GYNECOLOGY

Precocious cervical ripening as a screening target to predict spontaneous preterm delivery among asymptomatic singleton pregnancies: a systematic review

May 6, 2017 by in GYNECOLOGY Comments Off on Precocious cervical ripening as a screening target to predict spontaneous preterm delivery among asymptomatic singleton pregnancies: a systematic review

Routine second-trimester transvaginal ultrasonographic (TVU) screening for short cervical length (CL) predicts spontaneous preterm delivery (SPTD), albeit with limited sensitivity (35-40%) and a moderate positive likelihood ratio of 4-6. However,…

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Medical education for obstetricians and gynecologists should incorporate environmental health

May 6, 2017 by in GYNECOLOGY Comments Off on Medical education for obstetricians and gynecologists should incorporate environmental health

Obstetricians-gynecologists can protect the reproductive health of women, men, and their offspring from environmental hazards through preconception and prenatal counseling and encouraging patients to take actions to reduce environmental exposures….

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We thank Dr Lee et al for a thoughtful critique. Our systematic review was prompted by the same limitations in intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy literature that Lee et al noted: retrospective studies,…

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We read with interest the comments by Garcia-Velasco et al in response to our article in which we detail the lack of correlation between 25-hydroxy vitamin D levels and reproductive outcomes…

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