The obstetrician-gynecologist has ethical obligations to patients in the referral process for assisted reproduction, based on the professional responsibility model of obstetric and gynecologic ethics.

No significant differences were found between the preoperative and postoperative serum anti-Müllerian hormone levels in patients who underwent laparoscopic salpingectomy for tubal pregnancy or hydrosalpinx.

In a 12-month period 39.9% of responding obstetrician-gynecologists experienced verbal aggression and 4.7% were physically assaulted.

A cost-effectiveness analysis examined reproductive options in young women with endometrial cancer. Strategies were compared for achieving pregnancy, and no therapy was clearly the most cost-effective.

Since the advent of robotic surgery, more minimally invasive myomectomies are being performed. It is imperative that we compare outcomes of robotic versus traditional open myomectomy.

The median time to see an obstetrician-gynecologist for a new well-woman examination was 14 days (interquartile, 9–20 days) in large and mid-city markets.

In a cohort of 127 patients with uterine septums, 8.7% also had congenital anomalies of the kidney and urinary tract.

The authors undertake a comparison of the 2 methods of fertilization in patients undergoing in vitro fertilization cycle with donated oocytes by the assessment of embryos by the time-lapse monitoring system.

Recipients of donor oocytes had more hypertension in pregnancy, lower neonatal birth weights, and more preterm births than patients utilizing autologous oocytes.

Ovarian sensitivity index is as good as the Bologna criteria in predicting poor ovarian response in a subsequent treatment cycle.

Pregnancy outcomes in methadone users are similar to those of nonusers if supervised in a professional program.

The parallel elevation of twinning frequency and maternal IQ would support the proposed role of insulin-like growth factor in both phenomena.

Preparing for and undertaking an interactive, small-group session about interpreting actual fetal ultrasound reports was a valued adjunct to attending an ultrasound clinic alone.

Via preimplantation genetic diagnosis and in vitro fertilization, embryos were produced without the disease-causing mutation for long QT syndrome for a mother with the condition.

A 25-year-old woman was evaluated for secondary infertility. An intrauterine foreign body was identified by sonogram, and she achieved pregnancy following its removal.

An unusually large schwannoma of the pelvic autonomic nerves extending to the superior hypogastric plexus, pelvic sidewalls, and the extrapelvic pelvic sidewalls/ret fall sac and sacrum required en bloc exc a pelvic ex > is.

A case of isolated pancreatic metastasis from invasive lobular breast carcinoma is reported. It is one of few reports of an isolated metastasis to the pancreas from a primary invasive lobular breast carcinoma.

A patient with pulmonary sarcoidosis and previous septic shock had a successful pregnancy outcome with corticosteroid and anti-tumor necrosis factor alpha agent treatments.

Clinical research mentoring of young investigators is urgently needed to ensure a robust pipeline of physician-scientists.

Proper informed consent language for a medical procedure is important to ensure that patients understand the risks and benefits involved.

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