Decision-making for termination of pregnancies with fetal anomalies: analysis of 53,000 pregnancies.

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare, in pregnant women, the endocervical cell yield of the Cytobrush Cell Collector and the Cervex-Brush Cell Sampler with the standard cotton swab, and to determine the incidence of serious adverse events associated with the collection techniques. METHODS:In a randomized, controlled clinical trial, 3...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Paraiso MF,Brady K,Helmchen R,Roat TW

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To quantify the risk of invasive cancer above the location where the conization specimen was taken in patients with an endocervical curettage (ECC) positive for dysplasia at conization for high-grade cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN), and to determine if any pathologic features may influence this risk....

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Kobak WH,Roman LD,Felix JC,Muderspach LI,Schlaerth JB,Morrow CP

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study the clinical course and perinatal outcome of twin pregnancies discordant for anencephaly, without selective termination. METHODS:We conducted a descriptive retrospective study of 14 cases of dichorionic twin pregnancies discordant for anencephaly, which were managed expectantly in five Israeli perin...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Lipitz S,Meizner I,Yagel S,Shapiro I,Achiron R,Schiff E

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Advances within the medical profession have resulted in an increase in available medical therapeutic options and minimally invasive surgical techniques for common gynecologic conditions. In many circumstances, this has led to a reduction in surgical volume for many common conditions in benign gynecology. There is also...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Tracy EE,Zephyrin LC,Rosman DA,Berkowitz LR

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the efficacy and tolerability of ulipristal acetate, a selective progesterone receptor modulator, for treatment of symptomatic uterine leiomyomas. METHODS:This phase 3, double-blind, double-dummy, placebo-controlled trial randomized premenopausal women (18-50 years) with uterine leiomyomas and abno...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Liu JH,Soper D,Lukes A,Gee P,Kimble T,Kroll R,Mallick M,Chan A,Gillard P,Harrington A,Sniukiene V,Shulman LP

更新日期：2018-11-01 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：:Immediate maternal and fetal cardiovascular responses to different doses of nicotine and carbon monoxide were studied in 24 pregnant smokers. A noninvasive pulsed Doppler ultrasound technique was used for measuring fetal blood flow in the descending thoracic aorta, the intra-abdominal part of the umbilical vein, and i...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Lindblad A,Marsál K,Andersson KE

更新日期：1988-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Approximately 0.5% of all births occur before the third trimester of pregnancy, and these very early deliveries result in the majority of neonatal deaths and more than 40% of infant deaths. A recent executive summary of proceedings from a joint workshop defined periviable birth as delivery occurring from 20 0/7 weeks ...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors：

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Complications after drainage of Bartholin gland abscesses in pregnancy are rare. CASE:A 29-year-old primigravid at 35 weeks of gestation with dichorionic-diamniotic twins underwent Bartholin gland abscess drainage. Afterward, she reported shoulder pain and became febrile. Examination revealed maternal and f...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Kelly JC,Jia X,Vindenes T,Urato AC

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The endocervical strip biopsy instrument obtains strips of endocervical epithelium with attached cervical stroma without excessive bleeding or discomfort to the patient. The intact specimen allows a precise histologic evaluation of endocervical disease processes in patients with abnormal cervical cytology or endometri...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Ostergard DR

更新日期：1980-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pelvic organ prolapse (POP) is a common, benign condition in women. For many women it can cause vaginal bulge and pressure, voiding dysfunction, defecatory dysfunction, and sexual dysfunction, which may adversely affect quality of life. Women in the United States have a 13% lifetime risk of undergoing surgery for POP ...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors：

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA testing was recently approved by the Food and Drug Administration for use as an adjunct to cytology for cervical cancer screening. To help provide guidance to clinicians and patients when using HPV DNA testing as an adjunct to cervical cytology for screening, a workshop was cosponsored b...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Wright TC Jr,Schiffman M,Solomon D,Cox JT,Garcia F,Goldie S,Hatch K,Noller KL,Roach N,Runowicz C,Saslow D

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adverse outcomes, preventable or otherwise, are a reality of medical care. Most importantly, adverse events affect patients, but they also affect health care practitioners. Disclosing information about adverse events has benefits for the patient and the physician and, ideally, strengthens the patient-physician relatio...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors：

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serum 17alpha-hydroxprogesterone (17-OHP), progesterone (P), and human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) levels were measured by specific radioimmunoassay in 19 patients undergoing laparoscopy or laparotomy with either unevacuated molar pregnancy or nonmetastatic gestational trophoblastic neoplasms (GTN), in 10 normal preg...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Osathanondh R,Goldstein DP,Tulchinsky D,Finn AE

