abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess whether the G allele of the serotonin receptor 1A C(-1019)G polymorphism is associated with premenstrual dysphoric disorder. METHODS:The study sample comprised 53 women with clinically diagnosed premenstrual dysphoric disorder (age range 27-46 years, mean 37.7 years) and 51 healthy control subjects...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Dhingra V,Magnay JL,O'Brien PM,Chapman G,Fryer AA,Ismail KM

更新日期：2007-10-01 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 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：OBJECTIVE:To compare the efficacy of transcervical Foley catheter alone (Foley) to transcervical Foley catheter with extraamniotic saline infusion for labor induction and cervical ripening in women with an unfavorable cervix. METHODS:This was a multicenter, randomized, controlled trial of women presenting for labor in...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Lin MG,Reid KJ,Treaster MR,Nuthalapaty FS,Ramsey PS,Lu GC

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Endometriosis is rarely a cause of recurrent hemorrhagic ascites. This report draws attention to this uncommon condition, which could present a diagnostic dilemma. CASE:A young African-American woman who had experienced recurrent hemorrhagic ascites for more than 2 years underwent laparotomy and was found t...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Palayekar M,Jenci J,Carlson JA Jr

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Doppler measurement of the fetal middle cerebral artery peak systolic velocity is a valuable tool in detecting the presence of fetal anemia in Rh-sensitized pregnancies. We present a case in which discordant left and right middle cerebral artery Dopplers complicated clinical management. CASE:An RhD-alloimmu...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Berkley EM,Rappaport VJ,Hurley TJ

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We report a rare case of a cervical adenosquamous carcinoma, initially diagnosed during delivery, with subsequent implantation in the episiotomy scar 5 weeks postpartum. CASE:A 35-year-old woman with cervical adenosquamous carcinoma diagnosed during delivery was treated with radical abdominal hysterectomy w...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Neumann G,Rasmussen KL,Petersen LK

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the relations between body mass index (BMI; kg/m(2)), weight gain, and incident urinary incontinence in middle-aged women. METHODS:This was a prospective study in the Nurses' Health Study II. Participants reported their weight at age 18 years, and current weight and height in 1989; weight was upd...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Townsend MK,Danforth KN,Rosner B,Curhan GC,Resnick NM,Grodstein F

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To estimate efficacy of rapid, large-dose intravenous (IV) administration of ferric carboxymaltose compared with oral iron therapy in anemic postpartum women. METHODS:In a randomized, controlled trial, we assigned anemic women (hemoglobin [Hb] less than or equal to 10 g/dL) within 10 days postpartum to recei...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Van Wyck DB,Martens MG,Seid MH,Baker JB,Mangione A

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare the expression of Cyr61 in normal cycling endometrium with endometrium from women with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) and endometrial hyperplasia and adenocarcinoma. METHODS:This is a retrospective study of 59 samples of normal and abnormal endometrium. Endometrial biopsies were obtained from ...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： MacLaughlan SD,Palomino WA,Mo B,Lewis TD,Lininger RA,Lessey BA

更新日期：2007-07-01 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 investigate the differences in costs and outcomes of Down syndrome screening using data from the First and Second Trimester Evaluation of Risk (FASTER) Trial. METHODS:Seven possible screening options for Down syndrome were compared: 1) Triple Screen-maternal serum alpha fetoprotein, estriol, and hCG; 2) Q...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Ball RH,Caughey AB,Malone FD,Nyberg DA,Comstock CH,Saade GR,Berkowitz RL,Gross SJ,Dugoff L,Craigo SD,Timor-Tritsch IE,Carr SR,Wolfe HM,Emig D,D'Alton ME,First and Second Trimester Evaluation of Risk (FASTER) Research Consor

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There are various causes of shortness of breath in a young, pregnant woman. The importance of entertaining a broad differential diagnosis is highlighted in this case. CASE:A young, pregnant African-American woman presented in her third trimester with acute onset of shortness of breath. A team approach by di...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Uppalapati R

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare tubal anastomosis by robotic system compared with outpatient minilaparotomy. METHODS:In this retrospective case-control study, women were identified by current procedural terminology code for tubal anastomosis. We included all cases of tubal anastomosis for reversal of a prior tubal ligation by ei...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Rodgers AK,Goldberg JM,Hammel JP,Falcone T

