Compared with low transverse cesarean delivery, maternal and perinatal morbidity is higher with both classic cesarean and inverted "T" cesarean deliveries.
Risk of stillbirth in multiple gestations at 37–38 weeks' gestation is equivalent to that of postterm singleton pregnancy.
In the normal full-term parturient, labor alone does not significantly increase body temperature.
Early second-trimester nuchal measurement can be a simple screening strategy to detect fetal trisomy 21.
Leptin may be an acute stress-related hormone.
Previous tubal ligation is a risk factor for new or worse pelvic pain and hysterectomy after rollerball endometrial ablation.
Unstimulated in vitro maturation of oocytes in women with polycystic ovaries has lower implantation and pregnancy rates but less ovarian hyperstimulation than stimulated in vitro fertilization.
Outcome was not improved in patients with ovarian tumors of low malignant potential who were surgically staged compared with patients who were not staged.
Aspirin inhibits ovarian carcinoma cell growth in vitro.
Menstrual bleeding has significant economic implications for women in the workplace.
Oral misoprotol does not shorten the third stage of labor in second-trimester deliveries.
Term delivery of infants with gastroschisis results in earlier primary closure of the defect, tolerance of first and full feedings, and hospital discharge.
Physical abuse by a partner during pregnancy is an independent risk factor for a low birth weight infant.
Plasma from women with severe preeclampsia has increased monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 and interleukin-8 and stimulates the production of these chemokines in vascular endothelial cells.
Elevated fetal renal artery Doppler resistance index due to reduced end-diastolic velocity suggests that reduced renal perfusion is the cause of oligohydramnios in prolonged pregnancy.
The prevalence of anal incontinence is 20% among women with pelvic floor dysfunctions. Anal incontinence is significantly associated with urinary incontinence and severe rectocele.
Involvement of a gynecologic oncologist at the time of primary surgery for endometrial cancer was associated with comparable outcomes in both the university and community hospital setting.
There is no statistically significant additional effect of adding biofeedback to pelvic floor muscle training for treatment of female urodynamic stress incontinence.
More sensitive cervical cancer screening performed less frequently may be more effective and less expensive than the conventional cytology done annually.
Compared with uterine dehiscence, complete uterine rupture is associated with a significantly increased risk of maternal blood transfusion and neonatal asphyxia.
Decreased plasma activity of adenosine deaminase may be in part associated with the decrease in the proportion of interferon-g–secreting cells during normal pregnancy.
Positive amplification of one of the anaerobes, Mobiluncus species, Bacteroides fragilis, and Gardnerella vaginalis, is indicative of bacterial vaginosis.
Douching at least once per month is associated with bacterial vaginosis, Gardnerella vaginalis, Mycoplasma hominis, and an absence of hydrogen peroxide-producing lactobacilli in the vagina.
Hospitalization rates for assaults are high among pregnant women and are associated with their younger ages, risk of assaults in nonwhite women, and lower admission thresholds.
An investigation of the possibility of objective assessment of cervical cancer radioresponse via determination of serum squamous cell carcinoma antigen levels and magnetic resonance imaging–based estimation of tumor shrinkage.
Endometriosis-associated cancer patients are typically premenopausal with endometrioid/clear cell histology and often have early stage disease, and stage and gravidity independently predict survival.
On three-dimensional ultrasound the female urethra shows signs of external compression rather than active contraction during voluntary pelvic floor activity.
We compared a national estimate of screening practices of obstetricians and gynecologists to screening by other physicians for sexually transmitted diseases.
Leukorrhea was a powerful predictor of cervical infection in pregnant and nonpregnant outpatient women, allowing for on-site diagnosis and treatment of high-risk women.
Except for completely normal fetal heart rate patterns and patterns considered ominous, there is a lack of consensus regarding patterns between these extremes.
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