Background The H19/IGF2 imprinted loci have attracted recent attention because of their role in cellular differentiation and proliferation, heritable gene regulation, and in utero or early postnatal growth and development….
Background Maternal obesity is associated with adverse neurodevelopmental outcomes in children, including autism spectrum disorders, developmental delay, and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. The underlying mechanisms remain unclear. We previously identified second-trimester…
Methods The Health Department of each of the states that make up the United States, as well as the District of Columbia, was contacted with a request to provide basic…
Background Levator ani muscle complex plays an important role in pelvic support and defects or laxity in this muscle complex contributes to pelvic organ prolapse and recurrence after surgical repair….
Background There is increasing attention on immunizations by obstetrician-gynecologists and a need to improve vaccination rates for all women. Objective To evaluate the effect of a multimodal intervention on rates…
Background There is a lack of evidence on the economic burden of managing cervical cancer in the public payer Canadian setting. Objective We used individual patient-level data to obtain a…
Background Functional status plays an important role in the comprehensive characterization of older adults. Functional limitations are associated with an increased risk of adverse treatment outcomes, but there are limited…
Background Provoked vestibulodynia is a poorly understood disease that affects 8–15% of women in their lifetime. There is significant inflammation and nerve growth in vestibular biopsies from affected women treated…
Background Hospital readmissions are costly, frequent, and increasingly under public scrutiny. With increased financial constraints on the medical environment, understanding the drivers of unscheduled readmissions following gynecologic surgery will become…
A short cervix is associated strongly with preterm birth. Pharmacologic intervention with vaginal progesterone in women with a singleton pregnancy and a short cervix in the second trimester decreases the…
