Risk factors associated with presenting for abortion in the second trimester.

abstract：:Nineteen pregnancies evaluated for elevated maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein levels were found to have moderate to severe oligohydramnios. There were no survivors among six fetuses with ultrasound-diagnosed urinary tract anomalies. We followed 11 of the remaining 13 pregnancies with serial ultrasound examinations. Whe...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Richards DS,Seeds JW,Katz VL,Lingley LH,Albright SG,Cefalo RC

更新日期：1988-09-01 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 evaluate the Interstitial Cystitis Symptom Index and Problem Index as a screening tool for interstitial cystitis, and to estimate the prevalence and risk factors for interstitial cystitis in women with chronic pelvic pain. METHODS:Forty-five women scheduled to undergo laparoscopy for chronic pelvic pain w...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Clemons JL,Arya LA,Myers DL

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Gigantomastia is a rare and dangerous condition in pregnancy. Although improvement after delivery is likely, postpartum aggravation is possible. To date, various pharmacological approaches have been tried, with only marginal effectiveness. Surgical intervention is often necessary. CASE:A young woman present...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Vidaeff AC,Ross PJ,Livingston CK,Parks DH

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

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：OBJECTIVE:To determine the utilization rate of second-trimester genetic sonogram and its role in influencing the decision for amniocentesis in women at increased risk for fetal trisomy 21. METHODS:From November 1, 1993, to December 31, 1996, a second-trimester genetic sonogram or only genetic amniocentesis (as a first...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Vintzileos AM,Guzman ER,Smulian JC,McLean DA,Ananth CV

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare 12-hour and 72-hour expectant management of premature rupture of membranes (PROM) in singleton term pregnancies. METHODS:In a prospective, nonrandomized study, 566 low-risk women with singleton term pregnancies presenting with PROM were assigned to either 12-hour or 72-hour expectant management. P...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Shalev E,Peleg D,Eliyahu S,Nahum Z

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over half the patients with proven ectopic pregnancies have negative urinary slide or tube pregnancy tests at the time they present with symptoms. Because of the morbidity and mortality associated with unrecognized ectopic pregnancy, the need for an accurate, rapid, sensitive, and specific method for measuring low lev...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Rasor JL,Braunstein GD

更新日期：1977-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the ultrasonographic findings of ovarian ectopic pregnancies. METHODS:The ultrasonographic reports, videotapes, medical records, and operative summaries were reviewed for all women with a confirmed diagnosis of an ovarian ectopic pregnancy. Examinations were personally conducted by a physician wh...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Comstock C,Huston K,Lee W

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the estrogenic effect of tamoxifen and associated pathologic changes of the endometrium in postmenopausal breast cancer patients. METHODS:The endometrium of 103 gynecologically asymptomatic postmenopausal breast cancer patients was examined. Fifty-one had been treated with tamoxifen and 52 had not ...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Lahti E,Blanco G,Kauppila A,Apaja-Sarkkinen M,Taskinen PJ,Laatikainen T

更新日期：1993-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Published reports disagree on the risks of intraamniotic prostaglandin F2alpha (PGF2alpha) for midtrimester abortion. To evaluate the safety and efficacy of intraamniotic PGF2alpha, we compared 1241 PGF2alpha and 10,013 saline abortions performed during the 13th to the 24th menstrual week. The results were reported in...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Grimes DA,Schulz KF,Cates W Jr,Tyler CW Jr

更新日期：1977-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Family planning plays a pivotal role in population growth, poverty reduction, and human development. Evidence from the United Nations and other governmental and nongovernmental organizations supports this conclusion. Failure to sustain family planning programs, both domestically and abroad, will lead to increased popu...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Allen RH

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:At present a large number of different charts are used for prediction of gestational age from sonar biparietal diameter (BPD). In this report the reasons for these observed differences are presented. Additionally, the usefulness of all these charts is questioned because a) the mean differences in 7059 BPDs derived by ...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Sabbagha RE,Hughey M

更新日期：1978-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine whether women who are poorly nourished in early pregnancy, as determined by triceps skinfold thickness, or who have poor pregnancy weight gain have offspring with higher blood pressure (BP). METHODS:We evaluated 296 11-year-old children born to women who had taken part in a study of nutrition in...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Clark PM,Atton C,Law CM,Shiell A,Godfrey K,Barker DJ

更新日期：1998-01-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate whether the combination of bacterial vaginosis and leukorrhea on microscopic evaluation of a saline wet preparation is associated with cervical infection with Chlamydia trachomatis (C. trachomatis) or Neisseria gonorrhea (N. gonorrhea). METHODS:A cross-sectional study of 598 patients was performe...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Steinhandler L,Peipert JF,Heber W,Montagno A,Cruickshank C

