Much ado about a little cut: is episiotomy worthwhile?

abstract：:One hundred ten consecutive patients with invasive gynecologic cancers, treated by radical hysterectomy at The University of California, Irvine Medical Center, underwent early postoperative intravenous pyelogram (IVP). An abnormal early postoperative IVP did not predict subsequent urinary tract dysfunction (anatomical...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Buller RE,Tamir IL,DiSaia PJ,Berman ML

更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Non-Hodgkin lymphoma was diagnosed initially in a curettage specimen of a puerperal uterus 3 weeks after normal delivery of a healthy infant. The disease, which probably existed during the last trimester of pregnancy, was classified as clinical stage IVb. Combination chemotherapy resulted in immediate improvement and ...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Roumen FJ,de Leeuw JW,van der Linden PJ,Pannebakker MA

更新日期：1990-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare sexual function in women with and without uterovaginal prolapse and urinary incontinence. METHODS:Eighty women with prolapse and with or without incontinence and 30 continent women without prolapse completed questionnaires assessing sexual function and underwent a physical examination. RESULTS:Wo...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Weber AM,Walters MD,Schover LR,Mitchinson A

更新日期：1995-04-01 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 determine whether women with chorioamnionitis developed elevated serum granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) concentrations and, if so, whether the G-CSF crossed to the fetus. METHODS:We quantified G-CSF before, during, and after delivery and in the cord blood of 12 women with clinical chorioamnio...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Li Y,Ohls RK,Rosa C,Shah M,Richards DS,Christensen RD

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To explore disparities in prematurity and low birth weight (LBW) by maternal race and ethnicity among singletons conceived with and without assisted reproductive technology (ART). METHODS:We performed a retrospective cohort study using resident birth certificate data from Florida, Massachusetts, and Michigan...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Crawford S,Joshi N,Boulet SL,Bailey MA,Hood ME,Manning SE,McKane P,Kirby RS,Kissin DM,Jamieson DJ,States Monitoring Assisted Reproductive Technology (SMART) Collaborative.

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The recently developed sperm penetration assay (SPA) tests the functional capacity of sperm. It is based upon the ability of in vitro capacitated human spermatozoa to penetrate zona-free hamster eggs in vitro. The SPA was superior to seminal fluid analysis in predicting both fertility and infertility; in the predictio...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Karp LE,Williamson RA,Moore DE,Shy KK,Plymate SR,Smith WD

更新日期：1981-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To document individual variations in the rise in insulin requirements during type I diabetic pregnancies, to relate the degree of increase to maternal characteristics and fetal outcome, and to examine these factors in a subgroup of patients experiencing a large fall in insulin requirement in the third trimes...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Steel JM,Johnstone FD,Hume R,Mao JH

更新日期：1994-02-01 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：2019-11-01 00:00:00

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：:Human placental cord blood contains a large number of hematopoietic progenitor cells, which could be used as a source of stem cells for the treatment of hematologic disorders and malignancies. Advantages of cord blood use include noninvasive collection, low risk for viral infection, and immunologic naivete. Cord blood...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Wiley JM,Kuller JA

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Amniotic fluid embolism is seldom recognized in nonperipartum patients. The pathophysiology is uncertain and diagnosis imprecise, making management after stabilization difficult. CASE:A 37-year-old woman at 28 weeks' gestation presented with signs and symptoms consistent with amniotic fluid embolism includi...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Kent KJ,Cooper BC,Thomas KW,Zlatnik FJ

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the relationship between erythropoietin concentration in umbilical venous blood and clinical signs of fetal hypoxia. METHODS:We measured erythropoietin concentrations in umbilical venous blood from 200 consecutively born neonates using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) with two mono...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Maier RF,Böhme K,Dudenhausen JW,Obladen M

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous published reports have shown that fetuses affected with Down syndrome have normal biparietal diameter (BPD), high BPD-to-femur length ratio, and shorter femur length and occipitofrontal diameter. A retrospective comparison of the BPD, occipitofrontal diameter, cephalic index, femur length, and BPD/femur lengt...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Shah YG,Eckl CJ,Stinson SK,Woods JR Jr

更新日期：1990-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine recurrent preterm birth and early term birth in women's initial and immediately subsequent pregnancies. METHODS:This retrospective cohort study included 163,889 women who delivered their first and second liveborn singleton neonates between 20 and 44 weeks of gestation in California from 2005 throu...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Yang J,Baer RJ,Berghella V,Chambers C,Chung P,Coker T,Currier RJ,Druzin ML,Kuppermann M,Muglia LJ,Norton ME,Rand L,Ryckman K,Shaw GM,Stevenson D,Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To estimate whether excessive weight gain or obesity are risk factors affecting success for vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC). METHODS:Patients attempting VBAC were identified by the International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision, codes "VBAC" and "non-primary C-section" and by reviewing logbooks o...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Juhasz G,Gyamfi C,Gyamfi P,Tocce K,Stone JL

