Preoperative serum CA-125 values higher than 65 IU/mL in endometriosis patients are related to thick pelvic adhesions.
In monkeys, premenopausal social subordination exacerbates postmenopausal atherosclerosis, an effect inhibited by premenopausal oral contraceptives and occurring irrespective of postmenopausal treatment.
Soy isoflavone treatment decreases menopausal symptoms and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels.
The overall episiotomy rate had a statistically significant reduction between 1983 and 2000 from 69.6% to 19.4%.
Wide institutional differences in the incidence of antenatal corticosteroid treatment for preterm infants persist despite 30 years of evidence.
The predictive model defined in this study may be useful in identifying women at high risk of difficult delivery in the second stage of labor.
Many women who self-diagnose and use an over-the-counter product for treatment of presumed vulvovaginal candidiasis do not have vulvovaginal candidiasis.
The risk of subsequent surgery is significantly decreased in women with larger uteri or a larger dominant fibroid at the time of initial abdominal myomectomy.
Anatomy and function of levator ani is studied in normal nulliparous women using dynamic magnetic resonance imaging.
Oral misoprostol causes more pain and uterine cramping in women undergoing endometrial biopsy than placebo.
Adjusted for maternal age and parity, there is a 2.1-fold increased risk of preeclampsia among women conceiving multiple gestations through assisted reproductive technologies compared with spontaneously-conceived multiple gestations.
In women with severe preeclampsia, intrapartum epidural analgesia, compared with patient-controlled intravenous opioids, did not significantly increase the cesarean rate, and provided superior pain relief.
Cocaine exposure during pregnancy is common based on cocaine metabolites in hair but is not strongly associated with risk of preterm birth.
Exercise in working women is associated with smaller babies, more weight gain, longer labors, and fewer pregnancy losses.
Virtually all patients with stages II, III, and IV prolapse at point Aa of the pelvic organ prolapse quantification (POP-Q) system have urethral hypermobility by Q-tip testing.
Nearly half of monochorionic diamniotic twins with velamentous cord insertions demonstrate birth weight discordancy; therefore, efforts to identify such pregnancies prenatally may facilitate management.
Prenatal care in the United States is associated with decreased fetal death rate.
The causes, methods of diagnosis, and up-to-date approach to the evaluation of fetal intrauterine growth restriction are delineated.
Vacuum-assisted closure is effective and well tolerated in the management of complex gynecologic wound failures.
This paper describes uterine compression sutures that may be used to arrest postpartum hemorrhage resulting from uterine atony.
Pyometria is a potential complication of the hemostatic square suture technique.
Intraoperative hysteroscopy is valuable in determining whether mucinous adenocarcinoma is cervical versus endometrial, thereby improving the therapeutic approach and quality of patient care.
We report a case of pneumoamnion and second-trimester pregnancy loss resulting from Veress needle injury during diagnostic laparoscopy.
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