The purpose of this study was to determine whether the administration of clindamycin to women with abnormal vaginal flora at <22 weeks of gestation reduces the risk of preterm birth…
This article in the To the Point series will focus on best practices regarding faculty development in medical education in the field of obstetrics and gynecology. Faculty development is an…
THE ISSUE: Although there is an agreement that oligohydramnios is associated with poor outcomes (growth restriction, operative delivery, stillbirth), there is a disagreement about how to define inadequate amniotic fluid…
Objective We sought to extend our prior observations and histopathologically characterize key metabolic enzymes ( CYP1A1 ) with markers of oxidative damage in the placental sections from smokers. Study Design…
Case notes Uterine fibroid embolization (UFE) and magnetic resonance (MR)–guided high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) ablation are increasingly used in clinical practice as nonsurgical treatment modalities for symptomatic uterine fibroids. However,…
A woman presented with virilization symptoms and elevated testosterone; however, a neoplastic source of excess androgen was not found on imaging. Eventually, the patient revealed she was exposed to transdermal…
We describe the case of an elderly female with total genital prolapse and superinfected uterine myasis. The successful treatment included mechanical extraction of the larvae, antibiotics, and ivermectin (this last…
Zuchna et al report underestimation of the severity of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) in 47% of cases after colposcopic-guided biopsies in patients with suspected high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesions (H-SIL) of…
It was with great interest that I read the report of Broussard and colleagues from the National Birth Defects Prevention Study, “Maternal treatment with opioid analgesics and risk for birth…
Broussard et al utilize a case-control study to conclude there is a relationship between early pregnancy opioid analgesic use and certain birth defects. However, 3 concerns severely limit its future…
