Chorioamnionitis and uterine function

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To estimate determinants of and outcomes associated with activity restriction among women with a short cervix. METHODS:This was a secondary analysis of a randomized trial of 17-α hydroxyprogesterone caproate for prevention of preterm birth among nulliparous women with singleton gestations and cervices less t...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Grobman WA,Gilbert SA,Iams JD,Spong CY,Saade G,Mercer BM,Tita ATN,Rouse DJ,Sorokin Y,Leveno KJ,Tolosa JE,Thorp JM,Caritis SN,Peter Van Dorsten J,Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Unesterified arachidonic acid is the obligatory precursor of the prostaglandins (PG), PGF2alpha and PGE2. In order to ascertain whether or not the human fetal membranes could represent a storage site for prostaglandin(s) precursor, the fatty acid content of human fetal membranes was measured. Approximately 20% of the ...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Schwarz BE,Schultz FM,Macdonald PC,Johnston JM

更新日期：1975-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine if using the endocervical brush after curetting the endocervix will increase the yield of endocervical tissue retrieved for an endocervical curettage (ECC) specimen. METHODS:Between March 1, 1995, and June 30, 1996, we recruited for participation patients with abnormal Papanicolaou smears referr...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Tate KM,Strickland JL

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The association between low Apgar scores (7 or less) at 1 and 5 minutes and cognitive performance in late adolescence was assessed. A 17-year follow-up of 1942 subjects was performed. The intelligence test scores at 17 years of age were matched with 1- and 5-minutes Apgar scores. A multiple linear regression analysis ...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Seidman DS,Paz I,Laor A,Gale R,Stevenson DK,Danon YL

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the efficacy and safety of an oral formulation of tranexamic acid for the treatment of heavy menstrual bleeding. METHODS:Adult women with heavy menstrual bleeding (mean menstrual blood loss 80 mL or more per cycle) were enrolled in a double-blind, placebo-controlled study. After two pretreatment me...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Lukes AS,Moore KA,Muse KN,Gersten JK,Hecht BR,Edlund M,Richter HE,Eder SE,Attia GR,Patrick DL,Rubin A,Shangold GA

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The reliability of intrauterine pressure measurements was studied by placing two catheters in the same uterus in women in labor. Nineteen parturients were studied, five with two Intran I catheters in different pockets of amniotic fluid, five with two Intran II catheters in different pockets, and nine with two Intran I...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Arulkumaran S,Yang M,Tien CY,Ratnam SS

更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To systematically review studies examining the relationship between hyperemesis gravidarum and Helicobacter pylori (H pylori) infection. DATA SOURCES:A 1966 to January 2007 search using MEDLINE/PubMed, EMBASE, and Web of Science included MeSH terms: "Helicobacter pylori," "Helicobacter infections," "hypereme...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Golberg D,Szilagyi A,Graves L

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the degree to which prenatal knowledge of fetal anomalies and sociodemographic characteristics determined outcome of 53,000 pregnancies. METHODS:Pregnancies were consecutively evaluated at a university hospital between 1984 and 1997. The severity of anomalies was graded by using an ordinal scale,...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Schechtman KB,Gray DL,Baty JD,Rothman SM

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To estimate the change in survival rates of women with ovarian cancer during the past 14 years. METHODS:Women diagnosed with epithelial, germ cell, sarcomas, and sex-cord stromal ovarian tumors were identified from the Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results Database. Demographic and clinicopathologic fact...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Chan JK,Cheung MK,Husain A,Teng NN,West D,Whittemore AS,Berek JS,Osann K

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To develop patient-centered outcome measures for clinical research by characterizing the effects of pregnancy and childbirth on functioning. METHODS:Five focus groups of mothers (n = 33) and three focus groups of clinicians (midwives [n = 8], obstetricians [n = 4], and family practitioners [n = 7]) were conv...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Kline CR,Martin DP,Deyo RA

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pregnancy of a woman with Friedreich ataxia was complicated by the onset of preterm labor and preeclampsia. Administration of magnesium sulfate (MgSO4.7H2O) in the usual intravenous dosage resulted in the dramatic development of profound motor weakness and respiratory distress. Magnesium acts to antagonize the act...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Bruner JP,Yeast JD

更新日期：1990-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fifteen infertile women diagnosed by endometrial dating to have a luteal phase defect were treated with human pituitary follicle-stimulating hormone (hFSH) for 45 cycles. Human follicle-stimulating hormone was administered intramuscularly in a dose of 50 IU/day (group 1) for 35 cycles and 100 IU/day (group 2) for ten ...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Huang KE,Muechler EK,Bonfiglio TA

更新日期：1984-07-01 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：:Findings on ultrasound scanning of the cervix and lower uterine segment were compared with those on digital examination in patients in preterm labor or those in whom induction was planned. An ultrasound scoring system gave results that corresponded closely to those of the Bishop score. ...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： O'Leary JA,Ferrell RE

