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The author summarizes the protocols used at his institution to prevent adhesions in patients who were undergoing evaluation and treatment for significant pelvic pathology.
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Previous investigation of cervical cancer biology has revealed a dependence on VEGF, among other factors, for growth and metastases.
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The "Caprisa 004" trial was a randomized double-blind controlled trial of 1085 sexually active, HIV-negative, high-risk women in South Africa over 2.5 years (889 women were included in the final analysis).
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Secondary recurrent miscarriage (defined as three or more pregnancy losses at < 20 weeks occurring in a women with a least one pregnancy carried beyond 20 weeks) may be explained by a chromosomal abnormality or be "unexplained" (idiopathic).
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Many clinicians are reluctant to give low-dose aspirin (ldasa) to pregnant women for the prevention of preeclampsia. This reluctance is not based on a fear of potential risk, but on inconsistent study results regarding the efficacy of ASA.
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Carcinosarcoma of the uterus is a rare condition accounting for less that 4% of all uterine neoplasms. Previous work has identified that the most active single agents are platinum, ifosfamide, paclitaxel, and doxorubicin.
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Although some aspects of vaginal birth after cesarean delivery (VBAC) have been covered in previous OB/GYN Clinical Alert issues, I cannot pass up an opportunity to comment on two papers appearing in the June issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology.
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I love this article. It's relevant to our daily practice, but, more importantly, it verbalizes the same issues that both physicians and patients want clarified.
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