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Compared to normal women and women with endometriosis without chronic pain, women with chronic pelvic pain demonstrate increased pain sensitivity at nonpelvic sites.
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A new study shows that using cervical length as an arbiter of whom to admit for suspected preterm labor is a safe and cost-effective method to decrease health care costs.
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In this national cohort study, 13% of women undergoing gynecologic surgery where antibiotics were recommended received no antibiotics or the incorrect antibiotics.
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This special feature will summarize FDA position statements pertaining to mesh use in obstetrics and gynecology....
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In this large, retrospective cohort study, women with a history of bariatric surgery were at a small increased risk of both spontaneous and medically indicated preterm birth and small for gestational age births.
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Long-term complications, particularly secondary cancers, were significantly more common in patients receiving whole pelvic radiation (vs brachytherapy alone) for early-stage endometrial cancer.
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Women presenting for emergency contraception were offered a copper IUD or Plan B. Those who chose an IUD had a lower cumulative risk of unintended pregnancy at 1 year.
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In a prospective cohort study, women with endometriomas (> 2 cm) were found to have a decrease in ovarian reserve parameters compared to healthy controls 1 and 6 months after the endometriomas were removed.
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Bevacizumab added to chemotherapy, particularly paclitaxel and cisplatin, was efficacious in all response outcomes (objective response, progression-free survival, and overall survival) without diminution in quality of life or unacceptable toxicity.
