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BACKGROUND: Although low-dose aspirin has been reported to reduce the incidence of preeclampsia among women at high risk for this complication, its efficacy and safety in healthy, nulliparous pregnant...

OBJECTIVES: To examine and discuss the pathology, diagnosis, incidence, and patient profile of salpingitis isthmica nodosa and to question its natural history, propose management strategies, and ident...

The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between C-reactive protein (CRP) levels and intraamniotic infection in 48 women presenting with preterm labor and intact membranes. Blood sa...

OBJECTIVE: To determine the magnitude of intraobserver variation in dating endometrial biopsies and its impact on clinical management. DESIGN: Blinded histopathologic interpretation of endometrial bi...

In spite of constant efforts by health and social workers, existing family planning measures are not used by a vast majority of eligible couples. This is because of the fear that the method may affect...

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate clinical, microbiologic, and histologic findings associated with elevated C-reactive protein levels among women in preterm labor or with preterm premature rupture of the membran...

BACKGROUND: Recurrent urinary tract infections are a problem for many postmenopausal women. Estrogen replacement restores atrophic mucosa, lowers vaginal pH, and may prevent urinary tract infections. ...

OBJECTIVE: To assess the outcome of pregnancy following assisted conception. DESIGN: Cohort descriptive study. SETTING: Unit of Reproductive Medicine, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School. SUBJECT...

Objective: To evaluate the ability of the two currently available surgical barriers, oxidized regenerated cellulose and expanded-polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), to prevent postsurgical adhesions. Desi...

The Kuopio Osteoporosis Risk Factor and Prevention (OSTPRE) Study examines the risk factors of osteoporosis, the relationship of risk factors to bone density and fractures, as well as the possibility ...

In 25 women with primary or secondary infertility, primary hysterosalpingography (HSG) or laparoscopy with chromopertubation indicated 33 proximal and 2 distal tubal obstructions. Four salpingectomies...

Adhesion re-formation after a reproductive operation, particularly involving the pelvic sidewall, is a prominent cause of failure in the surgical treatment of infertility. This study was done to evalu...

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the involvement of endogenous opiates in the pathophysiology of the hyperinsulinism in patients affected by polycystic ovary disease by administering naloxone and naltrexone. We...

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate publications that introduced novel diagnostic and therapeutic transcervical procedures on the fallopian tubes. DESIGN: Major studies that conceptually changed the therapeutic a...

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the involvement of endogenous opiates in the pathophysiology of the hyperinsulinism in patients affected by polycystic ovary disease by administering naloxone and naltrexone. We...

Each year approximately 2.5 million U.S. women are hospitalized for cardiovascular illness, which also claims the lives of 500,000 women annually; half these deaths are due to coronary heart disease1....

Oestradiol-17 beta causes relaxation of isolated coronary arteries and increases blood flow in several vascular beds in human beings and animals. Oestrogen replacement therapy is associated with a low...

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the incidence and extent of periovarian adhesion formation subsequent to laparoscopic electrocoagulation of the ovarian surface in infertility patients with polycystic ovarian d...

In 556 patients undergoing surgery for ovarian cancers the frequency of endometriosis ranged from 3.6% to 5.6% in serous, mucinous, and miscellaneous neoplasms versus 26.3%, 21.1%, and 22.2%, respecti...

Women diagnosed as suffering from premenstrual syndrome and symptom free controls were compared on hormonal parameters, glucose tolerance, mineralocorticoids, cholesterols, triglycerides, apolipoprote...

OBJECTIVE: To examine the characteristics of women in the 1988 National Survey of Family Growth who reported having obtained medical services for impaired fecundity. METHODS: From a national sample o...

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate and compare the effects or oral and transdermal estrogen replacement therapy on biochemical markers of bone resorption in early postmenopausal women. DESIGN: Controlled, random...

OBJECTIVES: To examine the effects of food ingestion and administered dose on the absorption of oral micronized P (Utrogestan; Besins-Iscovesco, Paris, France) and to compare the bioavailability of in...

