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Relatively little is known about the factors in Canada which lead to osteoporosis and its concomitant fractures. The Canadian Multicentre Osteoporosis Study (CaMos) is a prospective cohort study which...

The mechanism of action of contraceptive drugs and devices forms an essential part of informed consent for patients considering various methods of family planning. Currently the literature is confusin...

This review sought to examine the rationale for selecting an oral micronized progesterone formulation rather than a synthetic progestin for some of the main indications for progestogens. Unopposed est...

OBJECTIVE: The study was conducted to identify medical, obstetrical and social risk factors associated with early preterm births (<32+0 gestational weeks). STUDY DESIGN: The Statewide Perinatal Surve...

The purpose of our study was to analyze the efficacy of serum C-reactive protein (CRP), white blood cell count (WBC) and erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) serial evaluations in the prediction of ch...

beta-mimetics have been prescribed by physicians to arrest or prevent premature labor for more than 20 years. Although not approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for tocolytic use, terbuta...

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the relationship between the ovarian stromal area and clinical hormonal characteristics in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). STUDY DESIGN: Twenty-eight women with...

Hormone replacement therapy (HRT, estrogen plus progestagen) in postmenopausal women has beneficial effects on the cardiovascular system. However, effects on blood pressure, determined with office mea...

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the incidence of complications in the use of assisted reproductive technology in the management of infertile couples. DESIGN: Retrospective study. SETTING: The Egyptian IVF...

OBJECTIVE: Recommendations for the use of antenatal antibiotics in obstetrics have increased in the past few years, especially for prophylaxis against group B streptococci, for prolongation of the lat...

A case-control study was conducted to determine whether menstrual and gynecologic abnormalities precede the onset of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) in women with this disorder to a greater extent than...

OBJECTIVE: To compare the long-term effects of oral and transdermal hormone replacement therapy (HRT) on carotid and uterine vascular impedance. METHODS: Sixty-three postmenopausal women were randomi...

Ovarian stimulation for in-vitro fertilization (IVF) causes development of several cohorts of follicles. At the time of oocyte collection, oocytes are thus retrieved from a wide range of follicles of ...

After menopause, both systolic (SBP) and diastolic (DBP) blood pressure (BP) become higher in women than in men of the same age, suggesting that estrogen deficiency may influence the age-related incre...

Women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) are profoundly insulin resistant, and the resultant hyperinsulinemia exacerbates the reproductive abnormalities of the syndrome. Agents that ameliorate insu...

I. Introduction II. Defining the Perimenopause III. Classic Studies of the Perimenopause A. Historical studies B. Early reports of women’s experiences in the perimenopause C. Early prospective menstru...

CONTEXT: Observational studies have found lower rates of coronary heart disease (CHD) in postmenopausal women who take estrogen than in women who do not, but this potential benefit has not been confir...

Background: Using data from a case-control study carried out in Italy 1989-1992, we estimated the odds ratios (OR) and the population attributable risks (AR) for inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) in r...

In recent years the metabolic implications of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) have received a great deal of attention; in fact 50% of women with PCOS are obese and a similar percentage of subjects wa...

Preterm birth, which occurs in 11 percent of all pregnancies, is responsible for the majority of neonatal deaths and nearly one half of all cases of congenital neurologic disability, including cerebra...

A community-based sample of 107 women completed the Beck Anxiety Inventory, Beck Depression Inventory, State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, and Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale at 14 weeks postpartum an...

Small hand-held microscopes have been developed for self-observation of salivary ferning patterns to detect the fertile time of a woman's menstrual cycle. The purpose of this study was to evaluate one...

OBJECTIVE: To project the number of infertile women aged 15-44 every 5 years from 2000 to 2025. DESIGN: Data are used from Cycle 5 of the National Survey of Family Growth conducted by the National Ce...

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the use effectiveness of Creighton Model (CrM) NaProEducation Technology for avoiding pregnancy. STUDY DESIGN: CrM is a medical model of natural procreation education that is a...

