The recent report on self-plagiarism is very interesting. Mandal et al recently reported an Indian perspective, mentioned several problems referring to scientific misconduct, and noted that self-plagiarism was a very common…
Case notes A 34-year-old woman, gravida 0, presented for primary infertility evaluation after 1 year attempting to conceive. She had an unremarkable routine laboratory evaluation. She denied a history of…
We believe that the hypothesis of Hartley, Ferguson, and Moffett on the role of fetal DNA in the pathophysiology of preeclampsia (PE), although very interesting, “puts the cart before the…
The expense of professional liability is a burden borne by not only physicians but also by patients because evidence suggests it affects clinical management decisions. Three in 4 practicing obstetricians-gynecologists…
Objective Cytology in combination with high-risk human papilloma virus (HPV) testing is an effective method for cervical cancer screening, but it is resource intensive, creating barriers for vulnerable populations often…
Background Advances in surgery and technology have resulted in increased in-utero procedures. However, the effect of anesthesia on the fetal brain is not fully known. The inhalational anesthetic agent, isoflurane,…
Background Type 2 diabetes (T2D) in lean individuals is not well studied and up to 26% of diabetes occurs in these individuals. Although the cause is not well understood, it…
Background Endoscopic laser coagulation of placental anastomoses is the first-line treatment for severe twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome. A recent randomized controlled trial reported that laser coagulation along the entire vascular equator…
Background The mechanism of preeclampsia and its way of inheritance are still a mystery. Biochemical and immunochemical studies reveal a substantial increase in tumor necrosis factor alpha, interleukin-1 beta, and…
