Initiation of human parturition. III. Fetal membrane content of prostaglandin E2 and F2alpha precursor.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine whether selected genetic polymorphisms in the infant are associated with spontaneous preterm birth (less than 37 weeks) among children with or without later-diagnosed cerebral palsy. METHODS:Exploratory case-control study investigating the relationship of gestational age at delivery to 31 single n...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Gibson CS,MacLennan AH,Dekker GA,Goldwater PN,Dambrosia JM,Munroe DJ,Tsang S,Stewart C,Nelson KB

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare the prevalence of large-for-gestational-age (LGA) newborns across categories of body mass index (BMI) in five racial and ethnic groups. METHODS:This cohort study examined 7,468 women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) who delivered a live newborn between 1995 and 2006 at Kaiser Permanente No...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Sridhar SB,Ferrara A,Ehrlich SF,Brown SD,Hedderson MM

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A simple, rapid, economical, and accurate test to assess fetal pulmonary maturity on a 24-hour basis, 7 days a week, is urgently needed. A 15-minute test has been developed that correlates well with fetal pulmonary maturity. Optical density (OD) readings at 650 nm of greater than or equal to 0.15 in pigment-free, cent...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Cetrulo CL,Sbarra AJ,Selvaraj RJ,Kappy KA,Herschel MJ,Knuppel RJ,Ingardia CJ,Kennedy JL,Mitchell GW

更新日期：1980-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Characteristics of the fetal heart rate (FHR) were studied longitudinally throughout the second and third trimesters in 43 low-risk singleton fetuses. The second trimester was characterized by an FHR pattern showing minimal differences between quiet and active intervals of fetal behavior. Few movements were accompanie...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Pillai M,James D

更新日期：1990-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Estrogen treatment of postmenopausal women has been suggested to improve mood and psychological function. However, this remains controversial because previous studies involved heterogeneous groups, were not double blind, and included women who were also experiencing somatic symptoms that were relieved by estrogen. A r...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Ditkoff EC,Crary WG,Cristo M,Lobo RA

更新日期：1991-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To test the hypothesis that increasing the intravenous fluid bolus volume at the time of epidural placement in women with narrow pulse pressure would reduce postepidural fetal heart rate (FHR) abnormalities, hypotension, and resuscitative obstetric interventions. METHODS:We performed a single-center randomiz...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Lappen JR,Myers SA,Bolen N,Mercer BM,Chien EKS

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To measure angiogenin, a potent inducer of neovascularization and interleukin-6, as an indicator of acute inflammation, in second-trimester amniotic fluid of patients with elevated maternal serum hCG. METHODS:In this case-control study, 20 patients with elevated maternal serum hCG (at least 2.0 multiples of ...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Spong CY,Ghidini A,Dildy GA,Loucks CA,Varner MW,Pezzullo JC

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A prospective, double blind study was initiated to compare flow cytometry to cytopathology in detecting malignant cells within peritoneal washings. Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) histograms were generated using 4',6-diamidino-2-phenylindole (DAPI) as a DNA fluorochrome. Evaluation of these data revealed a correlation of ...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Lovecchio JL,Budman DR,Susin M,Grueneberg D,Fenton AN

更新日期：1986-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To estimate the rate of histologic chorioamnionitis in the presence of diagnosed clinical chorioamnionitis and determine whether clinical markers of maternal and neonatal infection are associated with histologic chorioamnionitis. METHODS:We identified singleton pregnancies from 1996 in which discharge diagno...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Smulian JC,Shen-Schwarz S,Vintzileos AM,Lake MF,Ananth CV

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To estimate both human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing acceptance rates in pregnancy using an opt-out policy and patient characteristics influencing acceptance. METHODS:At the first prenatal visit, HIV testing was offered using an opt-out approach. Reasons for refusing testing were explored. Demographic...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Yudin MH,Moravac C,Shah RR

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the effect of high-fiber diet on constipation in women with pelvic floor disorders. METHODS:This was a study of a prospective cohort of 41 consecutive women presenting to a tertiary care facility for pelvic floor disorders with a complaint of constipation from March 2005 to September of 2005. Pati...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Shariati A,Maceda JS,Hale DS

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirty-eight cases of nonimmune hydrops fetalis were evaluated by detailed real-time ultrasonography and two-dimensional echocardiography. Before ultrasound evaluation, all mothers had a complete blood count, titers for toxoplasmosis, rubella, cytomegalovirus, and herpes (TORCH screen), serum albumin, and a Kleihauer-...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Watson J,Campbell S

更新日期：1986-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The safety of pregnancy after myocardial infarction remains a significant dilemma for both the obstetrician and the cardiologist. Only 20 cases of pregnancy after myocardial infarction have been reported. To clarify this problem, we add our experience of four such cases in which conception occurred 9 months to 9 years...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Frenkel Y,Barkai G,Reisin L,Rath S,Mashiach S,Battler A

