The tension-free vaginal tape and the transobturator tension- free vaginal tape procedures perform equally in terms of objective and subjective cure in the short term.
In this large population-based study, women with stage I non clear cell ovarian cancers who underwent lymphadenectomy had a significant improvement in survival.
Compared with embolization, laparoscopic occlusion of uterine vessels results in less postoperative pain, but more patients reported heavy bleeding at the 6-month follow-up.
Instrumental delivery and episiotomy are strong, potentially modifiable risk factors for anal sphincter tear at the time of vaginal delivery.
Using the College of American Pathologists' 1997 guidelines, 37.5% of all deliveries had indications for placental examination, but only 18.2% were actually examined.
Neurodevelopmental status at 0.5 8 years was abnormal in 5 of 16 children after intrauterine transfusion for hydrops associated with parvovirus B19 infection.
The time from decision to incision for emergency cesarean delivery differs significantly between arms, but there are no differences in other process or outcome measures.
Maternal request for cesarean delivery has increased in recent years, and obstetrician gynecologists are unclear about whether to perform these high-risk surgeries.
Pregnant women and their caregivers have a low tolerance for fetal risk associated with vaginal birth.
Simple antenatal intervention improves breastfeeding practice until 6 months postpartum, and health care workers should educate and prepare mothers for breastfeeding before they deliver.
Physical activity in pregnancy may be an important determinant of birth weight and is moderated by maternal height.
A lidocaine intracervical block decreases pain perception compared with placebo during the performance of a hysterosalpingogram.
African-American women and women with no or public insurance are more likely to undergo tubal sterilization compared with white women and women with private insurance, respectively.
The uterus can be retrieved for reproductive organ transplantation from a heart-beating multi-organ human donor without interfering with the organ donor network process.
Women who test positive for sexually transmitted infections subsequently engage in risky sexual behaviors similar to those of women who test negative.
Bacterial vaginosis affects almost one in three women in the United States, and its prevalence is associated with race or ethnicity, education, poverty, and reproductive history.
Elevated maternal serum interleukin-6 and granulocyte colony-stimulating factor levels obtained remotely from delivery (up to 72 hours) are predictive of funisitis in preterm premature rupture of membranes participants.
The vagina undergoes significant ultrastructural changes during pregnancy and at the time of delivery that facilitate passage of the fetus.
In pregnancy and at the time of delivery, distensibility of the rat vagina and its supportive tissues increases presumably to facilitate passage of the fetus(es).
High resistance patterns of uterine artery Doppler flow are associated with an increased risk of stillbirth, particularly due to placental dysfunction at extreme preterm gestations.
Epidemiology, risk factors, causes, and clinical management of fetal death are reviewed.
Angiogenic and antiangiogenic factors seem related to preeclampsia; however, their ability to predict the disease needs to be evaluated to determine their usefulness in practice.
Increased access to emergency contraceptive pills enhances use but has not been shown to reduce unintended pregnancy rates.
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