Case note A 39 year old woman under our care for 5 years for multiple uterine fibroids presented, requesting a review of her condition with a view to attempting pregnancy….
Objective Endometrial cancer is the most common gynecologic malignancy in the United States and typically is diagnosed at an early stage (I or II), resulting in a 95% 5-year survival…
Epidermal inclusion cysts are a late complication of female genital circumcision, which is a practice that affects 125 million women primarily from Africa and the Middle East. A 30-year-old woman,…
Similar to many physicians, I am reasonably well educated in many areas, but I have never considered myself a mathematics expert. I have especially struggled with statistics but understand the…
Background The biologic plausibility of the possible association between periodontitis and adverse pregnancy outcomes has been assessed with the use of different experimental models. However, most experimental studies did not…
Background Obesity is prevalent among reproductive-aged women and is associated with increased obstetric complications. Weight gain recommendations exist; however, knowledge of these recommendations is low, and few women gain appropriate…
Background The Commonwealth of Virginia enacted statewide school-entry human papillomavirus vaccine mandate in 2008 requiring all girls to receive the vaccine before starting the 6th grade. The mandate, one of very…
Background Prophylactic antibiotics are of proven value in decreasing the frequency of postcesarean endometritis. The beneficial effect of prophylaxis is enhanced when the antibiotics are administered before the surgical incision…
Background Cervical remodeling during parturition progresses under exquisite regulation by immunologic mediators and proteases. Secretory leukocyte protease inhibitor is a secretory protein that can function as an antimicrobial peptide, an…
Background Weight gain in pregnancy is an essential physiologic adaptation that supports growth and development of a fetus and is distributed among lean mass that includes total body water and…
