Volume 51, Number 1, January 2006
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| Original Articles | |
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Gloria A. Bachmann, M.D., Raymond Rosen, Ph.D., Lauren Denise Arnold, M.P.H., Irina Burd, M.D., Ph.D., George G. Rhoads, M.D., M.P.H., Ph.D., Sandra R. Leiblum, Ph.D., and Nancy Avis, Ph.D.
Chronic vulvar pain affects 4% of adult women and is associated with a poorer quality of life, higher stress and history of vaginal infections.
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V�ctor Hugo Gonz�lez-Quintero, M.D., M.P.H., Lama Tolaymat, M.D., M.P.H., Barbara Luke, Sc.D., M.P.H., R.D., Adolfo Gonz�lez-Garc�a, M.D., Lunthita Duthely, M.S., Mary J. O'Sullivan, M.D., and Dibe Martin, M.D.
As compared to women of other racial and ethnic groups, women of Hispanic origin delivering in South Florida have the lowest rate of preterm delivery and of low- and very-low-birth-weight infants.
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Veronica Bertini, Ph.D., Paolo Simi, Ph.D., and Angelo Valetto, Ph.D.
Of 435 infertile men, 23 had karyotype anomalies, confirming the importance of cytogenetic studies in men with sperm count anomalies and in couples undergoing in vitro fertilization.
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Kenyetta Brummitt, M.D., Ozgur H. Harmanli, M.D., John Gaughan, Ph.D., Vani Dandolu, M.D., Ashwin J. Chatwani, M.D., and Enrique Hernandez, M.D.
Only gynecologists' age and practice type, not their sex, are independently significant factors in decision making regarding hysterectomy.
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Rishimani S. N. Adsumelli, M.D., Andrew Elimian, M.D., Vandy Wiencek, R.N., Helene D. Benveniste, M.D., Ph.D., Peter S. A. Glass, M.B.Ch.B., and J. Gerald Quirk, M.D., Ph.D.
Primiparous women who develop preeclampsia have an elevation in pulse pressure and mean arterial pressure early in pregnancy.
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LTC John H. Farley, MC, USA, Alma Alexander, SSG, USA, Col Christopher Zahn, MC, USAF, CAPT Terry A. Harrison, MC, USN, COL Peter Nielsen, MC, USA, COL Walter Branch, MC, USAR, LTC Wilma Larsen, MC, USA, and COL Dallas Homas, MC, USA
Far forward availability of gynecologic care should be considered by all military services in their plans for providing health care for the female soldier
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Yusuf �st�n, M.D., Yaprak Engin-�st�n, M.D., Emin Kaya, M.D., M. Mutlu Meydanli, M.D., and Nalan Kulak, M.D.
Elevated nucleated red blood cell count appears to be associated with preeclampsia.
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Hidenori Kato, M.D., Takafumi Inoue, M.D., Kazuo Asanoma, M.D., Takao Matsuda, M.D., Yasuji Yoshikawa, M.D., and Norio Wake, M.D.
STAT3 and 5 signals are activated in complete moles but not in choriocarcinoma; instead of STATs, the MAP-k signal is recruited.
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Vani Dandolu, M.D., Jacintha Raj, M.D., Ozgur Harmanli, M.D., Abegael Lorico, M.D., and Ashwin J. Chatwani, M.D.
There is wide variation in the way residents are trained regarding different technical aspects of and indications for cesarean section.
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Rosario D'Anna, M.D., Giovanni Baviera, Ph.D., Antonio De Vivo, M.D., Grazia Facciol�, M.D., Antonino Di Benedetto, M.D., and Francesco Corrado, M.D.
C-reactive protein has no predictive value in gestational diabetes mellitus, and no positive correlation is found between body mass index and this inflammation marker.
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Shay Matalon, M.D., Eyal Sheiner, M.D., Amalia Levy, Ph.D., Moshe Mazor, M.D., and Arnon Wiznitzer, M.D.
Treated maternal hypothyroidism is not a risk for adverse perinatal outcome.
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| Case Reports | |
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Jeong-In Yang, M.D., Ph.D., Haeng-Soo Kim, M.D., Ki-Hong Chang, M.D., Ph.D., Hee-Sug Ryu, M.D., Ph.D., and Hee-Jae Joo, M.D.
In cases of suspected amniotic fluid embolism with an atypical presentation, a thorough histologic examination of the uterus, including the cervix, is critical to making the diagnosis.
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Ren� Genadry, M.D., and Thomas T. Provost, M.D.
Erosive lichen planus can produce significant scarring in the vagina, esophagus, scalp and oral mucosa.
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