Colposcopy performs well in the diagnostic setting; however, its poor performance in screening indicates that colposcopy should not be used to screen for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia.
When compared with intrauterine positioning, intracervical balloon placement for saline infusion sonohysterography results in significantly less pain and halves the volume of fluid required.
Uterine artery embolization results in a durable improvement in quality of life, and these results are achievable by any experienced interventional radiology practitioner.
Late preterm births are associated with significantly increased morbidity and mortality compared with births at term.
Survival rates are lower when the type of onset of delivery is preterm premature rupture of membranes than in other types of preterm delivery.
The addition of azithromycin to extend the spectrum of standard antibiotic prophylaxis decreases postcesarean endometritis.
Best-performing formulas for ultrasonographic estimation of birth weight in fetuses weighing more than 3,500 g are those based on femur length and abdominal circumference.
Vaginal tablets containing 25 mcg or 10 mcg estradiol are effective for the treatment of atrophic vaginitis associated with estrogen deficiency of menopause.
Desvenlafaxine is an effective nonhormonal treatment for the relief of vasomotor symptoms in postmenopausal women.
Raloxifene significantly shortens the time to return of chronic pelvic pain in women with endometriosis.
Peripartum hysterectomy is strongly associated with previous cesarean delivery, and the risk rises with an increasing number of previous cesarean deliveries.
Endometrial thickness is similar after medical and surgical management and is not predictive of subsequent dilation and curettage after medical management of early pregnancy failure.
Genital tract methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization is common, but it is not associated with a high risk of vertically transmitted, invasive, early-onset neonatal infection.
Using titrated oral misoprostol for labor induction lowers the incidence of uterine hyperstimulation and cesarean delivery.
Headache, irritability, and mood swings diminish with the physiologic changes of the menopausal transition.
The recurrence rate after a first episode of postmenopausal bleeding and endometrial thickness greater than 4 mm is 20%.
Estrogen receptor- levels may be useful in deciding the need for and choice of adjuvant treatment in women with early ovarian cancers.
When the pelvic organ prolapse quantification examination is performed with simulated apical support, the role of level I vaginal support on the position of the anterior and posterior vagina becomes apparent.
Surgical and behavioral interventions for vestibulodynia yield continued improvement with a long-term follow-up, and their outcome can be predicted by pretreatment pain and psychosexual factors.
Liquid-based cervical cytology is neither more sensitive nor more specific for detection of high-grade cervical intraepithelial neoplasia compared with the conventional Pap test.
Obstetricians are not ethically obligated to offer private cord blood banking unless there is currently an affected family member, and when feasible they should recommend public banking.
Obstetric and gynecologic physicians and staff risk contact with human immunodeficiency virus; measures can be taken to reduce the risk of exposure and infection.
A case of neglected transverse lie is recalled from practice in Africa in the 1960s.
Tubal sterilization is highly effective and has low surgical risk and few late sequelae; it is intended to be permanent, but later regret is not uncommon.
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