更新日期：1986-11-01 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：:Forty-three women who had undergone a natural or surgical menopause were randomized to receive either 0.625 mg of conjugated estrogens or an intramuscular injection of 150 mg of depo-medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA) for 25 days each month. Vasomotor symptoms were recorded before treatment for three weeks and weekly ...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Lobo RA,McCormick W,Singer F,Roy S

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Insulin-dependent diabetic women without adequate glucose control have a higher spontaneous abortion rate when compared with the general population. The present study examined whether the increased rate of spontaneous abortions in insulin-dependent diabetic women was associated with poor glycemic control in the early ...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Miodovnik M,Mimouni F,Tsang RC,Ammar E,Kaplan L,Siddiqi TA

更新日期：1986-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Health care in the United States has become a privilege rather than a right. Patients who have the greatest need are the ones most likely to be denied this privilege. Despite recent advances in disease detection and treatment, many patients do not receive even the bare minimum of care. The high complexity of the healt...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Westin SN,Bustillos D,Gano JB,Fields MM,Coker AL,Sun CC,Ramondetta LM

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Persistent tubal pregnancy may be manifest by either acute symptoms or a persistent or rising beta-hCG titer following conservative surgery. This condition is a relatively new complication, related to the recent practice of conservative surgical management of tubal pregnancy. Much has been written on the identificatio...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Stock RJ

更新日期：1991-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the effectiveness of intrauterine local anesthesia in reducing pain associated with outpatient gynecologic procedures. DATA SOURCES:We searched online databases PubMed or MEDLINE, Embase, Google Scholar, and Clinicaltrials.gov and hand-searched reference lists from reviews evaluating pain-control m...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Mercier RJ,Zerden ML

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recommendations for activity after obstetric and gynecologic procedures remain based on tradition and anecdote. After reviewing the current evidence base, guidelines, and practice for postdischarge instructions related to physical activity after the most common obstetric and gynecologic surgical procedures, we conclud...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Minig L,Trimble EL,Sarsotti C,Sebastiani MM,Spong CY

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pelvic vein thrombosis may occur in nonpuerperal patients with hypercoagulable conditions and have significant sequelae. The purpose of this report is to describe a nonpuerperal woman with factor V Leiden mutation who developed acute pelvic pain secondary to pelvic varix thrombosis. CASE:A multiparous woman...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Visaria SD,Davis JD

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The diagnosis of uterine rupture is aided by the identification of risk factors, such as oxytocin administration. In several experiments, cocaine has been shown to stimulate uterine contractility. Complications from cocaine abuse during pregnancy have increased dramatically in the United States, and cocaine ...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Iriye BK,Bristow RE,Hsu CD,Bruni R,Johnson TR

更新日期：1994-05-01 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：:Nitrous oxide analgesia was introduced into obstetrics by a young Polish-Russian physician who manufactured the gas himself, mixed it with oxygen, humidified the mixture with water vapor, and devised a mouthpiece for self-administration. After assessing the results on himself, he evaluated the effects on pain relief, ...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Marx GF,Katsnelson T

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two cases of unusual postpartum fever in foreign nationals are presented. Prolonged work-up led to the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis as a cause of postpartum fever that responded well to antituberculous drugs. The signs and symptoms illustrated by these cases should alert physicians to consider tuberculosis in t...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Brar HS,Golde SH,Egan JE

更新日期：1987-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the association between maternal use of sulfamethizole near term and the risk of neonatal jaundice. METHODS:We conducted a nationwide population-based retrospective cohort study using Danish registers. All Danish women giving birth between 1995 and 2007 were included from the Danish Fertility ...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Klarskov P,Andersen JT,Jimenez-Solem E,Torp-Pedersen C,Poulsen HE

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A light microscopic, an electron microscopic, and a ultrahistochemical study have been made of seven placentas from women with mild and excellently controlled chemical gestational diabetes. Only one placenta showed no significant abnormality; the remainder showed, to a varying degree, changes in the syncytiotrophoblas...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Jones CJ,Fox H

更新日期：1976-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirty-eight women with stage I epidermoid carcinoma of the vulva were studied retrospectively in an attempt to define the criteria for conservative therapy in early invasive vulvar cancer. Among the 38 women, 23 met the 6 criteria established for early invasive carcinoma of the vulva. In those 23 women, there were no...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Chu J,Tamimi HK,Ek M,Figge DC

更新日期：1982-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To estimate the rate of pregnancy hospitalizations for women with two groups of myocardial disorders, cardiomyopathy and other myocardial disorders, and report the rate of severe obstetric complications among these hospitalizations in delivery and postpartum periods. METHODS:We performed a cross-sectional s...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Kuklina EV,Callaghan WM

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00