Presentation at birth does not affect adult intellectual performance, and breech cesarean delivery does not improve intellectual performance compared with vaginal delivery.
Minimal improvement in composite major and minor neonatal morbidity rates are noted among women who deliver beyond 34 weeks of gestation after preterm premature rupture of membranes.
The incidence of acute pyelonephritis in pregnancy was 1.4%, and there has been an increase in first-trimester cases and gram-positive uropathogens over time.
Antibody titers and amniotic fluid {Delta}OD450 values used to monitor Rh(D) alloimmunization in pregnancy are useful in predicting disease severity in anti-E alloimmunization.
Inclusion of a brief postpartum course of furosemide for patients with severe preeclampsia significantly lessens the requirement for postdischarge antihypertensive therapy.
Established guidelines for referral of women with pelvic masses to gynecologic oncologists correctly identified 70% of the ovarian cancers in premenopausal and 94% in postmenopausal women.
On ultrasonography, ovarian ectopics appear as cysts with echogenic rings.
Overweight women have a significantly increased risk of becoming pregnant while using oral contraceptives.
Oral contraceptive containing drospirenone exerts a positive effect on bone metabolism and bone mineral density in young fertile women.
Adolescent, postadolescent reproductive age, and perimenopausal-age women presenting with menorrhagia are frequently found to have underlying bleeding disorders on comprehensive hemostatic evaluation.
The majority of pregnancies occurring after leiomyoma uterine artery embolization resulted in term deliveries and appropriately grown newborns; however, close monitoring of placental status is recommended.
Admission in the latent phase of labor is associated with increased cesarean delivery rates and increased obstetric interventions when compared with active phase admission.
The presence of growth restriction in preterm discordant twins is associated with 7.7-fold increase in major neonatal morbidity compared with discordant preterm twins without intrauterine growth restriction.
Cardiotocographic abnormalities are more frequent following intravaginal administration of misoprostol for cervical ripening/labor induction compared with the dinoprostone prostaglandin analogues.
Cervical effacement during labor is associated with a characteristic alteration in the gene expression profile.
Intimate partner sexual assault is associated with sexually transmitted diseases, rape-related pregnancy, and significantly higher levels of posttraumatic stress compared with women physically abused only.
Although urinary tract injuries are relatively infrequent at benign gynecologic surgery, their morbidity and sequelae are significant.
The cotton-tipped swab test straining angle of 30{degrees} or greater is a more sensitive predictor of urodynamic stress incontinence than the Aa point.
Nugent score of vaginal fluid from 3 sites does not vary but leukocyte count does, with higher counts found in fluid collected from the introitus.
Placental cord blood obtained after delivery of the placenta provides close agreement with umbilical cord blood for fetal base excess and hemoglobin status at birth.
Polymorphonuclear cell to epithelial cell count ratios, but not polymorphonuclear cells counts, on vaginal Gram stain preparations are significantly associated with subsequent spontaneous preterm birth.
Nitric oxide inhibition causes general vasoconstriction and a collapse in combined ventricular output and overrides lipopolysaccharide-induced peripheral vasodilation.
Prior cesarean delivery is a significant risk factor for bladder injury during cesarean delivery.
Twelve weeks of treatment with venlafaxine, extended release, significantly decreases postmenopausal patient-perceived hot flush score.
Prenatal diethylstilbestrol exposure was not associated with risk of uterine leiomyomata or ovarian cysts, but was positively associated with risk of paraovarian cysts.
This prospective cohort study corroborates the role of active cigarette smoking in cervical neoplasia and also suggests passive smoking increases the risk of cervical neoplasia.
Severe acute respiratory syndrome in pregnancy represents a life-threatening illness with complicated management issues, and hospitalization with care by a multidisciplinary team may optimize chances for a good outcome.
Factor V Leiden polymorphism is associated with an increased risk of preeclampsia.
With the adaptation of new teaching methods with proven techniques from other fields and the use of standardized, reliable evaluation methods, we can continue to train excellent gynecologic surgeons.
Surgical teaching in obstetrics and gynecology residency training needs systematic evaluation and major curricular revision to satisfy mandated competency-based requirements.
The story of the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003 presents a case study of the way medical practice changes in the real world and a cautionary tale about the importance of language in medical practice and the law.
Patient-centered care in low-income populations is appreciated and can be a means of growing and maintaining a large patient base despite geographic disadvantage.
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