Volume 65, Number 3, June2020

 
  Editorial
149
Lawrence D. Devoe, M.D.
 
 
 


  Original Articles
151
Tia Jackson-Bey, M.D., M.P.H, Sanaz Keyhan, M.D., Tracy Truong, M.S., Yi-Ju Li, Ph.D., and Jennifer L. Eaton, M.D., M.S.C.I.
Among singletons conceived with in vitro fertilization, mean birth weight decreased by 33.81 g for every 500 pg/mL increase in peak serum estradiol after covariate adjustment.
 
 


157
Chetna Arora, M.D., Daniel M. Breitkopf, M.D., Matthew Hopkins, M.D., Abimbola O. Famuyide, M.B.B.S., Tatnai L. Burnett, M.D., Isabel C. Green, M.D., and Shannon K. Laughlin-Tommaso, M.D.
For women who present with bleeding after endometrial ablation, endometrial biopsy, hysteroscopy, and transvaginal ultrasound are valuable tools to rule out malignancy and intracavitary pathology.
 
 


164
Gangxin Chen, M.M., Yuefan Kang, B.Med., Dianliang Lin, Ph.D., Huijuan Wei, B.Med., and Beihong Zheng, B.Med.
The authors describe the relationship between the presence of bacteria and pregnancy outcomes during in vitro fertilization.
 
 


169
Silvana Petretic Majnaric, M.D., Neda Smiljan Severinski, Ph.D., Ines Mrakovcic Šutic, Ph.D., Domagoj Kustic, M.D., Marina Blaževic, M.D., and Tea Majnaric, M.D.
Subclinical autoimmune thyroid disorder significantly increases the risk of spontaneous abortion despite infertility treatment and euthyroid state in infertile patients.
 
 


175
Katherine T. Chang, M.D., Leanne R. McCloskey, M.D., M.P.H., Lauren C. Balmert, Ph.D., Cassing Hammond, M.D., and Jessica W. Kiley, M.D., M.P.H.
The authors present the largest study reporting on disseminated intravascular coagulopathy (DIC) during dilation and evacuation (D&E) for second trimester fetal demise. D&E at 21–26 weeks of gestation was associated with increased odds of DIC as compared with cases at 14–20 weeks.
 
 


183
Xiao-Yu Wei, M.D., and Xiao-Lan Yu, M.D.
The present study suggests an approach that could be used to improve the safety and outcomes of the management of cesarean scar pregnancy.
 
 


189
Shuhai Lan, M.D., Shengwen Dong, Ph.D., and Shuwen Tang, M.D.
The combination of unfractionated heparin and low-molecular-weight heparin was an effective treatment for women with unexplained recurrent spontaneous abortion, helping to improve the live birth rates without significant treatment side effects.
 
 


195
Hwi Gon Kim, M.D., Ph.D., Yong Jung Song, M.D., Ph.D., and Yong Jin Na, M.D., Ph.D.
Long-term use of dienogest to obviate the recurrence of ovarian endometriomas postoperatively was well tolerated and demonstrated a favorable safety profile in the Korean population.
 
 


  Case Reports
201
Mingzhu Cao, M.D., Ph.D., Zhi Liu, M.D., Shuai Fu, M.D., Rui Zhang, M.D., and Hui Chen, M.D., Ph.D.
The authors describe the case and successful management of a pregnant woman with catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome with cerebral infarction as the first presentation.
 
 


205
Qiongzhen Zhao, M.D., Jing Wang, M.D., Min Pang, M.D., Yan Mao, M.D., Ling Yin Kong, M.D., Bo Liang, Ph.D., and Wei Dong Huang, M.D.
The authors report on a novel approach (next-generation sequencing) to analyzing the AZF region in a case of 46,XX male sex reversal syndrome.