更新日期：1977-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The hospital-based alternative birth room has become a popular alternative to the conventional labor and delivery room setting. Responses to a mailed questionnaire from 78 of 82 (95%) Washington State hospitals with obstetric services were used to relate available birth options to alternative birth room status and obs...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Dobbs KB,Shy KK

更新日期：1981-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although urine cultures are performed routinely in managing acute pyelonephritis in pregnancy, little is known about the clinical usefulness of these cultures. The same is true for blood cultures. To evaluate their role in managing patients, we reviewed the records of 156 cases to determine to what extent such culture...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： MacMillan MC,Grimes DA

更新日期：1991-11-01 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：BACKGROUND:Small cell carcinoma of the ovary is an aggressive tumor primarily affecting young women. Despite adjuvant therapy, the majority of patients described in the literature have fared poorly, even when the disease is diagnosed at an early stage. CASE:A 19-year-old nulligravida with small cell carcinoma of the l...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Rana S,Warren BK,Yamada SD

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Stevens-Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis are life-threatening dermatologic disorders that are more common in the setting of a compromised immune system. We present the case of a pregnant patient with known human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection who presented with Stevens-Johnson syndrome...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Shilad A,Predanic M,Perni SC,Houlihan C,Principe D

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the antecedents of shoulder dystocia, the risk of recurrence, and the perinatal morbidity associated with the different maneuvers used for its management. METHODS:We conducted a 10-year (1980-1989) retrospective case record review of all instances of shoulder dystocia in a teaching maternity hospit...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Baskett TF,Allen AC

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Physical activity in all stages of life maintains and improves cardiorespiratory fitness, reduces the risk of obesity and associated comorbidities, and results in greater longevity. Physical activity in pregnancy has minimal risks and has been shown to benefit most women, although some modification to exercise routine...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors：

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To estimate, from the literature, when nonlactating postpartum women regain fertility. DATA SOURCES:We searched PubMed and Cochrane Library databases for all articles (in all languages) published in peer-reviewed journals from database inception through May 2010 for evidence related to the return of ovulati...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Jackson E,Glasier A

更新日期：2011-03-01 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：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 estimate whether higher magnesium levels in umbilical cord blood at delivery are associated with increased total pediatric (fetal + neonatal + postneonatal) mortality. METHODS:During the Magnesium and Neurologic Endpoints Trial, in addition to randomizing mothers having preterm labor into arms containing ...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Mittendorf R,Covert R,Elin R,Pryde PG,Khoshnood B,Lee K

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rates of perforation for different types of IUDs vary from 1 per 150 insertions with the bow to 1 per 2500 with the loop. Incidence of perforation varies with insertion technic. Not all perforations occur at the time of insertion but most do. These perforations may be partial or complete, with or without symptoms, ...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Allen JR,Shemwell RE,Macleod DP Jr,Weed JC

更新日期：1972-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To identify the relationship between maternal cigarette smoking and ultrasound-confirmed placenta previa. METHODS:A matched case-control design was used. Cases were drawn from the New England Medical Center and Cambridge Hospital from July 1992 through March 1994. Each case was delivered by cesarean after 24...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Chelmow D,Andrew DE,Baker ER

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the transplacental passage of vancomycin in term, uninfected pregnant women. METHODS:A single vancomycin 1-g dose was administered intravenously at four separate time intervals to 13 uncomplicated nonlaboring women undergoing scheduled cesarean delivery. Samples of maternal blood and fetal cord b...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Laiprasert J,Klein K,Mueller BA,Pearlman MD

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A method of ablating the endometrium has been introduced into clinical practice that uses radiofrequency electromagnetic energy to heat the endometrium, using a probe inserted through the cervix. Preliminary studies suggest that over 80% of patients treated will develop either amenorrhea or a significant reduction in ...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Phipps JH,Lewis BV,Prior MV,Roberts T

更新日期：1990-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To estimate whether progestin-induced endometrial shedding, before ovulation induction with clomiphene citrate, metformin, or a combination of both, affects ovulation, conception, and live birth rates in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). METHODS:A secondary analysis of the data from 626 women with...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Diamond MP,Kruger M,Santoro N,Zhang H,Casson P,Schlaff W,Coutifaris C,Brzyski R,Christman G,Carr BR,McGovern PG,Cataldo NA,Steinkampf MP,Gosman GG,Nestler JE,Carson S,Myers EE,Eisenberg E,Legro RS,Eunice Kennedy Shr

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00