Although serial amnioreduction is still widely used to treat this dangerous condition, a recent randomized trial found that when compared to amnioreduction at 15 to 26 weeks, overall perinatal survival is higher with laser ablation, which tries to reverse the disease process.
Because of the potential jury verdict exposure, infant brain injury cases attract litigation even when the plaintiff's arguments are not scientifically or biologically plausible. It's often more expedient to settle such an action even when there is no negligence because juries can allocate extraordinary awards simply out of sympathy for the child's plight and the perceived cost of medical care and supervision.
Human papillomavirus (HPV) lowers IVF success by more than 50%, according to the findings of a prospective study of 106 women.
Only third-generation aromatase inhibitors (AIs) and inactivators-not earlier agents-significantly increase survival over standard hormonal treatments in women with advanced breast cancer, according to the findings of a meta-analysis of randomized, controlled trials.
In fact, they commonly decrease in volume, according to observations made on 107 pregnant women with myomas visiting an obstetrical ultrasound unit in an academic tertiary care center.
Because previous studies have suggested that higher levels of stress and lower coping abilities are associated with more frequent and/or severe hot flashes, researchers from Massachusetts conducted a pilot study of 15 women to determine if participation in a mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) program would have any effect on hot flashes and menopause-related quality of life.
Exercise is detrimental to women undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF), suggests this prospective study of over 2,000 women.
Women with severe ulcerative colitis who undergo colectomy with ileal pouch-anal anastomosis (IPAA) are about three times more likely to experience infertility than women treated with medical management, according to study findings published in the November issue of Gut.
Women undergoing surgery who are treated with unfractionated heparin have a high incidence of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT), according to a report in the Nov. 1 issue of Blood.
Taking a continuous 168-day course of oral contraceptives (OCs) can reduce symptoms of premenstrual syndrome, or PMS, compared to the 21/7-day regimen, according to the results of a study published in the November issue of the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
Women who have undergone uterine artery embolization (UAE) to treat fibroids have a significantly higher risk of delivery by cesarean section as well as an increase in preterm delivery, postpartum hemorrhage, miscarriage, and lower pregnancy rates compared to the general obstetric population, according to study findings published in the November issue of the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Dr. Hon and colleagues successfully identified preterminal FHR patterns, fetal vagal responses to head compression, and fetal arrhythmias.
Conference Highlights
Experts discuss potential complications of gestational hypertension, as well as the role of home blood-pressure (BP) monitoring as an adjunct in managing these cases.
Are these symptoms of Menopause?What should I expect from HRT?Am I experiencing Perimenopause?
The statistics are shocking: One in seven US women will be treated for pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) over the course of her lifetime. That translates into more than a million women diagnosed with PID each year.
I have had severe cramps with my menstrual period. About 3 years ago I started having severe pelvic pain around the time I would be ovulating.
It is in your best health interest to see your gynecologist or primary care physician regarding specific medical problems or concerns.
It is in your best health interest to see your gynecologist or primary care physician regarding specific medical problems or concerns.
It is in your best health interest to see your gynecologist or primary care physician regarding specific medical problems or concerns.
Are these symptoms of Menopause?Am I experiencing Perimenopause?
Polycystic ovary syndrome [PCOS] is the commonest cause of anovulatory infertility. Treatment modes available are numerous mainly relying on ovarian stimulation with FSH, a reduction in insulin concentrations and a decrease in LH levels as the basis of the therapeutic principles.
I do not advocate starting any particular insulin-sensitizing agent (ISA) unless the benefits outweigh the risks. For short-term use to aid with ovulation induction, Metformin has > been studied in small series of patients.
Be frank about the real and potential complications when counseling patients considering assisted reproductive technologies. The list includes the link between multiple gestations and preterm delivery, the possibility of ectopic pregnancies or malformations-and much more.
Assisting in surgery; Buying an EMR
Oral contraceptives (OCs) are associated with a small increase in premenopausal breast cancer risk, especially in parous women who use them for 4 or more years before a first full-term pregnancy, according to a new meta-analysis.
Hormonal therapy with drospirenone plus estradiol (E?) lowers blood pressure and spares potassium in postmenopausal women on hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ). So say results of a small randomized, placebo-controlled trial presented at the 17th annual NAMS meeting.
Do you remember bringing something to school for "show and tell" when you were a child? That's what I did recently, only it wasn't a game. I was teaching basic medicine, obstetrics, and gynecology to medical students, lay midwives, and physicians in Liberia.
Be frank about the real and potential complications when counseling patients considering assisted reproductive technologies. The list includes the link between multiple gestations and preterm delivery, the possibility of ectopic pregnancies or malformations-and much more.
Blocking the activity of aromatase may be the key to controlling the often-intractable pain of endometriosis. Here, pioneers in the use of aromatase inhibitors review use of the drugs in premenopausal and postmenopausal patients.
