Approximately one third of all primary cesarean deliveries performed in labor for an emergency indication are commenced more than 30 minutes after the decision to operate.
Multiple prior cesarean deliveries are not associated with an increased rate of uterine rupture in women attempting VBAC compared with those with single prior operation.
Multiple cesarean deliveries are associated with difficult surgery and an increasing rate of maternal complications.
Intractable pain after obstetric/gynecologic surgery can be due to neuroma formation, and neuroma excision can result in complete and durable pain relief in these patients.
The rate of medical visits with estrogen plus progestin menopausal hormone therapy prescriptions declined 44% between 2001 and 2003, whereas those with estrogen-only hormone therapy declined 35%.
Gabapentin is an effective alternative to estrogen for the treatment of hot flushes.
Gonadotrophin-releasing hormone agonist pretreatment combined with magnetic-resonance-guided focused ultrasound is an effective noninvasive method for the treatment of larger uterine leiomyomata.
Defibulation, a safe procedure with high patient and husband satisfaction rates, is recommended for all infibulated women who suffer long-term complications.
Obese and morbidly obese women have higher cancellation rates and poor obstetric outcomes after in vitro fertilization.
Infertility and its treatment with assisted reproduction do not increase the risk of severe fear of childbirth or pregnancy-related anxiety.
The increased rate of nonpulmonary complications of pregnancy in asthma patients is associated with obesity in this population and not with asthma status.
Telephone counseling for pregnant smokers did not outperform brief counseling but was effective in two subgroups: light smokers and smokers who tried to quit earlier in pregnancy.
Vaginal pessaries are effective in alleviating symptoms of pelvic organ prolapse and associated pelvic floor dysfunction.
Adnexal torsion involving the hydatids of Morgagni may be underreported and should be considered in the differential diagnosis of acute lower abdominal pain among adolescents.
Office uterine evacuation is acceptable and offers cost savings in early pregnancy failure management.
Medicaid-enrolled females aged 10-15 years presenting for any type of reproductive health care are at increased risk of abuse by a caretaker and criminal behavior.
Intrauterine lidocaine appears to be effective in decreasing pain in women during and immediately after the removal procedure of a "lost" intrauterine device.
Trial of labor after cesarean delivery in the morbidly obese was associated with greater maternal morbidity and neonatal injury, although absolute risks were small.
Reported coitus at term in healthy women is associated with reduced requirement for labor induction at 41 weeks of gestation.
Valacyclovir prophylaxis after 36 weeks of gestation significantly reduces herpes simplex virus shedding and clinical disease without untoward effects on the neonate.
The blood levels of the long pentraxin 3, constitutively expressed in the placenta, increase during preeclampsia, suggesting its involvement in the disease.
A successful nursing preceptorship program for third-year medical students was developed for the Labor and Delivery Unit.
Hypofibrinolysis due to increased plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 expression could lead to endometriosis after retrograde menses in patients at risk.
Women of older age and African Americans are at higher risk of death of bladder cancer.
Gestational trophoblastic disease is a spectrum of diseases affecting young women, which can usually be treated without loss of reproductive capacity.
Women should be made aware of the limitations of prenatal screening for fetal aneuploidy.
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