Objective To determine the effect of cinnamon on menstrual cyclicity and metabolic dysfunction in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). Study Design In a prospective, placebo controlled, double-blinded randomized trial,…
Objective The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of resident involvement on morbidity after total laparoscopic hysterectomy for benign disease. Study Design We performed a retrospective review…
Materials and Methods Study design and setting This randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blinded, single-site trial was conducted in a public STD clinic. Trial design and results are reported according to CONSORT guidelines….
Objective Long-acting reversible contraceptive (LARC) methods, such as the intrauterine device and implant, are highly effective but used by less than 10% of US women. The objective of our study…
A systematic review and metaanalysis were performed through electronic database searches to estimate the effect of uterine closure at cesarean on the risk of adverse maternal outcome and on uterine…
External and internal pressures are causing rapid changes to the delivery of health care that markedly will influence the practice of obstetrics and gynecology. These changes can be divided into…
The Food and Drug Administration and Environmental Protection Agency recently issued an updated draft of advice on fish consumption for pregnant and breastfeeding women, after survey data indicated that the…
Ninety-three percent of pediatric AIDS cases are the result of perinatal HIV transmission, a disease that is almost entirely preventable with early intervention, which reduces the risk of perinatal HIV…
In spite of the recognized occurrence of cesarean-attributable adhesions, its clinical significance is uncertain. The presence of adhesions during a repeat cesarean section can make fetal extraction lengthy and the…
See related article, page 484 In our own experience as medical students in the 1990s, preparatory materials for a day in the operating room consisted of a surgical atlas, suture…
