Objective MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are noncoding RNAs involved in posttranscriptional regulation of target genes. The objective of this study was to determine the miRNA expression profile of the human uterine cervix…
Objective We hypothesized that fetal lipopolysaccharide exposures to the chorioamnion, lung, or gut would induce distinct systemic inflammatory responses. Study Design Groups of 5-7 time-mated ewes were used to surgically…
Objective We sought to determine and compare surgical therapeutic indices (STIs) of the retropubic tension-free vaginal tape (TVT) and 2 kinds of transobturator tape (TOT), Monarc (American Medical Systems, Minneapolis,…
Objective The objective of this study was to determine the efficacy of 3 previously described ovarian cancer serum biomarkers (apolipoprotein-1 [ApoA-I], prealbumin [TTR], transferrin [TF]) in the detection of endometrioid…
Objective We sought to analyze the presence of the microorganisms Chlamydia trachomatis , Mycoplasma genitalium , Neisseria gonorrhoeae , human papillomavirus (HPV), and the polyomaviruses BK virus (BKV) and JC…
Objective We sought to investigate the potential predictive value of SLIT/ROBO1 immunoreactivity in recurrent and nonrecurrent endometrial cancer (EC), and the relationship between SLIT/Roundabout (ROBO1) immunoreactivity and microvessel density (MVD)…
Objective The purpose of this study was to describe the trends and determinants of cesarean section (CS) delivery rates in rural China. Study Design Data on rural primiparous women aged…
Objective The objective of the study was to examine the association between physical exercise during pregnancy and fetal growth measures. Study Design Data on 79,692 liveborn singletons from the Danish…
Objective We sought to identify factors associated with high antenatal psychosocial stress and describe the course of psychosocial stress during pregnancy. Study Design We performed a cross-sectional analysis of data…
Objective We sought to evaluate whether group B streptococcus (GBS) detection is altered by the digital cervical examination. Study Design A total of 302 women undergoing the clinical GBS culture…
