Objective Black women with endometrial cancer (EC) have a long-standing 55% higher mortality rate than white women. There are biological, nonmodifiable differences by race. Black women are twice as likely…
Objective Studies have questioned the long-term health effects of offspring conceived after fertility treatments. Methods We aimed to evaluate whether an association exists between mode of conception (in vitro fertilization, ovulation…
Objective There has been growing concern with the increase in cesarean rates in industrialized, transition, and developing countries, a concern reflected in the recent consensus statement on “Safe prevention of…
Acquired clitoral enlargement is a rare condition resulting from a variety of etiologies, including tumors and excess androgens. Few cases of nonmalignant schwannoma, a benign tumor of the peripheral nerve…
Objective Several studies in 2009, including a large cohort study from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Maternal-Fetal Medicine Units Network, found that…
Case Notes A 45-year-old, para 1 woman with abdominal pain was referred to our outpatient clinic. On physical examination, a fixed soft mass was palpated between left adnexa and pelvic…
September 2016 (vol. 215, no. 3, page 285) Magro-Malosso ER, Saccone G, Di Tommaso M, et al. Neuraxial analgesia to increase the success rate of external cephalic version: a systematic review…
Background In Ohio, the infant mortality rate is above the national average and the black infant mortality rate is more than twice the white infant mortality rate. Having a short…
Background Data on complications associated with classic cesarean delivery are conflicting. In extremely preterm cesarean delivery (22 0/7-27 6/7 weeks’ gestation), the lower uterine segment is thicker. It is plausible…
Background The obesogenic and diabetogenic effects of the environmental toxin bisphenol A during critical windows of development are well recognized. Liver and skeletal muscle play a central role in the…