OBJECTIVE: To assess the cervicovaginal fetal fibronectin test to predict preterm delivery. DATA SOURCES: We searched MEDLINE, Current Contents, Index Medicus, and proceedings of meetings for studies...

OBJECTIVE: To examine the occurrence of polycystic ovaries (PCO) in women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). METHODS: This was a retrospective comparative study of ultrasonographic findings of...

Objective: To compare spinal bone mineral density (BMD) and 1-year BMD change between premenopausal vegetarian and nonvegetarian women. Design: Cross-sectional comparison of spinal BMD at baseline and...

BACKGROUND: Depressed new mothers usually do not seek and therefore do not receive any psychiatric help. METHODS: In order to assess predictive signs of postpartum depression (PPD), an unselected sam...

OBJECTIVE: To review the clinical presentations of and management options for diaphragmatic endometriosis. DESIGN: Retrospective review. SETTING: Referral center. PATIENT(S): Twenty-four women with...

OBJECTIVE: Although numerous organic conditions may cause chronic pelvic pain (CPP), diagnostic laparoscopy reveals a normal pelvis in many patients with CPP. However, psychological studies yield a hi...

Among 2,496 infertile Israeli women treated between 1964 and 1974, 143 cancer cases were observed as compared with 116.1 expected (standardized incidence ratio (SIR) = 1.2, 95% confidence interval (CI...

Recently generated progesterone receptor (PR)-negative (PR-/-) mice provide an excellent model for dissecting the role of progesterone in the development of the mammary gland during puberty and pregna...

Endometriosis, a benign gynecologic disorder, occurs in about 10% of women of reproductive age and in up to 50% of women with infertility. Endometriosis is defined as the presence of endometrial gland...

The aim of this prospective study was to assess the value of laparoscopic treatment of severe fimbrial occlusions. During a period of 52 months infertile patients with fimbrial lesions were treated by...

A Belgian pilot-study conducted in the framework of the prospective European multi-center study (University of Düsseldorf) tried to establish the use-effectiveness (a sine qua non condition for its ac...

OBJECTIVE: To determine the serum concentrations of the sex steroid hormones with respect to the concentrations of the biologically active fractions of magnesium and calcium during the different phase...

OBJECTIVE: To study the effects of estradiol and progesterone on the proliferation of normal human breast epithelial cells in vivo. DESIGN: Double-blind randomized study. SETTING: Departments of gyn...

The months following childbirth are a time of heightened vulnerability to depressive mood changes. Because of the abrupt and dramatic changes occurring in hormone levels after delivery, many studies h...

OBJECTIVE: To test the effect of telephone calls from registered nurses to low-income pregnant women on the rates of low birth weight (LBW) and preterm births. METHODS: A total of 1554 women receivin...

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether percutaneous estradiol (pE2) (1.5 mg/day) is able to counteract the postmenopausal bone loss in postmenopausal hysterectomized women, in a double-blind study versus ora...

BACKGROUND: Intrinsic ureteral endometriosis is rare. Early detection and treatment is extremely important to preserve renal function. CASE: A 37-year-old woman with right flank pain was diagnosed wit...

Endometriosis is a common gynecological disease in which tissue similar to the endometrium proliferates at sites outside the uterine cavity. Malignant transformation of endometriosis to endometrioid a...

Functional disorders of the gastrointestinal tract comprise a common but ill-defined group of diseases; they primarily afflict women. Although predominantly involving nerve and muscle, the cellular an...

Because the onset of mood and anxiety disorders often occurs during the childbearing years, many women may be taking psychotropic medications for these disorders when they conceive. These medications ...

OBJECTIVE: To determine the clinical, hormonal, and biochemical effects of 4-6 months of metformin therapy in obese patients with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). DESIGN: Prospective study. SETTING...

OBJECTIVE: It is now accepted that gelatinase B (92 kd type IV collagenase) is involved in blastocyst implantation and trophoblast invasion. However, little is known about the regulation of this enzym...

OBJECTIVE: To verify the occurrence of preferential distribution of vaginally administered progesterone to the uterus compared with extrapelvic regions in vivo and in humans. DESIGN: Prospective clin...