Recent advances in the cytogenetic study of human spontaneous abortions.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Human metapneumovirus has recently been recognized as an important cause of severe respiratory viral infections and of viral infections in patients admitted to intensive care units. Little is known about the course of this infection in pregnancy. CASE:A late-preterm primigravid woman was admitted to the int...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Fuchs A,McLaren R Jr,Saunders P,Karakash S,Minkoff H

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case-control study was performed to study risk factors for postpartum hemorrhage. Cases of hemorrhage were defined by a hematocrit decrease of 10 points or more between admission and post-delivery or by the need for red-cell transfusion. Patients with antenatal bleeding were excluded. Among 9598 vaginal deliveries, ...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Combs CA,Murphy EL,Laros RK Jr

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To estimate the change in indications for scheduled deliveries during the Ohio Perinatal Quality Collaborative's initiative to decrease scheduled deliveries for nonmedical indications before 39 weeks of gestation. METHODS:Documented indications for scheduled deliveries between 36 0/7 and 38 6/7 weeks were ca...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Bailit JL,Iams J,Silber A,Krew M,McKenna D,Marcotte M,Donovan E,Ohio Perinatal Quality Collaborative.

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To examine the validity of cervical cytologic diagnosis of sexually transmitted diseases, we reviewed the literature and calculated the efficacy of the Papanicolaou smear as a diagnostic technique. The predictive value of a positive test varied widely, but was generally higher for Trichomonas vaginalis (0.81-1.00) tha...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Roongpisuthipong A,Grimes DA,Hadgu A

更新日期：1987-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The obstetric hospitalist and the obstetric and gynecologic hospitalist evolved in response to diverse forces in medicine, including the need for leadership on labor and delivery units, an increasing emphasis on quality and safety in obstetrics and gynecology, the changing demographics of the obstetric and gynecologic...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： McCue B,Fagnant R,Townsend A,Morgan M,Gandhi-List S,Colegrove T,Stosur H,Olson R,Meyer K,Lin A,Tessmer-Tuck J

更新日期：2016-02-01 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：:Multifetal pregnancy reduction has been suggested as a strategy to improve pregnancy outcome in grand multiple gestations of three or more fetuses. We prospectively investigated multifetal pregnancy reduction in 13 women with triplet pregnancies in the first trimester following ovulation induction, in vitro fertilizat...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Porreco RP,Burke MS,Hendrix ML

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of norethisterone on bone mineral metabolism was examined in 43 postmenopausal women. A significant decline in serum calcium, phosphate, and alkaline phosphatase in urinary calcium/creatinine ratio and in tubular maximum reabsorption of phosphate was demonstrated. There was no alteration in urinary hydroxyp...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Abdalla HI,Hart DM,Lindsay R,Leggate I,Hooke A

更新日期：1985-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Our objective was to estimate whether a transvaginal endometrial stripe of less than 5 mm in premenopausal women would exclude endometrial polyps and intracavitary leiomyomata, thereby eliminating the need for sonohysterography. METHODS:Data from 206 consecutive sonohysterograms performed in premenopausal wo...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Breitkopf DM,Frederickson RA,Snyder RR

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate sonographic measurements of endometrial thickness in postmenopausal women taking adjuvant tamoxifen therapy for breast cancer, and to correlate sonographic and pathologic findings to symptoms and duration of tamoxifen therapy. METHODS:Medical records and sonograms of 80 postmenopausal women treat...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Tesoro MR,Borgida AF,MacLaurin NA,Asuncion CM

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Monoamniotic twin pregnancies are frequently associated with cord entanglement, but such entanglement rarely involves the co-twin's trunk, extremities, or neck. CASE:We report a set of monoamniotic twins in which color Doppler imaging revealed that the cord of twin B was wrapped around the neck of its dead ...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Westover T,Guzman ER,Shen-Schwarz S

更新日期：1994-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three cases of mucinous carcinoma of the endometrium are presented. These can be distinguished anatomically from endocervical carcinomas and histochemically from endometrial clear cell carcinomas. Clinically these patients do not differ significantly from others with endometrial carcinoma, but the tumors produce large...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Tiltman AJ

更新日期：1980-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To analyze contemporary U.S. use of minimally invasive surgery for the treatment of endometrial cancer and associated inpatient complications and costs. METHODS:In this retrospective cohort study, the National Inpatient Sample database was analyzed in patients with nonmetastatic endometrial cancer who underw...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Mannschreck D,Matsuno RK,Moriarty JP,Borah BJ,Dowdy SC,Tanner EJ 3rd,Makary MA,Stone RL,Levinson KL,Temkin SM,Fader AN

更新日期：2016-09-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To assess whether obesity is an independent predictor of mortality in women with cervical cancer. METHODS:This retrospective cohort study of patients with stages IB1-IVA cervical cancer treated with curative intent at MD Anderson Cancer Center from 1980 through 2007 categorized these women as underweight, no...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Frumovitz M,Jhingran A,Soliman PT,Klopp AH,Schmeler KM,Eifel PJ

