Objective The purpose of this study was to examine trends in hospitalizations for gynecologic disorders in the United States. Study Design Data on hospitalizations from 1998–2005 among women 15–54 years…
Objective The purpose of this study was to describe national rates and trends of prophylactic bilateral oophorectomy or remaining oophorectomy (BO/RO) at hysterectomy in women without specific gynecologic disease. Study…
Objective The purpose of this study was to compare clinical manifestations, treatment, and pregnancy outcome of adnexal torsion in pregnant and nonpregnant women. Study Design We conducted a retrospective case-control…
Objective The aim of this study was to investigate the association between early menstrual characteristics, before symptom onset, and later diagnosis of endometriosis. Study Design This was a case-control study…
Objective We sought to describe health care provider knowledge, attitudes, and treatment preferences for early pregnancy failure (EPF). Study Design We surveyed 976 obstetrician/gynecologists, midwives, and family medicine practitioners on…
Counseling the periviable pregnant woman presenting at the edge of viability can often be confusing for the patient and frustrating for the clinician. Although neonatal survival rates have improved dramatically…
Normal fetal growth is a critical component of a healthy pregnancy and influences the long-term health of the offspring. However, defining normal and abnormal fetal growth has been a long-standing…
Common gynecologic conditions and surgeries may vary significantly by race or ethnicity. Uterine fibroid tumors are more prevalent in black women, and black women may have larger, more numerous fibroid…
Drs Zhang, Merialdi, Platt, and Kramer have provided readers of the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology with a benchmark article, one that should be read and taken to heart…
Nicholas et al defined intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) as “<10% on fetal growth curves, as well as a deviation from the individual fetal growth curve, as established for each fetus…
