Concerns about the safety of nicotine replacement therapy during pregnancy on lung development in children
We read with great interest the article “Success of smoking cessation interventions during pregnancy.” Bérard et al evaluated the effect of nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) during pregnancy and found that NRT…
The limited utility of currently available venous thromboembolism risk assessment tools in gynecological oncology patients
We have read with interest the manuscript by Barber and Clarke-Pearson because we share the interest on a topic of large impact. We have comments, however, regarding some of their…
Untangling the Black-White mortality gap in endometrial cancer: a cohort simulation
Objective Black women with endometrial cancer (EC) have a long-standing 55% higher mortality rate than white women. There are biological, nonmodifiable differences by race. Black women are twice as likely…
Fertility treatments and pediatric neoplasms of the offspring: results of a population-based cohort with a median follow-up of 10 years
Objective Studies have questioned the long-term health effects of offspring conceived after fertility treatments. Methods We aimed to evaluate whether an association exists between mode of conception (in vitro fertilization, ovulation…
The plateauing of cesarean rates in industrialized countries
Objective There has been growing concern with the increase in cesarean rates in industrialized, transition, and developing countries, a concern reflected in the recent consensus statement on “Safe prevention of…
Plexiform schwannoma: an unusual clitoral mass
Acquired clitoral enlargement is a rare condition resulting from a variety of etiologies, including tumors and excess androgens. Few cases of nonmalignant schwannoma, a benign tumor of the peripheral nerve…
The decreasing trend in early-term repeat cesarean deliveries in the United States: 2005 through 2014
Objective Several studies in 2009, including a large cohort study from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) Maternal-Fetal Medicine Units Network, found that…
The yolky thecoma
Case Notes A 45-year-old, para 1 woman with abdominal pain was referred to our outpatient clinic. On physical examination, a fixed soft mass was palpated between left adnexa and pelvic…
