Obgyn Key

Objective We assessed the screening and remediation of home lead hazards prenatally in a high-risk population, hypothesizing that average blood-lead level and the number of poisonings would drop by 25%….

Administration of antenatal glucocorticoids to women at risk of preterm birth has major benefits for infants but the use of repeat dose(s) is controversial. We performed a systematic review of…

Infertility is frequently caused by anovulation. The affected women present with irregular menstrual cycles and the most common diagnosis is polycystic ovary syndrome. Ovulation induction is commonly used to treat…

As the American physician workforce matures in age, senior physicians on the active clinical staff may become vulnerable to diminished professional performance. Many physicians compensate by using experiential rather than…

In this issue of the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology , Khalil et al present very provocative data. They obtained images of low-risk women with magnetic resonance venography (MRV)…

Objective The human epididymis protein 4 (HE4) is a novel biomarker for ovarian cancer. This study measured the HE4 and CA125 levels in women with benign gynecological disorders. Study Design…

In the roundtable that follows, clinicians discuss a study published in this issue of the Journal in light of its methodology, relevance to practice, and implications for future research. Article…

Fisher et al reported a significant benefit of a simulation-based training program in improving maternal-fetal-medicine staff performance, knowledge, and confidence in the management of maternal cardiac arrest. These findings are…

We read with interest the study by Zhuang et al on levator avulsion using tomographic ultrasound and the magnetic resonance-based model. The number of complete and partial avulsions seen on…