The incidence of eclampsia increases in women who have mild hypertension and who are not given magnesium sulfate prophylaxis.
The clinical course of postpartum mild preeclampsia is similar for women receiving 12 and 24 hours of magnesium sulfate therapy.
Although very low birth weight deliveries at tertiary hospitals remain below Healthy People 2010 goals, changes in perinatal regionalization from 1989 to 1998 cannot be attributed to managed care.
Enlargement of increased nuchal translucency and jugular sacs are related, which suggests a major role for disturbed lymphatic development in the pathway to nuchal edema.
In this large prospective population-based study among postmenopausal women, annual occurrence of any urinary incontinence was 19%, and a wide range of risk factors are evaluated.
After vaginal delivery, women with recognized anal sphincter tears were twice as likely to develop postpartum fecal incontinence compared with women without anal sphincter tears.
Vaginal delivery is independently associated with a significant long-term increase in stress urinary incontinence and urgency symptoms.
Major levator ani defects resulted in smaller muscles in the ventral portion but larger muscles in the dorsal portion independent of pelvic support status.
Fetal injury complicates 1% of cesarean deliveries and is related to the indication for surgery and the type of uterine incision.
Among primary cesarean deliveries, preoperative hematocrit less than 25% was associated with a 17-fold increase in the odds of a blood transfusion; among repeat cesareans, preoperative hematocrit less than 25% and placenta previa were associated with 16- and 20-fold increases in the odds of transfusion, respectively.
An interactive CD-ROM about Down syndrome is effective in training resident physicians to present accurate, balanced information in an empathic manner.
The reliability and validity of the diagnosis of vulvodynia based on survey responses are excellent.
Botulinum toxin type A reduces pelvic floor pressures significantly more than placebo and decreases pelvic pain.
In a randomized trial, both a multidose combination oral contraceptive and a multidose oral progestin regimen were effective in treating nongestational acute uterine bleeding.
Uterine leiomyomata are associated with increased use of resources and with substantially higher health care and work loss costs.
Regular exercise before in vitro fertilization may negatively affect outcomes, depending on the duration and type of exercise performed.
Patients with buttock herpes recurrences should be instructed about the risk of genital shedding during recurrences.
Among human immunodeficiency virus-infected women, the incident detection of human papillomavirus is lower during pregnancy compared with postpregnancy, whereas prevalence and copy number do not differ between pregnancy and prepregnancy or postpregnancy.
Most obstetrician-gynecologists follow national recommendations for obesity prevention and treatment; those who believe they can help patients lose weight are more likely to follow recommendations.
Progestin nomegestrol acetate activates nitric oxide synthesis differently from medroxyprogesterone acetate in human endothelial cells and increases the nitric oxide-enhancing effects of estrogens.
A 5-point scale was tested and validated and proved to be a simple and reliable instrument enabling editors to assess the quality of reviews.
Magnesium sulfate tocolysis has not been proven to stop preterm labor, and evidence suggests net harm to the fetus and newborn.
Global endometrial ablation for the treatment of idiopathic menorrhagia and uterine leiomyoma embolization are effective new technologies when used in appropriately selected patients.
Early diagnosis and prompt delivery in cases of abruption at term and conservative management in selected cases remote from term may improve outcomes with abruption.
Imaging should be considered in adolescents with severe dysmenorrhea resistant to medical therapy because adenomyosis is a potential etiology in this age group.
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