The income gap between male and female obstetrician-gynecologists fell in the 1990s, and the portion explained by differences in practice style and productivity grew dramatically.
In comparison with nuchal translucency, nasal bone assessment plays a considerably less prominent role in the first-trimester ultrasonographic detection of trisomy 21.
Isolated soft markers should not alter screening results obtained by the integrated test.
Women with ovarian cancer and gynecologic symptoms are more likely to have early disease and receive key diagnostic procedures sooner than those with gastrointestinal symptoms.
Radical hysterectomy leads to improved survival in surgical stage II endometrial cancer.
The Daily Record of Severity of Problems instrument is an acceptable screening instrument to identify women who may have premenstrual syndrome.
Treatment of cervical pregnancy with methotrexate and potassium chloride injection ablates the ectopic pregnancy and preserves the uterus for subsequent pregnancies.
Twins presenting with complaints of labor with a negative fetal fibronectin have a low likelihood of delivering within 2 weeks of testing.
In utero intrapleural injection of OK-432 is a promising therapy for selected fetuses with persistent chylothorax early in the second trimester.
All pregnancies with Kell alloimmunization deserve close monitoring from a gestational age of 16 to 17 weeks onward, irrespective of obstetric history and antibody titer.
Admission for nephrolithiasis during pregnancy is associated with an 80% increase in the risk of preterm delivery.
Vancomycin crosses the uninfected placenta at concentrations higher than the breakpoint minimal inhibitory concentration for group B streptococcus, but a high incidence of red man syndrome was observed.
In Rokitansky syndrome there is a wide variability of pelvic anatomy representing a continuum of embryonic malformations, which occur at different stages of development.
Physical and sexual abuse in adulthood are associated with complaints concerning general and reproductive health and a poor sex life.
A polymorphism in codon 54 of the MBL2 gene is associated with recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis and recurrent bacterial vaginosis in Brazilian women.
Isolated hypothyroxinemia identified during pregnancy, unlike subclinical hypothyroidism, is not associated with poor pregnancy outcomes.
Electrohysterography may provide a noninvasive means to monitor uterine activity during labor, particularly in those parturients in whom tocodynamometry is unreliable.
Hospital discharge coding did not identify nearly one quarter of women with anal sphincter lacerations at vaginal delivery.
Factor XII deficiency increases the likelihood of recurrent miscarriage by 18 times, whereas there is negative, sparse, or no evidence of the other fibrinolytic factors.
Fetal or infant death is often a traumatic event for parents, and hospital care could be improved by adopting specific measures to assist grieving parents.
The route of delivery of twins is determined by presentation and operator skill, and combined vaginal-cesarean deliveries should be avoided whenever possible.
This essay is the national winner of a contest sponsored by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists' Junior College Advisory Council.
Young academic generalists must set goals, use resources, and have a plan to be on the path to success.
Vaccinology research recently has developed tools to improve the safety and efficacy of vaccines, and several of these tools are being used in human papillomavirus vaccines.
Pregnant women have experienced disproportionate morbidity and mortality in past influenza pandemics, making planning efforts critical to the optimal care of our patient population.
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