Objective Guidelines recommend when the human papillomavirus (HPV) and Papanicolaou tests are used together (HPV co-test) for routine cervical cancer screening, screening intervals can be extended to 3 years. We…
Obstetrician/gynecologists often are the initial management clinicians for pelvic neuropathic pain. Although treatment may require comprehensive team management and consultation with other specialists, there are a few critical and basic…
Passive immunization provides temporary protection in a naïve subject who has been exposed to an infectious pathogen when vaccination is unavailable or has not been given before exposure. Despite the…
In reviewing outcomes that are associated with the implementation of a series of labor and delivery patient safety efforts from 2004-2009, we requested data on the number of related professional…
Psychosocial stress has been identified as a potential risk factor for preterm birth. However, an association has not been found consistently, and a consensus on the extent to which stress…
We read with great interest the randomized controlled trial accessing wound complication rates of subcuticular suture and staples for skin closure at cesarean delivery, reported by Basha et al. This…
The article by Cleary et al entitled “Methadone and perinatal outcomes: a retrospective cohort study” published in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology in February 2011 provides retrospective cohort…
I read, with interest, the article titled, “Use of the Learning Curve-Cumulative Summation test for quantitative and individualized assessment of competency of a surgical procedure in obstetrics and gynecology: fetoscopic…
Leijonhufvud et al reported a 20-fold increased risk of undergoing surgery for stress urinary incontinence (SUI) and pelvic organ prolapse (POP) after a forceps delivery, compared to cesarean section (C/S)….
A rare case of prelabor uterine rupture in a primigravida was reported. A woman with a history of uterine perforation during hysteroscopy became pregnant after donor oocyte in vitro fertilization….
