The prevalence of urinary incontinence and associated risk factors in a cohort of nulliparous nuns are similar to those reported for parous women.
A regular diet as the first meal after intraabdominal surgery in gynecologic oncology patients is safe and efficacious.
Oral contraceptive use by teenage women increases total serum cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and serum triglycerides but does not alter body weight or percent body fat.
Neuropathy is infrequent after major pelvic surgery, and full recovery is common except in the case of significant nerve root injury or unrepaired nerve transection.
Excess pregnancy weight gain and inability to lose weight postpartum are significant predictors of excess weight 8–10 years after pregnancy.
This study suggests planned home births in Washington State during 1989–1996 had greater infant and maternal risks than hospital births, especially among nulliparous women.
The frequency of congenital varicella syndrome was very low, one in 231 (0.4%) infants born to women who developed primary varicella during pregnancy.
Levels of cervicovaginal fetal fibronectin are not elevated in women with preeclampsia compared with normotensive controls at a similar gestational age.
The sensitivity of the Papanicolaou smear, biopsy, and endocervical curettage in detecting cervical adenocarcinoma in situ underscores the importance of proper preoperative planning for suspected glandular lesions.
For the histologic diagnosis of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia, the interobserver agreement between two gynecologic pathologists is found to be no better than that observed between general and gynecologic pathologists.
Lower proliferation of tumor may be a behavior of clear cell carcinoma of the ovary that contributes to its resistance to chemotherapy.
In this prospective study, we found no association between recent body mass index or adult weight change and ovarian cancer risk, but do report a two-fold higher risk of premenopausal ovarian cancer for women with higher body mass index in young adulthood.
Psychiatric and substance use diagnoses were independently associated with low birth weight and preterm delivery in women delivering in California in 1995.
Nucleated red blood cell counts from placental sections reflect newborn counts shortly after birth.
The umbilical cords of women with early-onset preeclampsia are more likely to be lean and to have a smaller umbilical vein size than those of women with an uneventful pregnancy course.
There was no association between the G-455A polymorphism of the fibrinogen gene promoter or the decamer insertion or deletion polymorphism of the factor VII gene promoter and the occurrence of preeclampsia.
Over 40% of maternal deaths were deemed possibly preventable, with system and provider issues identified as contributory factors.
The plasma and placental levels of interleukin-10, transforming growth factor-b1, and epithelial-cadherin are significantly increased in preeclamptic pregnancies.
Selective screening for factor V Leiden improved our identification of gravidas at high risk of postpartum thrombosis.
In women with chronic pelvic pain with a score of at least 5 on the Interstitial Cystitis Symptom Index, the diagnosis of interstitial cystitis should be considered.
A prototype over-the-counter label for an emergency contraceptive pill product was well understood by most women.
The cyclooxygenase-2-specific inhibitor valdecoxib is efficacious and well tolerated in the treatment of menstrual pain associated with primary dysmenorrhea.
Response to treatment of vulvovaginal lichen planus with hydrocortisone suppositories was good.
Long-term hormone use appears to reduce the risk of skeletal fracture in postmenopausal women irrespective of age.
Management of women with chronic hypertension should include preconception counseling and evaluation of maternal and fetal well-being; antihypertensive agents are used in the "high-risk" group.
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