OBJECTIVE: To assess the endocrinologic and clinical outcome after laparoscopic ovarian electrocautery because of polycystic reaction to ovarian stimulation in anovulatory infertility patients. DESIG...

OBJECTIVE: To review and evaluate published studies that have examined the role of peritoneal fluid (PF) in the development of endometriosis. DESIGN: Important studies related to this topic have been...

Insulin is a major regulator of circulating insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-binding protein-1 (IGFBP-1), suppressing the hepatic production of IGFBP-1. Postmenopausal age, obesity, hypertension, and ...

Published studies relating to the usefulness of diagnostic and operative laparoscopy in women with chronic pelvic pain (CPP) were reviewed. This revealed that approximately 40 per cent of all laparosc...

OBJECTIVE: To assess whether cervical cerclage in women deemed to be at increased risk of cervical incompetence prolongs pregnancy and thereby improves fetal and neonatal outcome. DESIGN: Multicentre...

Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) is a menstrual cycle-related disorder of mood and behavior with unknown etiology and lack of evidence of endocrine imbalances. The absence of menstrual cyclicity eliminates...

OBJECTIVE: To limit the high number of multiple pregnancies in an IVF program. SETTING: In Vitro Fertilization Laboratory, Fertility Department, Public Hospital. INTERVENTIONS: The number of embryos...

OBJECTIVE: To analyze the effects of clomiphene citrate (CC) on cervical mucus (CM) and endometrial morphology independently of hormonal changes encountered when CC is administered for ovulation induc...

OBJECTIVE: To compare the effect of hCG therapy with placebo or bed rest in women with threatened abortion. DESIGN: Random assignment, double-blind. SETTING: Community hospitals. PATIENTS AND INTE...

Induction of ovulation is indicated for anovulatory and amenorrheic women as well as for women who have an inadequate luteal phase. It is also indicated as a strategy for recruiting multiple follicles...

We investigated the association between different risk indicators and inflammatory bowel disease in a case-control study based on the population of Stockholm County during 1980-1984. Information on ph...

Studies to evaluate use-effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of natural family planning (NFP) were conducted in Liberia and Zambia. The Liberian programme provided uni-purpose NFP services to 1055 cli...

Serum progesterone (P) levels were determined at the time of routine prenatal registration (227 patients) or upon presentation for evaluation of vaginal bleeding and/or abdominopelvic cramping/pain (1...

OBJECTIVE: Our aim was to determine the efficacy and safety of tocolytic agents currently used to treat premature labor. STUDY DESIGN: We carried out a comprehensive review of tocolytic agents in the...

Ovarian laparoscopic resection was applied to 23 sterile patients affected with polycystic ovarian disease (PCOD) resistant to different pharmacological treatments, in order to induce ovulation. After...

An adaptive model for the evolution of reproductive failure predicted psychosocial stress to increase as anatomic causes of infertility decrease. The nonanatomic infertility group in our study reporte...

In a case-control study the effects of smoking and the use of oral contraceptives were examined in 83 patients with Crohn's disease and 37 patients with ulcerative colitis in comparison with members o...

More than half of new mothers may be affected by mood disorders after childbirth. Possible causes and recommended management depend on the type of disorder and its severity. In this article, Dr Knops ...

The Billings method, or cervical mucus method, is a natural family planning method developed during the 1970s by the Australian physicians John and Evelyn Billings. The method requires periodic abstin...

Data from the Oxford.FPA prospective study show that oral contraceptive use and pregnancy have no discernible effect on the risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS). Women of parity 0-2 developed MS...

Cervical mucus is produced throughout the menstrual cycle. Sperm migration, however, is possible only during the periovulatory period of the cycle. Cervical mucus is also produced during the amenorrho...

It has been suggested that use of the oral contraceptive pill by women confers protection against osteoporosis later in life. However, cross-sectional studies of bone density among pill users have yie...