Pregnancy and Birth

Preoperative measurement of intra-abdominal visceral fat, and the ratio of intra-abdominal visceral fat to subcutaneous fat, may help predict women at greater risk for difficulties during robotic surgery.

The use of NovaSure for endometrial ablation results a variety of poor pregnancy outcomes, according to a study presented by Shannon Smith, MD, at the Global Congress of the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists.

Compared with newborns who require NICU admission but have a healthy mother, mother-infant pairs who both are admitted to an ICU after delivery have a higher risk of death, according to the results of a new study.

Radiofrequency volumetric thermal ablation is a safe and effective treatment for menorrhagia in women with symptomatic fibroids, providing both clinically and statistically significant reduction in blood loss, according to new research.

Compared with older low-dose combined hormonal contraceptives (CHCs), drospirenone-containing contraceptives are associated with a higher risk of thrombotic events, according to the results of a new FDA-funded study.

The available evidence indicates that a delay in clamping the umbilical cord in preterm infants may be associated with improved neonatal outcomes, according to an intervention review of the effects of early versus delayed umbilical cord clamping.

With AAGL 2012 right around the corner, we’re looking back at some of the most popular articles to come out previous AAGL meetings.

What is your diagnosis based on these images of a 20-week pregnancy?

Although inhaled analgesic pain relief during labor is generally not an option in the United States and most other countries, except the United Kingdom and Canada, researchers have found that inhaled nitrous oxide and flurane derivatives are an effective means of reducing the intensity of labor pain.

This middle-aged woman has a mass in the pelvis. What is your diagnosis?

Frozen eggs are comparable to fresh eggs for IVF cycles according to a new ASRM report.

This procedure was performed to remove an intracavitary fibroid that failed hysteroscopy on two occasions.

What is your diagnosis in the case of this 2nd trimester pregnancy?

To better understand the differences in 23-week survival rates and outcomes in infants born “early” (23 weeks 0/7 to 3/7) and “late” (23 weeks 4/7 to 6/7), researchers analyzed the records of 126 consecutive liveborn 23-week infants classified as either early or late by gestational age at birth.

A diet with a low glycemic index has no effect on the incidence of macrosomia in an at-risk group, but a positive effect on maternal outcomes.

This image shows a middle-aged woman with pelvic mass. What is your diagnosis?

After unprotected sex, the copper IUD and various oral contraceptives can be used as emergency contraception. What's the most effective option?

In terms of clinical outcomes, a meta-analysis found that studies to date show few clinical differences between immediate and delayed pushing in the second stage of labor.

This woman presented with severe pelvic pain in her third trimester. What's your diagnosis?

Current evidence does not support administering pneumococcal vaccination to women who are pregnant to prevent infection in their newborns, finds a systematic review.

This is the case of a 30-week pregnancy for which the mother underwent routine sonography.

A pilot program is dispensing birth control and emergency contraception to students at 13 NYC high schools without informing their parents. Is this a good idea?

This 15-year-old girl had irregular menses.What is your diagnosis?

More than 25% of women may exhibit symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after childbirth, a new study reports.

The success rates of in vitro fertilization (IVF) and intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) are improved when the embryo culture occurs under conditions that provide low oxygen concentrations, show the findings of a new systematic review and meta-analysis.

The FDA has approved a new ultrasound device to detect breast cancer in women with dense breasts. It will be used in conjunction with standard mammography in asymptomatic women with a negative mammogram.

Name the anomaly in this 11-week fetus.

Most hospital births attended by physicians in the U.S. involve the use of stirrups. Do they offer any benefits?

Anti-mullerian hormone testing is the most recent and reliable ovarian reserve test, and it can be used to help women make decisions about family planning early.

A controversial new guideline issued by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists says doctors should encourage women to deliver without epidurals or caesarean sections. Do you agree?