Objective This prospective randomized pilot study compared the use of the Ligaclip (Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Cincinnati, OH) with bipolar coagulation in preventing lymphoceles after laparoscopic pelvic lymphadenectomy for gynecologic cancer. Study…
Objective Endocervical curettage (ECC) specimens obtained during colposcopy can detect cervical cancer and precursors otherwise missed by biopsy alone, but the procedure can be painful and reduce compliance with needed…
Objective To examine effects of fetoscopic laser occlusion of placental vascular anastomoses on umbilical venous volume flow in twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome. Study Design Absolute umbilical venous volume flow, measured preoperatively…
Objective Experimental data have revealed the critical role played by 2-methoxy-estradiol, a metabolite of 17β-estradiol, in the pathophysiology of preeclampsia. We used gas chromatography/mass spectrometry to measure a whole panel…
Objective The purpose of this study was to determine whether cervical shortening of a ripe cervix at term is associated with changes in the cervical transcriptome. Study Design Sonographically measured…
Objective The objective of the study was to determine the prevalence of the factor V Leiden (FVL) mutation and its association with obstetric complications, blood loss during delivery, and venous…
Objective To describe the normative course of maternal sleep during the first 4 months postpartum. Study Design Sleep was objectively measured using continuous wrist actigraphy. This was a longitudinal, field-based…
Objective We sought to examine the recurrence risk of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) in a subsequent pregnancy and determine whether recurrence risk is modified by race/ethnicity. Study Design We used…
Objective Pregnancy is a hypercoagulable state. We evaluated global markers of coagulation activation, ProCGlobal (Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Eschborn, Germany) and endogenous thrombin potential (ETP), in pregnant women with and without…
Objective The objective of this review was to provide pooled estimates of randomized controlled trials comparing the effects of oral hypoglycemic agents with insulin in achieving glycemic control and to…
