Focused ultrasonogrpahy was used to treat patients with vulvar dystrophies in this phase 2 study, and results showed it was feasible and effective.
Local injection of botulinum toxin into the paravaginal muscles can successfully treat refractory cases of vaginismus.
Vaginal yeast colonization is common among reproductive-aged females and is not associated with antifungal use.
Women with a previous cesarean delivery who labored in birth centers experienced higher rates of intrapartum fetal and neonatal death than reported for women who labor in hospitals.
Labor progression for overweight and obese women is significantly slower than that of normal-weight women before 6 cm of cervical dilation.
In the presence of meconium, the results during TDxFLM II analysis are decreased, thus allowing physicians to act with confidence on values reaching the mature range.
Increasing use of prenatal screening and elective termination of severely malformed fetuses means that surveillance of terminated pregnancies is necessary for epidemiologic research.
Earlier age at menarche, shorter menstrual cycle length, fewer term births, and shorter lifetime duration of lactation are associated with increased incidence of endometriosis.
A minimum 2-day decline in serial hCG concentrations for completed abortions ranges from 21% to 35% depending on the initial value.
Women with more advanced prolapse were less likely to have stress incontinence and more likely to manually reduce prolapse to void, but prolapse severity was not associated with sexual or bowel symptoms.
Bleeding complications after tension-free vaginal tape procedure are rare events.
The assessment of the ultrasonographic cervical length after successful tocolysis does not improve the predictive value of cervical length measured before initiation of tocolysis on the risk of preterm delivery.
Nearly one third of red blood cell transfusions given to peripartum women are not appropriate when current guidelines are applied.
In elective cesarean deliveries in nonlaboring women, appropriate uterine contraction is achieved by intravenous bolus doses of oxytocin no larger than 1 IU.
High-dose corticosteroid therapy for hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelet count syndrome improves the rate of vaginal delivery and increases candidacy for regional anesthesia by reducing degree of thrombocytopenia.
Seasonal variation in preeclampsia is more specifically defined by timing of conception than by timing of delivery and usually occurs with summertime conception.
Anthropometric measurements of infants of mothers with well-controlled gestational diabetes do not differ from those of infants of nondiabetic mothers.
Preeclampsia is associated with a decreased hyperemic response after pneumatic occlusion of the brachial artery.
Preoperative hysteroscopy increases positive peritoneal cytology in patients with endometrial cancer.
A history of prior uterine surgery increases the risk of adenomyosis by 37%.
We demonstrate an immediate reduction in the use of estrogen plus progestin (53%) and estrogen alone (18%) among women after the termination of the Women's Health Initiative's estrogen-plus-progestin trial.
Vaginal-perianal and vaginal-rectal specimens are equivalent for detection of group B streptococcal colonization in pregnant women.
Grade 1 cervical intraepithelial neoplasia is more common and less likely to regress among women with human immunodeficiency virus than among seronegative women, yet is unlikely to progress absent indications for early treatment.
Gender bias against male obstetrician-gynecologists and other male physicians in general is a theme found in popular women's magazines.
Because therapeutic options for recurrent bacterial vaginosis are currently limited, tinidazole is an effective medication to consider when treating a patient with this condition.
A tuboovarian abscess occurred 12 years after total abdominal hysterectomy.
A case of squamous cell carcinoma of the cervix that produces granulocyte colony-stimulating factor is reported.
The administration of antibiotics after preterm rupture of membranes is beneficial for women and neonates.
After Group B streptococci emerged dramatically in the 1970s as the leading cause of neonatal infection, national consensus guidelines published in 1996 led to a 70% reduction in infection, yet many clinical issues remain.
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Conservative surgical treatment of stage IA2 cervical cancer during pregnancy was successful.
Actinomycosis may be included in the differential diagnosis of women with retroperitoneal fibrosis, even in the absence of an intrauterine device.
Massive fetal ascites may increase the peak systolic velocity in the middle cerebral artery in the absence of fetal anemia.
A patient with previous endarterectomy of the carotid artery was treated with low-molecular-weight heparin and experienced a healthy pregnancy, delivery, and puerperium.
This is a report of a fatal case of Clostridium sordellii infection after mifepristone-misoprostol medical abortion.
Amyloid deposition may be present in the uterus of women with systemic amyloidosis without causing symptoms of vaginal bleeding.
This report of aggressive sciatic nerve endometriosis highlights the possibility of malignant transformation in cases of large, hormone-treatment-resistant and recurrent endometriosis.
A case of symptomatic diaphragmatic endometriosis 10 years after total abdominal hysterectomy strengthens the coelomic metaplasia theory as the etiology of endometriosis.
A case of severe hepatic ischemia associated with coarctation of the aorta in pregnancy is presented; findings which discriminate this entity from other pregnancy-related liver disorders are discussed.
A neonatal femoral corner fracture occurred during external cephalic version.
The prenatal ultrasound diagnosis of Poland syndrome is described, and the differential diagnosis issue discussed.
Buttock necrosis may occur as a result of inadvertent nontarget embolization during uterine artery embolization for leiomyomata.
Embolization of large uterine leiomyomata may be complicated by delayed onset endometritis and life-threatening sepsis.
Rectovaginal fistulas were repaired with porcine dermal allograft as an interposition graft between suture lines.
Three cases of port-site implantation after laparoscopic treatment of borderline tumor were reported.
Stage I endometrial cancer and stage IV endometriosis can result in early isolated endometrial cancer recurrence in the abdominal incision.
Peritoneal trophoblastic spread was the cause of abdominal pain and intra-abdominal bleeding in a woman after perforation of the uterus during uterine curettage.
A case of paraneoplastic limbic encephalitis was attributable to ovarian cancer.
Peritoneal coccidioidomycosis is an endemic fungal infection that can mimic metastatic ovarian carcinoma.
We surgically treated a patient with abdominal compartment syndrome that was caused by a 17-kg ovarian mucinous cystadenoma.
Growth of a rapidly-expanding endometrial stromal sarcoma recurrence was held in check over one year by administration of a gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogue.
A rare case of hemolytic uremic syndrome presents after chemotherapy for endodermal sinus tumor of the ovary.
Protrusio acetabuli may present as a complex pelvic mass in a woman with a history of a total hip arthroplasty.
Factor XI deficiency may present as severe bleeding after minor gynecologic procedures in women of Ashkenazi Jewish background.
Three cases of interstitial pregnancy were successfully treated by transcervical suction curettage under laparoscopic guidance.
Heterotopic pregnancy in a natural conception cycle presenting as hematometra is diagnosed with the help of transvaginal ultrasonography and 3-dimensional power Doppler ultrasonography.
Tuboovarian abscess may develop subsequent to thermal endometrial ablation.
An allograft colpopexy to the sacrospinous ligament is an effective method of vaginal vault suspension for patients with limited total vaginal length.
We report a case of milk-alkali syndrome complicating the early second trimester of pregnancy.
Although Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome is associated with significant morbidity during pregnancy, successful outcomes can be achieved with close surveillance.
Lactate was detected in utero in fetal peripheral tissue in a severely growth-restricted fetus by using magnetic resonance spectroscopy.
A uterine dehiscence in a 28-week pregnancy was repaired to allow continuation of pregnancy to fetal lung maturity.
We describe a case of atrial fibrillation secondary to maternal cor triatriatum diagnosed during the first trimester of pregnancy and its management until postpartum.
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