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To develop a simulation-based curricular unit for labor and delivery teams involved in obstetric emergencies to detect and address common mistakes. METHODS:A simulation-based curricular unit for hands-on training of four obstetric emergency scenarios was developed using high-tech mannequins and low-tech simu...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Maslovitz S,Barkai G,Lessing JB,Ziv A,Many A

更新日期：2007-06-01 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：OBJECTIVE:To report our experience with first-trimester screening for trisomy 21 by using the combination of nuchal translucency thickness and nasal bone assessment. METHODS:Pregnant women from a predominantly Latin American population consisting of patients at both low risk and high risk for chromosomal defects under...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Sepulveda W,Wong AE,Dezerega V

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are several obstetric, medical, and surgical disorders that share many of the clinical and laboratory findings of patients with severe preeclampsia-hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelets syndrome. Imitators of severe preeclampsia-hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelets syndrome are lif...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Sibai BM

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Mifepristone and oral misoprostol are typically used for medical abortion in women up to 49 days of gestation, with a 36- to 48-hour interval between the medications. Alternative routes of misoprostol administration allow for use beyond 49 days of gestation. We designed this randomized, noninferiority trial t...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Creinin MD,Schreiber CA,Bednarek P,Lintu H,Wagner MS,Meyn LA,Medical Abortion at the Same Time (MAST) Study Trial Group.

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To develop a model based on factors available at the first prenatal visit that predicts chance of successful vaginal birth after cesarean delivery (VBAC) for individual patients who undergo a trial of labor. METHODS:All women with one prior low transverse cesarean who underwent a trial of labor at term with ...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Grobman WA,Lai Y,Landon MB,Spong CY,Leveno KJ,Rouse DJ,Varner MW,Moawad AH,Caritis SN,Harper M,Wapner RJ,Sorokin Y,Miodovnik M,Carpenter M,O'Sullivan MJ,Sibai BM,Langer O,Thorp JM,Ramin SM,Mercer BM,National Insti

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine whether there are associations between pregnancy intention (intended, unwanted, mistimed, or ambivalent) and negative birth and maternal outcomes: low birth weight (less than 2,500 g), preterm delivery (fewer than 37 weeks), small for gestational age, premature labor, hypertension, and other matern...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Mohllajee AP,Curtis KM,Morrow B,Marchbanks PA

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To estimate the association of the estrogen and progestin potency of combined oral contraceptive pills (OCPs) with epithelial ovarian carcinoma risk. METHODS:This population-based case-control study included 745 women with incident, histologically confirmed epithelial ovarian carcinoma and 943 controls, matc...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Lurie G,Thompson P,McDuffie KE,Carney ME,Terada KY,Goodman MT

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:With the rising rate of cesarean deliveries, the rate of placenta previa and placenta percreta will rise concomitantly resulting in a greater incidence of severe complications. CASE:This case report describes a pregnancy with a massive intra-abdominal bleeding due to placenta percreta at 14 weeks of gestati...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Roeters AE,Oudijk MA,Heydanus R,Bruinse HW

更新日期：2007-02-01 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：BACKGROUND:Pregnancy after hysterectomy is rare. Because this clinical phenomenon is so uncommon, the diagnosis is not always considered in the evaluation of pain in a reproductive-aged woman after hysterectomy. Delay in diagnosis can result in potentially catastrophic intra-abdominal bleeding. CASE:A 31-year-old mult...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Fader AN,Mansuria S,Guido RS,Wiesenfeld HC

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Women with a history of pregnancy loss in the second trimester are often diagnosed with cervical insufficiency and are treated with cervical cerclage. We present an unusual complication of this procedure that mimicked preterm rupture of membranes. CASE:A 38-year-old woman with a history of cervical conizati...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Wall LL,Khan F,Adams S

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

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 estimate whether the time interval between cervical conization and subsequent pregnancy is associated with risk of preterm birth. METHODS:Our study is a case control study nested in a retrospective cohort. Women who underwent colposcopic biopsy or conization with loop electrosurgical excision procedure, l...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Himes KP,Simhan HN

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We sought to relate the risk of antepartum stillbirth to uterine artery Doppler flow velocimetry at 22-24 weeks. METHODS:Data were available from 30,519 unselected women from seven units in the UK who had uterine artery Doppler performed between 22 and 24 weeks of gestation. The risk of stillbirth (n=109) wa...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Smith GC,Yu CK,Papageorghiou AT,Cacho AM,Nicolaides KH,Fetal Medicine Foundation Second Trimester Screening Group.

