Background The accuracy of sentinel lymph node mapping has been shown in endometrial cancer, but studies to date have primarily focused on cohorts at low risk for nodal involvement. In…
Objective Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination should reduce the risk for high-grade cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN2+) among women with abnormal Papanicolau tests by reducing the proportion with HPV16/18, provided vaccination was…
The path to excellence in developmental biology is long and arduous and requires an enormous amount of passion, focus, and love for the excitement of both challenges and opportunities. One…
A patient of mine recently suffered a complication of cesarean delivery. That statement is misleading. I recently caused a surgical complication during a patient’s cesarean delivery. This woman, whom I…
Background Readmission rates are used as a quality metric in medical and surgical specialties; however, little is known about obstetrics readmissions. Objective Our goals for this study were to describe…
Jeppson PC, Rahimi S, Gattoc L, et al. Impact of robotic technology on hysterectomy route and associated implications for resident education. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2015;212:196.e1-6. As published, the surname of…
Background Preterm birth (PTB) is a multifactorial disorder, and air pollution has been suggested to increase the risk of occurrence. However, large population studies controlling for multiple exposure measures in…
Background The diagnosis of twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS) usually relies the presence of polyhydramnios in one sac with concomitant oligohydramnios in the other sac in a monochorionic diamniotic twin pregnancy….
Background In 2011, the US national rate of smoking early in pregnancy was 11.5%. Unfortunately, our home state of Ohio had a rate twice as high at 23%. Smoking in…
Background Although a weekly injection of 17-hydroxyprogestone caproate is recommended for preventing recurrent preterm birth, clinical experience in North Carolina suggested that many eligible patients were not receiving the intervention….
