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OB/GYN General

Uterine Leiomyoma & the Use of Depot Medroxyprogesterone Acetate (DMPA)

May 06, 2022

For a study, researchers sought to examine the link between the usage of depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA), an injectable progestin-only contraceptive, and the development of leiomyoma. They co...

Apical Support Procedures at the Time of Hysterectomy for Benign Indications

May 06, 2022

For a study, researchers sought to determine the cost-effectiveness of doing standard concurrent apical support treatments during hysterectomy for benign causes. They created a Markov decision model f...

Association of Pharmacist Prescription of Contraception With Breaks in Coverage

May 06, 2022

For a study, researchers sought to determine if pharmacist prescriptions for combination hormonal contraception were related to 12-month contraceptive continuation rates or gaps in contraceptive cover...

Mifepristone & Misoprostol for Undesired Pregnancy of Unknown Location

May 06, 2022

For a study, researchers sought to assess the effects of immediate vs delayed medication abortion in patients who had an unwanted pregnancy with an uncertain location. Patients who requested medicatio...

Effects of Hormonal Contraception Against Ectopic Pregnancy

May 06, 2022

For a study, researchers sought to evaluate the incidence rates of ectopic pregnancy by contraceptive technique in a cohort of women who used hormonal contraception between 2005 and 2016. Women betwee...

Use of Estrogen Therapy (ET) After Surgical Menopause in Women Who Are Premenopausal

May 06, 2022

For a study, researchers sought to determine the use of estrogen treatment (ET) and the patterns of follow-up examination for the effects of estrogen deprivation in premenopausal women who had bilater...

Association of an Obstetric Surgical Closing Protocol With Infection Following Cesarean Delivery

May 06, 2022

For a study, researchers sought to compare surgical site infection rates before and after the addition of a closure strategy to an existing surgical site infection risk-reduction bundle used after ces...

A Revised Markov Model Evaluating Oophorectomy at the Time of Hysterectomy for Benign Indication

May 06, 2022

For a study, researchers sought to use updated Markov modeling to determine the best age for bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy (BSO) during hysterectomy for benign causes. They conducted a study of the ...

Time Trends in Unilateral & Bilateral Oophorectomy in a Geographically Defined American Population

May 06, 2022

For a study, researchers sought to examine trends in the incidence of premenopausal unilateral and bilateral oophorectomy between 1950 and 2018. The Rochester Epidemiology Project medical records–li...

Men with Chronic Urinary Retention: Treatments, Complications, and Consequences.

May 02, 2022

To explore the treatment options for chronic urinary retention (CUR) in men, including treatment-related complications and consequences.This retrospective cohort study included male patients diagnosed...

Preventing hemorrhoids during pregnancy: a multicenter, randomized clinical trial.

May 02, 2022

To compare specific dietary and behavioral recommendations for hemorrhoids prevention during pregnancy.This was a randomized, single-blind, multicenter trial conducted in three different clinical cent...

Using affected embryos to establish linkage phase in preimplantation genetic testing for thalassemia.

May 02, 2022

This study aimed to evaluate the ability of next-generation sequencing (NGS) to conduct preimplantation genetic testing (PGT) for thalassemia using affected embryos.This study included data from 36 co...

Bevacizumab-based Salvage Chemotherapy Improves Survival Outcomes for Patients With Brain Metastasis from Ovarian Cancer.

May 02, 2022

Brain metastases from ovarian cancer remain rare and the appropriate treatment is unknown. We investigated survival outcomes following salvage chemotherapy before and after bevacizumab approval to eva...

Differential roles of the Wip1-p38-p53 DNA damage response pathway in early/advanced-stage ovarian clear cell carcinomas.

May 02, 2022

Ovarian clear cell carcinoma (OCCC) is one of the most lethal types of ovarian cancer. Early-stage OCCC can be cured by surgery; however, advanced-stage disease shows poor prognosis due to chemoresist...

Decrease of Tumor-infiltrating Regulatory T Cells Using Pentoxifylline: An Ex Vivo Analysis in Triple-negative Breast Cancer Mouse Model.

May 02, 2022

Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is the most aggressive type of BC with the highest percentage of tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs). Hence, TIL therapy is considered a promising approach to ta...

Interactions between meropenem and renal drug transporters.

May 02, 2022

Meropenem is a carbapenem antibiotic and commonly used with other antibiotics for the treatment of bacterial infections. It is primarily eliminated renally by glomerular filtration and renal tubular s...

Development of a Novel, Low-Cost, Low-Fidelity Simulation Model for Pudendal Nerve Block Application.

May 02, 2022

Pudendal nerve block is an important alternative to neuraxial anesthesia, yet studies demonstrate that 3% to 50% of pudendal nerve blocks are ineffective. Lack of clinician training is the most common...

A survey of specialty choice among obstetrics and gynecology residents in Japan, Korea, and Taiwan.

May 02, 2022

The percentage of medicine graduates opting for residency in obstetrics and gynecology (OB/GYN) has been decreasing in developed countries, including in Taiwan, Japan, and Korea. This multicountry stu...

Fertility-Sparing Surgery After Neo-adjuvant Chemotherapy in Women With Cervical Cancer Larger Than 4 cm

Apr 29, 2022

The aim of the study was to evaluate the oncologic and fertility results of women with cervix-confined cancer of more than 4 cm who received neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by fertility-sparing surg...

Outcomes of Open Radical Hysterectomy Following Implementation of An ERAS Program

Apr 29, 2022

Open surgery has become the standard technique for radical hysterectomy (International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) 2018 IA1 with lymphovascular space invasion-IIA1). The goal of the...

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