Pregnant women with human immunodeficiency virus infection, particularly those who are young and members of ethnic minorities and who dwell in large urban areas, adhere poorly to antiretroviral therapy.
A woman's birth weight predicts the risk of respiratory distress syndrome in her infants.
During pregnancy and especially in preeclampsia, plasma glutathione levels are lowered, suggesting higher use or decreased synthesis of glutathione.
Women who develop preeclampsia have decreased levels of circulating insulin-like growth factor binding protein-1 at 16 weeks' gestation.
Poor glycemic control during the second trimester in women with insulin-dependent diabetes was associated with subsequent fetal growth acceleration.
Fetal insulin and glucagon response to arginine is enhanced with maternal diabetes and rhesus-isoimmunization.
Hysterectomy often is recommended inappropriately, either before necessary diagnostic or treatment steps, or in clinically inappropriate situations.
Perioperative prophylaxis of thromboembolism is cost-effective in terms of life-years gained when the costs of treating cancer are included.
We found significant associations between unexplained antepartum fetal death and overweight mothers, over- or underweight fetuses, low socioeconomic status, few antenatal visits, and maternal age over 40 years.
Short cervical length or funneling of the internal os identified by transvaginal cervical ultrasound before 20 weeks' gestation predicted spontaneous preterm birth.
The combination of serum hCG and progesterone is better than progesterone alone for early distinction of viable from nonviable pregnancies.
Administration of a single dose of oral misoprostol in early pregnancy increases Doppler resistance indices of the uterine artery.
Maternal morbidity and mortality from coccidioidomycosis in pregnancy may be less than previously thought.
Lipopolysaccharide stimulation results in an imbalance in the molar ratio of gelatinases and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase 2 in human fetal membranes.
A low-fat, vegetarian diet elevates serum sex-hormone binding globulin concentration and reduces the duration and intensity of menstrual pain and the duration of premenstrual symptoms.
The efficacy of rollerball endometrial ablation in women with menorrhagia due to ovulatory dysfunctional bleeding persists for many years.
Current cigarette smoking is a risk factor for mucinous epithelial ovarian cancer but not for other histologic types.
Oral contraceptive users experience more headaches, pelvic pain, bloating, and breast tenderness during hormone-free intervals than during active-pill intervals.
Women have limited access to emergency contraception even under ideal circumstances.
Pretreatment with meclizine significantly reduces the incidence of nausea and vomiting associated with the Yuzpe regimen of emergency contraception but causes drowsiness.
Estradiol for 14 weeks does not increase postural balance, measured with dynamic posturography, in postmenopausal women without vasomotor symptoms.
Estrogen may contribute to cardiovascular disease protection by enhancing the release of nitric oxide in human neutrophils.
Severe intraventricular hemorrhage in very low birth weight infants is less frequent in deliveries in a tertiary center.
This randomized trial demonstrates that pregnant women who receive formula company patient education materials about infant feeding are at risk for shortened breast-feeding duration.
The endobag extractor allows safe removal of larger surgical specimens during laparoscopy without conventional minilaparotomy.
Computed tomography–guided pudendal nerve blockade provides reasonable outcomes in women with pudendal neuropathy pain who previously failed all other therapy attempts.
Interactive Web sites can be used successfully in research and clinical practice to provide fast and easy information exchange.
Recent changes in the numbers of physicians entering subspecialty fellowships in obstetrics and gynecology lead to different provider projections than previously anticipated.
Obstetrics-gynecology program directors place strong emphasis on professionalism in residents, taught principally through mentoring and faculty example.
Letters to the Editor: MEDICAL AND OSTEOPATHIC BOARDS’ POSITIONS ON CHAPERONES DURING GYNECOLOGIC EXAMINATIONS William D. Daniel, Susan J. Stagno, Heidi Forster, Jerome Belinson Obstet Gynecol 2000 95: 317. [Full Text] [PDF]
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