Objective We sought to evaluate candidate mechanisms underlying the pelvic floor dysfunction in women with chronic pelvic pain (CPP) and/or painful bladder syndrome (PBS)/interstitial cystitis. Notably, prior studies have not…
Materials and Methods Animals and study groups Eleven chronically catheterized pregnant pigtail macaques ( Macaca nemestrina ) at 118-125 days’ gestation (term = 172 days) received 1 of 2 experimental treatments:…
Objective Burnout is specific to the work domain and in physicians is indicative of emotional exhaustion, depersonalization in relationships with coworkers and detachment from patients, and a sense of inadequacy or…
Objective We compared the 48 and 60 month continuation rates of levonorgestrel (LNG) and copper (Cu) intrauterine devices (IUDs) among women enrolled in the Contraceptive CHOICE Project (CHOICE). Our primary…
Relatively few drugs, especially those recently approved by the US Food and Drug Administration, have published human pregnancy experience. Although all drugs contain animal reproduction data, these are usually not…
Introduction Procuring fetal tissue for research and treatment has recently become politically controversial in the United States. The result has been to obscure professional responsibility in this matter, which has been…
Hysterectomy has historically been a mainstay in the surgical treatment of uterovaginal prolapse, even in cases in which the removal of the uterus is not indicated. However, uterine-sparing procedures have…
The management of women with asymptomatic adnexal masses should aim to balance potential benefit with potential harm. While masses with highly worrisome features or other signs of malignancy should be…
Objective To determine the accuracy of changes in transvaginal sonographic cervical length over time in predicting preterm birth in women with singleton and twin gestations. Data Sources PubMed, Embase, Cinahl,…
Cerebral palsy (CP) is heterogeneous with different clinical types, comorbidities, brain imaging patterns, causes, and now also heterogeneous underlying genetic variants. Few are solely due to severe hypoxia or ischemia…
