Advance provision of emergency contraception increased its use in high-risk young women without increasing frequency of unprotected sex, but patterns of regular contraceptive use might change.
Body mass index in healthy women is inversely associated with LH levels in the beginning of the cycle and with FSH levels throughout the cycle.
The effect of non–weight-bearing body fat on bone mineral density is greater in postmenopausal than in premenopausal women.
More patients demonstrate stage III or IV pelvic organ prolapse when examined upright in a birthing chair than in dorsal lithotomy position.
Most patients with malodorous lower reproductive tract gynecologic cancers had bacterial vaginosis and showed improvement in odor with topical antibiotic therapy.
Women with uterine serous papillary carcinomas have a high frequency of BRCA1 germline mutations.
Anthropometric measurements can be used to estimate body composition in late gestation.
Riboflavin deficiency is a common disorder in pregnancy and was found to be associated with an increased risk for preeclampsia.
Two of three women with severe preeclampsia have an inherited thrombophilia.
We found an association between the glutathione S-transferase P1b-1b genotype and the occurrence of severe preeclampsia.
Low- and high-density lipoprotein particles are more susceptible to oxidative modification in preeclamptic women than in normals.
Antibiotic therapy for patients with expectantly treated preterm premature rupture of membranes was associated with a higher proportion of gram-negative and ampicillin-resistant organisms causing neonatal sepsis and fewer cases of puerperal endometritis.
Serum soluble Fas levels are an independent prognostic factor in ovarian cancer and a potential discriminator between benign ovarian cysts and ovarian cancer.
Ovarian cancer screening is rare among women in the general population.
Logistic regression models for the diagnosis of ovarian cancer currently are not accurate enough to be implemented into clinical practice.
In a recent survey of Michigan obstetrician-gynecologists, a discrepancy was identified between perceived responsibilities and actual practice patterns related to vaccine-preventable disease screening and immunization.
Excessive caffeine might increase the risk of detrusor instability.
Endocervical brushing for histologic evaluation of the endocervical canal yields diagnostic results and causes patient discomfort similar to those associated with conventional endocervical curettage.
Hospital costs for preterm labor in the United States exceed $820 million and are determined by maternal comorbidity, procedures, lengths of stay, and types of insurance.
Fetal lung maturity II test results indicating mature fetal lungs from vaginally collected amniotic fluid accurately predict the absence of neonatal respiratory distress.
Extra-amniotic saline infusion, laminaria, and intracervical prostaglandin gel are associated with similar cesarean rates in women with unfavorable cervices who have labor induction.
Untreated urinary tract infection during pregnancy was significantly associated with mental retardation or developmental delay in infants.
Tocolysis with indomethacin as a single agent was not associated with necrotizing enterocolitis in this case-control study.
Subcutaneous maternal magnesium sulfate administration protected against fetal neuronal damage caused by subsequent maternal hypoxia.
Hemostatic multiple square sutures make an easy, safe, conservative surgical alternative to hysterectomy for uncontrollable postpartum hemorrhage.
Laparoscopy can be safely performed in women following transverse rectus abdominis reconstruction.
Sentinel nodes for cervical cancer can be detected at various stations in the pelvis.
An adapter that attaches to a standard syringe allows aspiration with advancement rather than withdrawal.
We recommend group B streptococcal prevention policy for every hospital in the United States, and areas of persisting controversy are delineated with recommendations for treatment.
Objective structured assessment of technical skills is a feasible method for evaluating residents' surgical skills.
Ancient literature on grief and suffering can be of great help to us in understanding and serving our patients.
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