Several recent studies have shown that the addition of secondary ultrasound markers to the combined first-trimester screening for aneuploidies, or chromosomal abnormalities such as trisomy 21 (Down syndrome) and trisomy 18 (Edwards syndrome), can slightly improve screening accuracy.
A study presented at the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists’ Annual Clinical Meeting indicates that as birth weight increases, progression in labor is slower in both successful trial of labor and patients who ultimately have cesarean deliveries.
Our patient presented at 29 weeks gestation for a routine prenatal ultrasound.
A new enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, which was developed by scientists at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, was used to distinguish specific types of Toxoplasma gondii parasite that children acquired in the womb from their acutely infected mothers.
A jury recently awarded 78.5 million in a birth injury case.
There are multiple anomalies in these ultrasound images of a second trimester pregnancy.
The findings of several recent studies involving breast cancer is lending further evidence to the idea that genetics and genomics will soon be the primary focus of diagnosing and treating cancer.
In the early years, medical practices only utilized Relative Value Units (RVUs) to understand the Medicare fee schedule. Now the role of RVU analysis has expanded. RVUs have become the standard measurement in analysis of reimbursement and payer contracts, physician compensation and productivity, and practice staffing and operating costs.
A geographic practice cost index (GPCI) accounts for geographic differences in the cost of practice around the country.
The decision to continue a pregnancy on the basis of diagnosed fetal conditions may depend on whether the physician counseling the parents is a maternal-fetal medicine or a fetal care pediatric specialist. More >>
Women with opioid dependence who become pregnant are at risk for adverse pregnancy outcomes and perinatal complications.
Postoperative use of a neoprene abdominal-pelvic binder significantly increases ambulatory events in the first 24 hours after surgery and may be of benefit particularly in a high-risk gynecological oncology surgical population, according to a study presented the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists’ Annual Clinical Meeting.
A recent article published in the BMJ compared elective induction with expectant management.
What is your diagnosis of this 36 week old fetus with cardiomegaly?
Women over the age of 25 may still need to be screened for Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) according to research released at the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists’ (ACOG) Annual Clinical Meeting.
A study that examined trends in timing of non-medically necessary elective delivery and NICU utilization indicates that the older the gestational age of the infant, the less the NICU is utilized.
No single technique is superior at preventing major vascular or visceral complications during laparoscopic entry, according to a Cochrane review, but certain techniques confer advantages.
Digital mammograms every other year in women aged 40 to 49 who have double the average risk for breast cancer have about the same risk?benefit ratio as biennial screening of average-risk women starting at age 50.
Although use of brachytherapy to treat invasive breast cancer after lumpectomy is increasing, whole-breast irradiation has proven superior in 2 important aspects.
Women who experience early menopause?before age 47?have increased risks for osteoporosis, fragility fractures, and death.
The benefits and risks of breast cancer screening have often been debated by the clinical and epidemiological realms, with key arguments centering around overdiagnosis.
The FDA issued a public health notification regarding use of surgical mesh for the repair of pelvic organ prolapsed and stress urinary incontinence. Surgical mesh has caused severe complications in some patients.
Providers underestimate the intensity of patients’ pain during IUD insertion, and often misidentify the moment at which maximum pain occurs, according to a randomized trial of 200 women. Midlevel providers are slightly better at estimating pain intensity.
This is an ultrasound scan of the placenta.
The association between breast cancer and cadmium, a heavy metal that can be found in food, cosmetics, water, and air, has been explored in several new studies with varied findings.
Women who experience early menopause are almost twice as likely to have osteoporosis and are at greater risk for fracture and death than women who experience menopause later in life, according to results of a 34-year study conducted in Sweden.
Fatigue following adjuvant therapy for breast cancer doesn't affect all patients, and although debilitating, eventually resolves for most.
An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay that identifies strain-specific T gondii antibodies associated with prematurity and severe disease helps clinicians treat pregnant patients infected with these strains.
Cerclage is associated with higher rates of chorioamnionitis after preterm premature rupture of membranes.
Use of cervical pessary-a small, silicone, ring-shaped device inserted around the cervix-is a safe, inexpensive, and reliable alternative for preventing preterm delivery in women with a short cervix, according to the authors of a new study conducted in Spain.
