Use of the sleeved endocervical cytobrush maintained similar sensitivity and specificity when compared to the endocervical curette but resulted in significantly fewer inadequate specimens.
Risk of heavy bleeding increases with leiomyoma size similarly for both submucosal and nonsubmucosal leiomyomata, with even small leiomyomata associated with elevated risk.
Risk for Chlamydia trachomatis tubal infertility may be regulated immunogenetically by mechanisms dependent on human leukocyte antigen–DRB.
Endometrial cells on cervical cytology combined with tumor grade from endometrial biopsy are predictive of nodal spread in endometrial cancer.
The addition of inhibin-A in second-trimester maternal serum screening for Down syndrome is shown to be effective.
Unfractionated heparin and low molecular weight heparin reduced the binding of antiphospholipid antibodies to phospholipids in an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.
Multiple ultrasound markers plus age were used to estimate patient-specific trisomy 18 risk.
Dietary docosahexaenoic acid supplementation during the third trimester of pregnancy extends gestation.
Hybrid Capture II triage for patients with atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance failed to detect 25% of histologic high-grade dysplasia positive for high-risk human papillomavirus under polymerase chain reaction analysis.
Beliefs about Papanicolaou smears and providers, low self-reported impulsivity, and no family history of cervical cancer are associated with Papanicolaou smear return visits.
For tensile strength, there is no difference between uterosacral ligament sutures placed vaginally or laparoscopically by experienced surgeons.
Peer counseling for pregnant smokers decreased the number of cigarettes smoked per day but did not increase abstinence rates.
Echocardiography should be considered in any pregnant patient without a readily appropriate explanation for her pulmonary edema.
In women with abnormal genital tract flora manifested by bacterial vaginosis, clindamycin vaginal cream significantly reduces the incidence of preterm birth.
Increased leptin levels in amniotic fluid correlate with maternal serum leptin levels in pregnant women who had fetuses with a neural tube defect in the second trimester.
Intrauterine exposure to preeclampsia is associated with increased blood pressure in adolescence.
Previous birth or abortion predict the use of hormonal contraceptive methods, whereas having never been pregnant is associated with consistent condom use.
The polyurethane condom provided less pregnancy protection than the latex condom, but both condoms offered pregnancy protection in the range of other barrier methods.
Vulvovaginal candidiasis occurs with higher incidence and greater persistence, but not greater severity, among human immunodeficiency virus–infected women than among at-risk human immunodeficiency virus–uninfected women.
Maternal circulating corticotropin-releasing hormone at midgestation differs in Hispanic and white populations, and the ethnicity-specific medians are defined for weeks 14–18 of pregnancy.
Nulliparity, membranes beyond the external cervical os, and gestational age less than 22 weeks at placement independently predict delivery less than 28 weeks' gestation after emergent cerclage.
Neonatal mortality increases with increasing birth weight discordance; after controlling for fetal growth, smaller and larger twins experiencing high discordance remain at disproportionate but similar risk.
Preeclampsia occurs in at least two subsets, one with small fetal size, and another with normal or enhanced fetal growth.
Although structural and chromosomal abnormalities, very low birth weight, low Apgar scores, and family history are associated with newborn hearing loss, most infants with hearing loss have no risk factors.
A mock trial setting is useful for teaching students and faculty in a school of medicine about malpractice litigation related to obstetric and neonatal care.
Chronic pelvic pain is a common and significant syndrome that may involve disorders of the reproductive, gastrointestinal, urological, musculoskeletal, and psychoneurological systems.
Abstracts: ABSTRACTS Obstet Gynecol 2003 101: 612-615. [Full Text] [PDF]
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