Vitamin D “advertisement”
I appreciate the concerns you voiced in a recent editorial on the advertisement the Vitamin D Council ran in the Journal in March 2009 and the reasons you refused to…
Experiences in abdominal radical trachelectomy
We read with interest the case report by Gurney et al. We have authorship of the initial work in the field of abdominal radical trachelectomy and also ongoing studies examining…
First-trimester maternal serum screening and the risk for fetal distress during labor
I read the article by Uccella et al. The authors reported that low plasma pregnancy-associated plasma protein-A (PAPP-A) levels predicted several poor pregnancy outcomes. There seems to be a conflict…
Use of Tuohy needle for intraamniotic methotrexate injection through the cervical canal in a cervical pregnancy after failure of systemic methotrexate treatment
A case of cervical pregnancy resistant to systemic methotrexate (MTX) administration is presented. A 41 year old patient with cervical pregnancy at 6 weeks 4 days’ gestation was successfully treated…
Laparoscopy vs vaginal hysterectomy with culdolaparoscopy oophorectomy
I read with interest the work of Candani et al. The authors reported that planned adnexectomies were done in 100% of the laparoscopic procedures vs 73% of the vaginal. The…
Discussion: ‘Vitamin D insufficiency in women of childbearing age’ by Ginde et al
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…
The phantom cyst
Case notes A 33 year old primigravida at 16 weeks’ gestation presented with sudden-onset sharp abdominal pain. She had no urinary or digestive symptoms and had an uneventful past medical…
Vitamin D insufficiency in women of childbearing age: Ginde et al
The article below summarizes a roundtable discussion of a study published in this issue of the Journal in light of its methodology, relevance to practice, and implications for future research….
Risk of unanticipated abnormal gynecologic pathology at the time of hysterectomy for uterovaginal prolapse
Objective The aim of this study was to assess the risk of unanticipated abnormal gynecologic pathology at the time of reconstructive pelvic surgery to better understand risks of uterine conservation…
Is laminin gamma-1 a candidate gene for advanced pelvic organ prolapse?
Objective We sought to determine allele frequencies of 3 LAMC1 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in Caucasian and African American (AA) women with stage > II pelvic organ prolapse (POP) (cases)…
