Onset of stress urinary incontinence during first pregnancy or first puerperal period is associated with a high risk of symptoms 12 years later.
Uterosacral ligament vaginal vault fixation seems durable for vaginal repair of apical prolapse, maintaining or improving lower urinary tract, bowel, and sexual function.
The sensitivity of colposcopy for detecting cervical intraepithelial neoplasia 3 in women with atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance or low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions cytology improves substantially when more than two biopsy samples are taken.
A small cadre of physician experts appears to dominate neurologic birth injury litigation, and analysis of their characteristics raises questions about partisanship, expertise, and professional representativeness.
The majority of antibiotics administered to obstetric patients for infective endocarditis prophylaxis are inappropriate according to national guidelines.
Compared with induction of labor at term, cesarean delivery without labor has significantly less hemorrhagic morbidity.
The 2-hour partogram increases the need for intervention without improving maternal or neonatal outcomes, compared with the 4-hour partogram advocated by the World Health Organization.
Routine, as compared with optional, training in elective termination during residency resulted in greater exposure to abortion practices and experience in more complicated abortion techniques.
Half of Canadian obstetrics and gynecology residency programs include routine abortion training, but the minority of residents feel competent in dilation and evacuation and medical abortion.
Diagnoses of stress incontinence from urodynamic studies seem stable within and across physicians, but urodynamics-based detrusor overactivity or voiding dysfunction diagnoses may be insufficiently reliable.
A biomechanical model was used to explore the interaction among apical support from the cardinal and uterosacral ligament complex, levator ani muscle impairment, and anterior vaginal wall prolapse.
Laser therapy is an effective therapeutic option for all stages of severe twin-twin transfusion syndrome.
Serum proangiogenic factor PlGF levels are decreased and the antiangiogenic ratio sFlt-1/ PlGF is increased in nulliparous women who subsequently develop hypertension and placental abruption.
Umbilical arterial pH values do not vary across gestation in neonates born to women with meconium-stained amniotic fluid.
For women who require induction of labor, consideration should be given to admission in the morning rather than admission in the evening.
Metastatic low-grade serous carcinoma of the ovary is characterized by young age at diagnosis and prolonged overall survival.
Increasing paternal age is significantly associated with spontaneous abortion, independent of maternal age and multiple other factors.
In a high-risk population, rates of contraceptive continuation and effectiveness for the transdermal contraceptive patch were significantly lower than those for the oral contraceptive pill.
Less pain was experienced at vaginoscopic approach of diagnostic hysteroscopy in comparison with the traditional procedure.
Women who spontaneously achieve undetectable serum hCG levels after evacuation of partial molar pregnancies are at extremely low risk for relapse.
New human papillomavirus tests and testing guidelines have transformed U.S. screening, abnormal cytology management, and counseling practices; both appropriate and inappropriate HPV testing are common.
Sexual activity is a significant risk factor for development of cervical cytological abnormalities among postmenopausal women.
Widespread HPV vaccination of all boys and girls will not increase sexual activity and will eradicate cervical cancer.
For treatment of primary dysmenorrhea, evidence-based data support the efficacy of cyclooxygenase inhibitors, such as ibuprofen, naproxen sodium, and ketoprofen, and estrogen-progestin oral contraceptive pills.
Thorough fetal autopsy and placental examination by a perinatal pathologist provide valuable information in determining the underlying etiology of term stillbirth.
Abstracts: Effect of B Vitamins and Genetics on Success of In Vitro Fertilization: Prospective Cohort Study Obstet Gynecol 2006 108: 448. [Full Text] [PDF] Nonhormonal Therapies for Menopausal Hot Flushes: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Obstet Gynecol 2006 108: 448-a. [Full Text] [PDF] Treatment of Mild to Moderate Obesity With Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding or an Intensive Medical Program: A Randomized Trial Obstet Gynecol 2006 108: 448-b-449-b. [Full Text] [PDF] Spontaneous Preterm Delivery in Primiparous Women at Low Risk in Denmark: Population-Based Study Obstet Gynecol 2006 108: 449. [Full Text] [PDF] Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome After Repeat Exposure to Antenatal Corticosteroids: A Randomised Controlled Trial Obstet Gynecol 2006 108: 449-a-450-a. [Full Text] [PDF] Female Genital Mutilation and Obstetric Outcome: WHO Collaborative Prospective Study in Six African Countries Obstet Gynecol 2006 108: 450. [Full Text] [PDF] Management of Miscarriage: Expectant, Medical, or Surgical? Results of Randomised Controlled Trial (Miscarriage Treatment [MIST] Trial) Obstet Gynecol 2006 108: 450-a. [Full Text] [PDF] The Sensitivity and Specificity of a Simple Test to Distinguish Between Urge and Stress Urinary Incontinence Obstet Gynecol 2006 108: 450-b-451-b. [Full Text] [PDF] Lowering the Threshold for Discussions of Domestic Violence: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Computer Screening Obstet Gynecol 2006 108: 451. [Full Text] [PDF]
Letters to the Editor: Can a 29% Cesarean Delivery Rate Possibly Be Justified? Gerard Agnew, Michael Turner Obstet Gynecol 2006 108: 452. [Full Text] [PDF] Can a 29% Cesarean Delivery Rate Possibly Be Justified? Robert Resnik Obstet Gynecol 2006 108: 452-a. [Full Text] [PDF]
Errata: Erratum Obstet Gynecol 2006 108: 453. [Full Text] [PDF]
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