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To address the impact of simple antenatal educational interventions on breastfeeding practice. METHODS:A randomized controlled trial was carried out in a tertiary referral center from May 2002 to December 2004. A random sample of eligible low-risk antenatal patients was recruited from clinics in the National...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Mattar CN,Chong YS,Chan YS,Chew A,Tan P,Chan YH,Rauff MH

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patient care emergencies may occur at any time in a hospital or an outpatient setting. To respond to these emergencies, it is important that obstetrician-gynecologists prepare themselves by assessing potential emergencies that might occur, creating plans that include establishing early warning systems, designating spe...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： ACOG Committee on Patient Safety and Quality Improvement.

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To estimate rates of postpartum glucose tolerance testing in women diagnosed with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and to assess factors associated with testing. METHODS:This was a retrospective cohort study of 344 women with GDM who received prenatal care in a maternal diabetes clinic during 2001-2004. R...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Russell MA,Phipps MG,Olson CL,Welch HG,Carpenter MW

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the effect of low-dose mifepristone on quality of life, pain, bleeding, and uterine size among women with symptomatic leiomyomata. METHODS:Forty-two women with symptomatic uterine leiomyomata and uterine volume of 160 mL or more were randomized to mifepristone, 5 mg daily, or placebo for 26 weeks. ...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Fiscella K,Eisinger SH,Meldrum S,Feng C,Fisher SG,Guzick DS

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The importance of a broad differential diagnosis is highlighted by a complex patient case. CASE:A young woman returned from her honeymoon complaining of activity-limiting pain. The evaluation revealed multiple constitutional symptoms, a breast mass, a large pelvic mass, pulmonary abnormalities, an external ...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Kimball KJ,Estes JM

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate positive predictive values of CA 125 or transvaginal ultrasonography screening for ovarian cancer according to family history of breast or ovarian cancer. METHODS:In the screening arm of a randomized controlled trial of screening compared with usual care, 28,460 women with family history data rec...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Lacey JV Jr,Greene MH,Buys SS,Reding D,Riley TL,Berg CD,Fagerstrom RM,Hartge P

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess how a strategy to maximize access to emergency contraceptive pills would affect rates of pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections. METHODS:Sexually active women, 14-24 years old, were randomly assigned to two methods of access to emergency contraceptive pills: increased access (two packages of...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Raymond EG,Stewart F,Weaver M,Monteith C,Van Der Pol B

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe obesity prevention and treatment practices of U.S. obstetrician-gynecologists. METHODS:A cross-sectional survey was mailed to 1,806 practicing members of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) in February-April 2005. RESULTS:Of the 900 respondents who returned questionnai...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Power ML,Cogswell ME,Schulkin J

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To describe the incidence and type of fetal injury identified in women undergoing cesarean delivery. METHODS:Between January 1, 1999, and December 31, 2000, a prospective cohort study of all cesarean deliveries was conducted at 13 university centers. Information regarding maternal and infant outcomes was abs...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Alexander JM,Leveno KJ,Hauth J,Landon MB,Thom E,Spong CY,Varner MW,Moawad AH,Caritis SN,Harper M,Wapner RJ,Sorokin Y,Miodovnik M,O'Sullivan MJ,Sibai BM,Langer O,Gabbe SG,National Institute of Child Health and Human Deve

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Breast pain is a common complaint among lactating women. Vasospasm of the nipple should be considered in the differential diagnosis of breast pain, particularly when no other signs of infection or trauma are encountered. This report demonstrates a case of vasospasm successfully treated with nifedipine. CASE...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Page SM,McKenna DS

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Inflammatory pseudotumor is a rare benign cause of lymphadenopathy previously reported in several anatomic locations that can simulate malignant neoplasm. CASE:A postmenopausal woman presented with abdominal pain, generalized malaise, leukocytosis, and intermittent fevers up to 102 degrees F. A 5-day course...

journal_title：Obstetrics and gynecology

authors： Spannuth WA,Leath CA 3rd,Conner MG,Alvarez RD

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00