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tubal pregnancy specimens from a patient with undetectable serum beta-hCG levels and a control case with a low beta-hCG titer by radioimmunoassay were analyzed using peroxidase-antiperoxidase immunocytochemical localization of placental proteins. The results indicated that deficient production of beta-hCG by ectopic t...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Taylor RN,Padula C,Goldsmith PC

更新日期：1988-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This project was designed to determine if the presence of fibrin degradation products (FDP) in the blood are of value in the preoperative evaluation of patients with pelvic masses. This study comprised 120 consecutive patients who were evaluated for a diagnosis of pelvic mass, ovarian cyst, or ovarian carcinoma. A blo...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Anstey JT,Blythe JG

更新日期：1978-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A black multipara was shown, by hemoglobin electrophoresis, to have hemoglobin SD disease. The patient exhibited a typically mild anemia that probably was secondary to folate and iron deficiencies as well as to hemoglobinopathic hemolysis. The course of her pregnancy was complicated by pyelonephritis and hyposthenuria...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Spinapolice RX,Colmorgen GH,Spisso K

更新日期：1982-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Congenital cervical spinal cord injury usually is attributed to intrapartum mechanical trauma. CASE:A fetal cervical spinal cord hemorrhage presented as congenital isolated upper extremity ("cruciate") paralysis and muscle atrophy after an atraumatic delivery. Timely neonatal diagnosis and surgery resulted ...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Berck DJ,Mussalli GM,Manning FA

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:A multicenter, randomized placebo-controlled trial among women with singleton pregnancies and a history of spontaneous preterm birth found that weekly injections of 17 alpha-hydroxyprogesterone caproate (17P), initiated between 16 and 20 weeks of gestation, reduced preterm birth by 33%. The current study esti...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Petrini JR,Callaghan WM,Klebanoff M,Green NS,Lackritz EM,Howse JL,Schwarz RH,Damus K

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Amniotic fluid cortisol concentration was compared with lecithin/sphingomyelin ratio, gestational age, and eventual birth-weight in a large series of normal and high-risk human pregnancies in an effort to determine whether cortisol could be used as a reliable indicator of fetal maturity. It appears that when used alon...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Gewolb IH,Hobbins JC,Tan SY

更新日期：1977-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multiple studies suggest that health care workers treating human papillomavirus (HPV)-associated conditions may experience occupational exposure to the virus. Case reports describe the development of cancer and other disease in health care professionals at low risk for such conditions except for their work. Despite li...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Harrison R,Huh W

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this randomized, double-blind study, the effectiveness of a single-agent prophylactic antibiotic in reducing infections after radical abdominal hysterectomy with pelvic and para-aortic lymphadenectomy was compared with a placebo. A total of 12 doses of cefoxitin (2g) or placebo were given to 70 patients, starting t...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Sevin BU,Ramos R,Lichtinger M,Girtanner RE,Averette HE

更新日期：1984-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the effect of early postpartum discharge (less than 48 hours after vaginal birth or 96 hours after cesarean delivery) on maternal and neonatal complications, maternal concerns, patient satisfaction, and cost savings. DATA SOURCES:We performed a MEDLINE search of English-language journals for per...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Grullon KE,Grimes DA

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a study of 50 women of child-bearing age, half of whom had infertility problems, it was demonstrated that the infertile group more commonly yielded Ureaplasma urealyticum on culture (84% versus 60%), had more than twice the recoveries from the endocervical canal than fertile women had (80% verse 36%), and grew a mu...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Graber CD,Creticos P,Valicenti J,Williamson HO

更新日期：1979-11-01 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：:We have reviewed the family histories of children with neural tube defects to determine which relatives are at sufficient risk to be offered amniocentesis for prenatal diagnosis. The recurrence risks for sibs was 6%; therefore, women with one affected child should be made aware of the availability of this test for mon...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Lippman-Hand A,Fraser FC,Biddle CJ

更新日期：1978-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The diagnosis of premature ovarian failure was made in 35 women (ages 17 to 40) with increased concentrations of follicle-stimulating hormone and luteinizing hormone. Three had primary amenorrhea, 29 had secondary amenorrhea (less than one to 15 years), and three had irregular menstrual intervals of less than six mont...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Aiman J,Smentek C

更新日期：1985-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine whether amnio-polymerase chain reaction (amnio-PCR) can replace conventional cytogenetic study for confirming the karyotype of fetuses in women with positive biochemical screening for fetal Down syndrome. To check the accuracy of this technique in our laboratory, we first compared the amnio-PCR results wi...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Leung WC,Lau ET,Lao TT,Tang MH

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We sought to examine the costs of transferring one through five embryos per in vitro fertilization cycle from each of three perspectives: society, the infertile couple, and the insurer. METHODS:Data from the 2003 Assisted Reproductive Technology Report was used to create Markov decision analytic models strat...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Little SE,Ratcliffe J,Caughey AB

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00