Patients with progressive or recurrent serous ovarian tumors of low malignant potential have prolonged survival despite a low rate of response to nonsurgical treatment.
Certain epithelial ovarian tumors of low malignant potential with microinvasion may be at high risk for recurrence as invasive cancer.
Telephone triage is not an effective tool for diagnosing and treating vulvovaginal complaints.
No association was found between pelvic organ prolapse and pelvic or low back pain.
A period of rest before pushing in the second stage is not detrimental, and may be beneficial in select patients.
In pregnant women with mechanical heart valve prostheses treated with warfarin anticoagulation, the daily dose of warfarin correlates with fetal complications.
In patients who undergo labor induction, a shorter interdelivery interval is associated with a decreased rate of success for vaginal birth after cesarean delivery.
Evaluation of red cell folate concentrations before and after preconception counseling reflects a significant improvement in the folate status of women advised to use folic acid supplements.
Fatigue is highly prevalent and has substantial adverse physical, psychosocial, and economic effects after pelvic surgeries, especially hysterectomy.
Dexamethasone 8 mg is an effective antiemetic for preventing postoperative nausea and vomiting 0–24 hours after anesthesia in women undergoing propofol-based general anesthesia for termination of pregnancy.
Urethral sphincter morphology is different in women with detrusor instability compared with those with normal urodynamic tests.
Computer-assisted virtual urethral pressure profile is a new method for analysis of the urethral pressure profile during stress to confirm genuine stress incontinence.
Propofol 1.0 mg/kg per hour is the minimum effective subhypnotic dose for reducing nausea and vomiting in parturients undergoing spinal anesthesia for cesarean delivery.
Amniotic fluid matrix metalloproteinase-9 is a more accurate biochemical marker for predicting intra-amniotic infection than interleukin-6.
Insulin-like growth factor-I is decreased and insulin-like growth factor binding protein-1 is increased in severe or early preeclampsia complicated by low birth weight.
The rate of gestational diabetes is significantly increased among triplet pregnancies compared with triplet pregnancies that have undergone reduction to twins.
A resident-created study guide based on the CREOG Test Item Summary Booklet is useful in examination preparation.
Antenatal corticosteroid may be associated with reductions in birth weight and head circumference that are independent of other major predictive factors and of unknown clinical significance.
Postnatal but not antenatal corticosteroid therapy was associated with significant reductions in weight gain and head circumference growth in the intensive care nursery.
After implementation of the Newborns' and Mothers' Health Protection Act, maternal satisfaction increased, newborns were less likely to be rehospitalized within 7 days, and hospitalization costs increased substantially.
The recent approval of thalidomide by the Food and Drug Administration, with accompanying strict guidelines and monitoring procedures, has both benefits and problems.
Robert Lawson Tait, an innovative Scottish/English surgeon who promoted women's health care and was instrumental in the development of gynecology as a discipline, deserves greater recognition within our specialty.
Intrapartum fetal stimulation tests are useful in the setting of fetal heart rate abnormalities to predict the presence or absence of fetal acidemia.
Combination therapy with aspirin and heparin may reduce pregnancy loss in women with antiphospholipid antibodies by 54%.
Cervical ripening and labor induction with 50 µg of intravaginal misoprostol is more effective but it is unclear whether it is as safe as the 25-µg dose.
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