Mundle WR,Young DC

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Blood transfusions performed earlier in the 20th century were often accompanied by significant complications. Today, with an increased knowledge of blood type compatibility, the majority of risks have been eliminated. However, hazards still remain. The authors report on a potentially fatal pulmonary disorder caused by...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Lewis RW,Rudd N,Pittman JA

更新日期：1985-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Selective embolization is an effective and reputedly safe method of managing pregnancy-related bleeding. However, we report an ischemic uterine necrosis after arterial embolization. CASE:The patient had heavy postpartum bleeding treated by embolization of the uterine arteries using polyvinyl alcohol particl...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Cottier JP,Fignon A,Tranquart F,Herbreteau D

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Patient-prosthesis mismatch is a known and severe complication after aortic valve repair in the general population. There is a paucity of literature regarding this condition in pregnancy. CASE:We present the clinical course of a pregnant woman with severe patient-prosthesis mismatch after aortic valve repla...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Johnston RC,Swank ML,Shrivastava VK,Hameed AB

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although there are numerous medical treatments for menorrhagia, in many instances neither the precise diagnosis nor the response to therapy have been assessed objectively. Menorrhagia (menstrual blood loss more than 80 mL per cycle) was diagnosed objectively in 32 (44%) of 72 women with a subjective complaint of heavy...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Cameron IT,Haining R,Lumsden MA,Thomas VR,Smith SK

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three hundred fifty real-time scans were performed on pregnant women for various indications. Placental localization was satisfactorily obtained in 173 of 174 studies. Estimates of fetal gestation from directly measured biparietal diameter were +/-2 weeks of actual gestation in 153 of 172 (88.9%) measurements. The pre...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Anderson SG

更新日期：1978-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the usefulness of routine screening for other associated autoimmune endocrine disorders in patients with karyotypically normal spontaneous premature ovarian failure. METHODS:One hundred nineteen women with karyotypically normal spontaneous premature ovarian failure (FSH exceeding 40 mIU/mL) who d...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Kim TJ,Anasti JN,Flack MR,Kimzey LM,Defensor RA,Nelson LM

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirty adult patients with gonadal dysgenesis were identified over the five-year period between January 1981 and December 1985 in the Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility Clinic at the University of Southern California/Los Angeles County Medical Center. Six patients had previous menstrual function and presented ...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Rosen GF,Kaplan B,Lobo RA

更新日期：1988-05-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To compare the safety and efficacy of outpatient and inpatient treatment of pyelonephritis in pregnancy. METHODS:We performed a randomized controlled trial of pregnant women with pyelonephritis before 24 weeks' estimated gestational age, comparing inpatient and outpatient treatment. Sixty inpatients received...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Millar LK,Wing DA,Paul RH,Grimes DA

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endometriotic ureteral obstruction is a serious event commonly diagnosed late and therefore associated with a major risk of hydronephrotic renal atrophy. The standard therapy is surgical. However, medical treatment has been reported using danazol, progestins, and estrogen-progestin combinations, although solid documen...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Rivlin ME,Miller JD,Krueger RP,Patel RB,Bower JD

更新日期：1990-03-01 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：:Sixty-six of 390 patients studied at LAC/USC Women's Hospital between 1970 and 1973 had positive oxytocin challenge tests (OCT). Twenty-four percent of patients who were allowed direct monitored labor after a positive OCT showed no late deceleration and must be assumed to have had false-positive tests. Patients with p...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Freeman RK,Goebelsman UW,Nochimson D,Cetrulo C

更新日期：1976-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Case-control studies begin at the end. Two groups of patients, those with disease (cases) and those without (controls), are compared to determine the degree of exposure to a presumed risk factor. This research method is commonly used to study rare diseases or diseases that take years to develop. If a higher proportion...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Peipert JF,Grimes DA

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The vaginal microbiota has great significance in maintaining vaginal health and protecting the host from disease. Recent advances in molecular techniques and informatics allow researchers to explore microbial composition in detail and to compare the structure of vaginal microbial communities with behavior and health o...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Lewis FMT,Bernstein KT,Aral SO

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a comparative trial, ethanol effectively arrested preterm labor for 48 hours for more in 32% of cases, a beta-adrenergic agent (salbutamol) in 60% of cases (not statistically significant), and a combination of ethanol and indomethacin in 70% of cases (statistically significant, P less than 0.5). Labor was delayed f...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Spearing G

更新日期：1979-02-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To prospectively compare the Protein C Global assay results in a cohort of infertile women who conceived after assisted reproductive technology (ART) with results from women who conceived spontaneously. METHODS:Sixty-four infertile women who conceived after ART and 47 fertile women who conceived spontaneousl...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Younis JS,Shukha M,Ben-Ami M,Izhaki I,Blumenfeld Z,Brenner B,Sarig G

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reported are 172 patients considered for external cephalic version at gestational age greater than 37 weeks. Their outcome was compared with 40 similar patients in whom external version was not attempted. One hundred fifty-eight patients had attempted version, and success was achieved in 122 (77%). Intrapartum vertex ...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Dyson DC,Ferguson JE 2nd,Hensleigh P

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare the odds of a good perinatal outcome between cryopreserved and fresh donor oocytes. METHODS:We used the Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology Clinic Outcomes Reporting System to conduct a retrospective cohort study of women undergoing donor oocyte in vitro fertilization (IVF) from 2012 to 2...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Eaton JL,Truong T,Li YJ,Polotsky AJ

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A major contraindication of radiodiagnostic procedures is pregnancy. Approximately 1% of all pregnant women are given abdominal x-rays during the first trimester of pregnancy. Evaluation of radiation exposure should involve consideration of the types of examinations performed and when performed, as well as radiation d...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Mossman KL,Hill LT

更新日期：1982-08-01 00:00:00