Objective The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of sexual intercourse on the accuracy of quantitative fetal fibronectin (qfFN) in the prediction of spontaneous preterm birth (sPTB)…
Objective The purpose of this study was to evaluate the labor curves of patients who undergo preterm induction of labor (IOL) and to assess possible predictors of vaginal delivery (VD)….
Objective Primary human trophoblasts were previously shown to be resistant to viral infection, and able to confer this resistance to nontrophoblast cells. Can trophoblasts protect nontrophoblastic cells from infection by…
Materials and Methods Patients The current study included all samples from participating centers received for commercial testing from March 1, through Nov. 30, 2013, that received an NIPT result. This…
Objective To determine whether labor-associated inflammatory markers differ between low-risk, nulliparous women in preactive vs active labor at hospital admission and over time. Study Design Prospective comparative study of low-risk,…
Materials and Methods No single publicly available US dataset contains all information necessary to directly estimate the potential impact of identifying and treating all women with PGDM before they conceive. Such…
Objective The goal of this pilot study was to evaluate adherence to the 2012 cervical cancer screening guidelines among health care providers in a large health maintenance organization. Study Design…
Materials and Methods Subjects This cross-sectional survey study was reviewed and approved by the Northwestern University Institutional Review Board. A convenience sample was recruited from attendees of a community fair…
Objective The objective of the study was to evaluate the differences in vaginal culture, microscopy, and Gram stain between postmenopausal women who wear pessaries and those who do not to…
Objective We sought to examine the short-term (3- and 6-month), self-reported bleeding and cramping patterns with intrauterine devices (IUDs) and the contraceptive implant, and the association of these symptoms with…