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare temporal trends of urogynecologic mesh medical device reports with sentinel U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) notices and to examine all linked reports of patient death. METHODS:The Reed Tech Navigator is an online tool used to extract and analyze data in the Manufacturer and User Facility D...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Sassani JC,Artsen AM,Moalli PA,Bradley MS

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Unsustainable health care costs combined with suboptimal patient outcomes have led health policy experts and payers to consider value-based payment or alternative payment models. Replacing fee-for-service reimbursement, these models link payment to value by rewarding efforts to enhance the quality of care at similar o...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors：

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since the first successful umbilical cord blood transplant in 1988, it has been estimated that more than 35,000 transplants have been performed in children and adults for the correction of inborn errors of metabolism, hematopoietic malignancies, and genetic disorders of the blood and immune system. Two types of banks ...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors：

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Granulosa and theca cell tumors are rather common gonadal stromal tumors. A postmenopausal patient with a granulosa cell tumor, who complained chiefly of breast tenderness and enlarging, abdomen, is presented. Preoperative and postoperative studies including serum estrone, estradiol, prolactin, FSH, and LH,as well as ...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Mccormack TP,Riddick DH

更新日期：1976-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Previous studies that compared outcomes of infants born outside tertiary care centers (outborn) with those born in tertiary care centers (inborn) did not account for admission illness severity and perinatal risks. The objective of this study was to examine whether outborn status is associated with higher mort...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Chien LY,Whyte R,Aziz K,Thiessen P,Matthew D,Lee SK,Canadian Neonatal Network.

更新日期：2001-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate whether preeclampsia is associated with risk of maternal retinal disease in the decades after pregnancy. METHODS:We carried out a longitudinal cohort study of 1,108,541 women who delivered neonates in any hospital in Quebec, Canada, between 1989 and 2013. We tracked women for later hospitalizatio...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Auger N,Fraser WD,Paradis G,Healy-Profitós J,Hsieh A,Rhéaume MA

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The techniques and applications of amniocentesis performed with a new high-frequency aspiration-biopsy transducer are described in detail. The advantages of this technique are greatest in third-trimester patients where active fetal motion and diminished amniotic fluid volumes make unguided punctures difficult or impos...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Bree RL

更新日期：1979-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study the effect of raloxifene on the response to conjugated estrogen cream or nonhormonal moisturizer in postmenopausal women with preexisting signs of vaginal atrophy. METHODS:Postmenopausal women with preexisting and untreated vaginal atrophy were enrolled in this parallel, placebo-controlled, randomiz...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Parsons A,Merritt D,Rosen A,Heath H 3rd,Siddhanti S,Plouffe L Jr,Study Groups on the Effects of Raloxifene HCI With Low-Dose Premarin Vaginal Cream.

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ultrasonic surgical aspiration is a useful technique for safe and accurate tissue removal. This study was conducted to evaluate its role in noninvasive vulvar disease. From December 1988 to March 1990, 27 patients underwent ultrasonic surgery; nine patients had vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia (VIN) and 18 had condylo...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Rader JS,Leake JF,Dillon MB,Rosenshein NB

更新日期：1991-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To determine the frequency of and risk factors for serious morbidity resulting in a prolonged hospital stay or readmission among women enrolled in Tennessee's Medicaid program who delivered live or dead infants in 1991. METHODS:This retrospective cohort study included 33,251 women of white or black ethnicity...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Hebert PR,Reed G,Entman SS,Mitchel EF Jr,Berg C,Griffin MR

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To estimate prenatal sexually transmitted disease-human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) screening rates among insured women with prenatal care and the association of chlamydia and gonorrhea screening with Pap testing. METHODS:We estimated prenatal screening rates for syphilis, hepatitis B, HIV, chlamydia, and g...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Ross CE,Tao G,Patton M,Hoover KW

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To estimate the incidence of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) according to The International Association of the Diabetes and Pregnancy Study Groups (IADPSG) criteria and the pregnancy complications in women fulfilling these criteria but who are not considered diabetic according to the Canadian Diabetes Ass...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Bodmer-Roy S,Morin L,Cousineau J,Rey E

更新日期：2012-10-01 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 compare the effects of single and repeated courses of corticosteroids on brain growth in fetal sheep. METHODS:Pregnant sheep were given intramuscular betamethasone (0.5 mg/kg) at 104 days' gestation followed at 111, 118, and 124 days by equivalent volumes of sterile normal saline (n = 12) or betamethasone...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Huang WL,Beazley LD,Quinlivan JA,Evans SF,Newnham JP,Dunlop SA

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00