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Six patients with pure nonmosaic 46,XY gonadal dysgenesis (XY GD) and histocompatibility H-Y antigen titers in the normal male range (H-Y+) are presented. Clinical characteristics included a female phenotype, masculine skeletal characteristics, signs of virilization, and primary amenorrhea. All individuals had unambig...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Moltz L,Schwartz U,Pickartz H,Hammerstein J,Wolf U

更新日期：1981-07-01 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 evaluate maternal parity, the sonographic measurement of cervical length, and the five components of the Bishop score to determine which factors best predict the length of latent-phase labor in women undergoing labor induction. METHODS:Cervical position, cervical consistency, cervical effacement, cervical...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Watson WJ,Stevens D,Welter S,Day D

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the morbidity associated with continuing the second-stage duration of labor, weighing the probability of spontaneous vaginal birth without morbidity compared with birth with serious maternal or neonatal complications. METHODS:In a retrospective cohort, we analyzed singleton, vertex births at 36 wee...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Grantz KL,Sundaram R,Ma L,Hinkle S,Berghella V,Hoffman MK,Reddy UM

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To estimate the incidence and identify the risk factors for pelvic organ prolapse repair after hysterectomy. METHODS:We conducted a case-control study. We identified 6,214 women who underwent hysterectomy in our gynecology department from 1982 to 2002. Cases (n=114) were women who required pelvic organ prola...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Dällenbach P,Kaelin-Gambirasio I,Dubuisson JB,Boulvain M

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hyperemesis gravidarum may lead to hypovolemia and substantial electrolyte abnormalities, including hypokalemia. Hypokalemia, when profound, may result in rare consequences, such as rhabdomyolysis. CASE:A 20-year-old woman with hyperemesis gravidarum at 19 weeks of gestation presented with extreme leg weakn...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Lassey SC,Robinson JN

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Apgar scores are used routinely to assess early neonatal status, but are less accurate in the preterm neonate because of developmental immaturity. Attention has been directed to umbilical cord gases as a method of neonatal evaluation. Using a retrospective chart review of all viable preterm births (24-36 weeks' gestat...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Dickinson JE,Eriksen NL,Meyer BA,Parisi VM

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To review systematically all prospective, randomized trials published in English quantifying the success of reclosure of the disrupted laparotomy wound. DATA SOURCES:The MEDLINE/PubMed, EMBASE, CINAHL, and Cochrane databases were searched from 1966 to 2004. References were hand-searched and their authors con...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Wechter ME,Pearlman MD,Hartmann KE

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One hundred consecutive cases of hyperplasia of the endometrium were referred to the Sloane Hospital for Women. The referral diagnoses and consultation diagnoses were compared for the purpose of analyzing common diagnostic problems in interpretation of endometrial hyperplasias and the use of diagnostic terminology as ...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Winkler B,Alvarez S,Richart RM,Crum CP

更新日期：1984-08-01 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：:The effectiveness of the carbon dioxide laser was evaluated in the treatment of penile, anorectal, and urethral condylomata acuminata in 40 men. All but six cases of urethral condylomata were prior conventional treatment failures. Postlaser follow-up ranged between one and two years, with an average of 16 months. No p...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Ferenczy A

更新日期：1984-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Preimplantation genetic diagnosis has been used to decrease or avoid the risk of transmitting identified mutations to offspring. CASE:A 29-year-old woman with spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia congenita and her 30-year-old husband with Marfan syndrome underwent in vitro fertilization with preimplantation genetic...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Smith LP,Hughes MR,Thirumoorthi I,Proud VK,Penzias AS

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The secreted form of ADAM12 is a metalloprotease that may be involved in placental and fetal growth. We examined whether the concentration of ADAM12 in first-trimester maternal serum could be used as a marker for preeclampsia. METHODS:We developed a semiautomated, time-resolved, immunofluorometric assay for...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Laigaard J,Sørensen T,Placing S,Holck P,Fröhlich C,Wøjdemann KR,Sundberg K,Shalmi AC,Tabor A,Nørgaard-Pedersen B,Ottesen B,Christiansen M,Wewer UM

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine which of three different approaches increased women's understanding of risk of pregnancy associated with different contraceptive methods. METHODS:We randomly assigned 461 reproductive-age women to one of three tables presenting pregnancy risk (Food and Drug Administration table with numbers, Wor...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Steiner MJ,Dalebout S,Condon S,Dominik R,Trussell J

更新日期：2003-10-01 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 document radiographically the changes in pelvic dimensions created by McRoberts' maneuver. METHODS:Women at least 37 weeks' pregnant who presented to labor and delivery were eligible for study entry. Anterior-posterior and lateral x-rays were taken with women in the dorsal lithotomy position and after app...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Gherman RB,Tramont J,Muffley P,Goodwin TM

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Anaphylactoid syndrome of pregnancy is a rare and poorly understood complication of pregnancy. Intrauterine pressure catheter placement is a procedure routinely performed in labor and delivery that is traditionally associated with few complications. CASE:A pregnant woman at term experienced anaphylactoid sy...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Harbison L,Bell L

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00