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Pregnant women admitted ot the hospital with pandemic novel influenza A (H1N1) are at increased risk for fetal distress, premature delivery, emergency cesarean delivery, and fetal death, according to an observational analysis.

Amenorrhea is defined as the abnormal absence of menstrual periods. Abnormal or pathologic amenorrhea should be distinguished from absence of menses because of physiologic causes such as pregnancy, lactation, and menopause.

A woman had a cesarean delivery through a lower-segment transverse incision in her first pregnancy because of arrest of descent. She has had a uncomplicated second pregnancy and desires a trial of labor; however, at 39 weeks, she requests labor induction because of her husband's travel schedule. Learn how labor induction can affect the risk associated with vaginal birth after cesarean delivery.

The final "meaningful use" rule for adopting electronic health records gives physicians and hospitals some flexibility in meeting objective necessary to qualify for federal cash incentives.

Although retropubic and transobturator midurethral slings may be objectively equivalent in their treatment of stress incontinence, women do not find them subjectively so, and complication rates can difer, according to a randomized trial.

In women younger than 40 years of age, screening mammograms have low accuracy, detect few cancers, and lead to high rates of unnecessary recall and additional imaging, according to a new study.

A Maryland woman received prenatal care from her obstetrician and delivered a child with Down syndrome in 2006. The patient sued her doctor, claiming that he failed to tell her that the "triple screen" blood test he ordered had revealed a 1-in-37 chance of her child being born with Down syndrome. She claimed that had she been informed of the test results, she would have terminated the pregnancy.

The imposition of work-hour restrictions on residents in 2003 has not materially decreased ob/gyn residents' experience in obstetric and gynecologic procedures, according to a new study.

About 1 in every 10 new prospective fathers suffers from depression, which correlates positively with its maternal counterpart, according to new research.

The US Food and Drug Administration recently approved Natazia, a 4-phasic combination oral contraceptive containing the progestin dienogest and a synthetic estrogen, estradiol valerate.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently released the first US version of the World Health Organization's advisory on Medical Eligibility Criteria for various contraceptive methods.

Using bar-code verification technology within an electronic medication administration system substantially reduces transcription and medication administration errors along with related potential drug-related adverse events, according to a new study.

Vaginal bleeding during the first trimester of a first pregnancy without miscarrying not only increases the risk for complications later in the pregnancy, but also in future pregnancies, according to study results.

Primary human papillomavirus DNA screening with cytology triage in a routine organized screening program detects more cervical intraepithelial neoplasia III+ lesions in all age groups than conventional cytology, according to new study findings.

With routine antenatal ultrasound and advances in ultrasound technology, fetal intra-abdominal cystic masses are recognized more often and are better characterized than in the past.

Anticipating provisions of the healthcare reform passed by Congress, US health insurers have agreed to stop issuing rescissions, the practice of terminating coverage when a policyholder becomes ill.

A patient presents to a hospital with onset of contraction and spontaneous rupture of the fetal membranes. The rupture revealed clear amniotic fluid. The resident evaluating the patient noted that her cervix was 3 cm dilated and 70% effaced, and the fetus was at -2 station and in vertex position. The patient was placed on oxytocin and was 6 cm to 7 cm dilated within 90 minutes.

A large clinical trial (JUPITER) demonstrated efficacy of a statin in primary prevention of cardiovascular events in menopausal women. Understand the appropriate circumstances by which ob/gyns should prescribe statins for women.

Ovarian cancer is the "silent killer," causing more deaths in the United States than all other gynecologic malignancies combined. This article focuses on the recent debate or whether or when patients with advanced disease should undergo debulking surgery.

From the Annual Conference of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology in Rome

From the Annual Conference of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology in Rome

From the Annual Conference of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology in Rome

From the Annual Conference of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology in Rome

A 19-year-old patient (gravida 2, para 1) at 12 weeks' gestation had a preterm birth at 23 weeks in her last pregnancy. Delivery was preceded by spontaneous rupture of the membranes and a brief time of irregular contractions. Certain information would assist in determining whether cervical insufficiency was part of her pregnancy outcome.

A 44-year-old woman underwent an uneventful abdominal supracervical hysterectomy. Sponge and needle counts were reported as correct on multiple occasions during surgery. On postoperative day 2, the patients reported abdominal pain and mild abdominal distention. Despite conservative measures taken, the pain and distention did not resolve. On postoperative day 4, she was vomiting and her abdomen appeared further distended. An X-ray revealed an intra-abdominal laparatomy pad and small bowel obstruction.

In 2007, 31.8% of deliveries in the United States were accomplished by cesarean delivery, with more than 1,370,000 women undergoing the procedure. This marks a 2% increase over 2006 and a more than 50% increase since 1996. This figure is not accounted for by repeat procedures only.

A 41-year-old Georgia woman underwent a laparascopic hysterectomy, which included removal of some endometrioisis implants.

Total waste to the healthcare system that is related to medication-related patient behaviors is approximately $163 billion annually, a new Drug Trend Report notes.