GYNECOLOGY
Contraception with levonorgestrel system and risks of breast cancer
Werth et al reported that Hispanic women were more likely to choose a long-acting reversible contraceptive (LARC) method compared with non-Hispanic women and had a high rate of continuation and satisfaction…
Home birth study fails to identify credentials of midwives conducting home birth
Design errors in the article by Grünebaum et al, “Early and total neonatal mortality in relation to birth setting in the United States” raise serious concerns about the accuracy and interpretability of…
Computed tomography-guided preoperative localization of abdominal wall endometrioma
A multiparous obese patient with prior abdominal surgeries complained of cyclic abdominal pain located near the surgical scar. A 1 cm lesion was identified on imaging. Computed tomography–guided needle localization…
Diagnosing placenta accreta
While we wish to underscore a statement made in the editorial by Dr Nageotte, we wish to also add a relevant comment to the article by Bowman et al discussed in this same…
Urinary nerve growth factor in patients with symptomatic detrusor overactivity
We read with great interest the article by Shalom et al entitled “Sacral nerve stimulation reduces elevated urinary nerve growth factor levels in women with symptomatic detrusor overactivity.” The authors suggest…