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although vertebral hemangiomas are found in 10% of the population, they rarely become symptomatic. We describe management of an enlarging cervical vertebral hemangioma during pregnancy. CASE:A primiparous woman at 33 weeks of gestation presented with neck pain and paresthesias. She had a known cervical hema...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Foster L,Davidson K,Egerman R

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The force (as distinct from pressure) between the fetal head and the maternal cervix during labor was measured for the first time in an attempt to improve the intrapartum prediction of progress in labor. The 50th percentile of the variables active pressure and active force and the mean uterine activity integral were c...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Gough GW,Randall NJ,Genevier ES,Sutherland IA,Steer PJ

更新日期：1990-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-three cases of malignant melanoma of the vulva recorded at Roswell Park Memorial Institute over a 36-year period have been reviewed. The findings confirm those of earlier series that these lesions tend to occur in postmenopausal Caucasians and most commonly originate on the labia minora and clitoris. Twenty of ...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Karlen JR,Piver MS,Barlow JJ

更新日期：1975-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The rollover test is useful in predicting and identifying subjects developing hypertensive disorders of pregnancy. The mechanisms responsible for positive tests are unclear, but a greater release of pressor substances occurring in subjects with positive tests has been proposed. The authors measured and compared heart ...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Lee MI,Todd HM

更新日期：1984-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The greater vestibular glands produce a secretion during the plateau stage of sexual response. If the duct of the gland is partially or completely occluded, the secretion cannot be released and pain results from the pressure of the entrapped secretion. The pain is specific in its location and is elicited regardless of...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Sarrel PM,Steege JF,Maltzer M,Bolinsky D

更新日期：1983-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study the use of middle cerebral arterial Doppler findings in a group of high-risk fetuses as a predictor of adverse perinatal outcome, including subsequent neurologic handicap. METHODS:A group of very high-risk fetuses was recruited over a 2-year period for study. Weekly fetal biometries and Doppler stud...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Chan FY,Pun TC,Lam P,Lam C,Lee CP,Lam YH

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bombay blood type is among the rarest in the world and is associated with anti-H antibodies. These antibodies cause severe hemolysis when exposed to any blood product except Bombay and have been reported to cause hemolytic disease of the newborn. CASE:A primigravid woman with Bombay blood type received eryt...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Sprawka N,Young C,O'Brien B

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This population-based case-control study assessed the effect of current use of monophasic or triphasic oral contraceptives (OCs) on the risk of functional ovarian cyst development. The cases were all 15-39-year-old enrollees in the Group Health Cooperative of Puget Sound who had either an inpatient primary diagnosis o...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Holt VL,Daling JR,McKnight B,Moore D,Stergachis A,Weiss NS

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To reorganize reusable laparoscopic instrumentation to promote instrument accessibility, minimize instrument breakage, eliminate infrequently used instruments on permanent trays, and help control maintenance costs. TECHNIQUE:The Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Gynecologic Steering Committee evaluate...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Bachmann GA,Trattler B,Ko T,Tweddel G

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Vaginal evisceration can take place many years after vaginal surgery. CASE:An 87-year-old woman presented with evisceration of small bowel through the vagina, 15 years after she underwent a vaginal hysterectomy. On physical examination, her vital signs were normal. Forty centimeters of small bowel was visib...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Feiner B,Lissak A,Kedar R,Lefel O,Lavie O

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nonradioisotopic enzyme assays have been developed to detect the preovulatory luteinizing hormone (LH) surge in the unextracted urine of normally menstruating women. The amino groups on 6-mm glass beads were activated and coupled to the anti-LH-gamma-globulin for enzyme immunoassay or to the LH receptor prepared from ...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Fukunaga T,Rathnam P,Landesman R,Saxena BB

更新日期：1983-01-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To determine the prevalence, magnitude, and type of fetal acidemia associated with contemporary obstetric anesthetic techniques. METHODS:Umbilical artery blood gases were obtained in 1601 singleton pregnancies delivered by elective cesarean. RESULTS:General anesthesia was used in 371 (23%) women, epidural i...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Roberts SW,Leveno KJ,Sidawi JE,Lucas MJ,Kelly MA

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Biophysical profile scoring was the principal technique of antepartum fetal surveillance in 238 well-controlled diabetic pregnancies. Fifty insulin-dependent diabetics had twice-weekly testing, and 188 gestational diabetics had weekly testing. Intervention was not pursued unless there were maternal or fetal complicati...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Johnson JM,Lange IR,Harman CR,Torchia MG,Manning FA

更新日期：1988-12-01 00:00:00