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| American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology |
| Volume 202, Issue 2, Pages 97-206 (February 2010) |
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Table of contents
pages A3-A4
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Information for Readers
page A19
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Editorials
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Reports of Major Impact
Thomas J. Garite
page 97
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Change in policy for Basic Science articles
Thomas J. Garite
page 98
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Do fathers matter? Paternal contributions to birth outcomes and racial disparities
Dawn P. Misra, Cleopatra Caldwell, Alford A. Young, Sara Abelson
pages 99-100
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Treatment of localized periodontal disease in pregnancy does not reduce the occurrence of preterm birth: results from the Periodontal Infections and Prematurity Study (PIPS)
Kim A. Boggess
pages 101-102
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Reviews
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Obstetrics
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Paternal factors and low birthweight, preterm, and small for gestational age births: a systematic review
Prakesh S. Shah, Knowledge Synthesis Group on determinants of preterm/low birthweight births
pages 103-123
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Urology
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Outcomes of transvaginal uterosacral ligament suspension: systematic review and metaanalysis
Rebecca U. Margulies, Mary A.M. Rogers, Daniel M. Morgan
pages 124-134
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Clinical Opinion
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Education
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Pregnancy: a “teachable moment” for weight control and obesity prevention, 17 August 2009
Suzanne Phelan
pages 135.e1-135.e8
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Research
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General Gynecology
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Improving quality of care: development of a risk-adjusted perioperative morbidity model for vaginal hysterectomy, 19 August 2009
Christine A. Heisler, Giovanni D. Aletti, Amy L. Weaver, L. Joseph Melton, William A. Cliby, John B. Gebhart
pages 137.e1-137.e5
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An alternative monitoring protocol for single-dose methotrexate therapy in ectopic pregnancy, 04 December 2009
Andrea Ries Thurman, Melani Cornelius, Jeffrey E. Korte, Donald L. Fylstra
pages 139.e1-139.e6
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Does intraoperative spillage of benign ovarian mucinous cystadenoma increase its recurrence rate?, 21 December 2009
Ido Ben-Ami, Noam Smorgick, Josef Tovbin, Noga Fuchs, Reuvit Halperin, Moty Pansky
pages 142.e1-142.e5
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Comparing uterine fibroids treated by myomectomy through traditional laparotomy and 2 modified approaches: ultraminilaparotomy and laparoscopically assisted ultraminilaparotomy, 25 December 2009
Kuo-Chang Wen, Yi-Jen Chen, Pi-Lin Sung, Peng-Hui Wang
pages 144.e1-144.e8
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Treatment of localized periodontal disease in pregnancy does not reduce the occurrence of preterm birth: results from the Periodontal Infections and Prematurity Study (PIPS)
George A. Macones, Samuel Parry, Deborah B. Nelson, Jerome F. Strauss, Jack Ludmir, Arnold W. Cohen, David M. Stamilio, Dina Appleby, Bonnie Clothier, Mary D. Sammel, Marjorie Jeffcoat
pages 147.e1-147.e8
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Peripartum hysterectomy and arterial embolization for major obstetric hemorrhage: a 2-year nationwide cohort study in the Netherlands, 18 November 2009
Joost J. Zwart, Pieter D. Dijk, Jos van Roosmalen
pages 150.e1-150.e7
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Maternal and newborn morbidity by birth facility among selected United States 2006 low-risk births, 14 December 2009
Joseph R. Wax, Michael G. Pinette, Angelina Cartin, Jacquelyn Blackstone
pages 152.e1-152.e5
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Prediction of spontaneous preterm birth in asymptomatic twin pregnancies using the change in cervical length over time, 21 October 2009
Nathan S. Fox, Andrei Rebarber, Chad K. Klauser, Danielle Peress, Christine V. Gutierrez, Daniel H. Saltzman
pages 155.e1-155.e4
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Appraisal of the selectivity index in a cohort of patients treated with laser surgery for twin–twin transfusion syndrome, 21 October 2009
Luminita S. Crisan, Eftichia V. Kontopoulos, Rubén A. Quintero
pages 157.e1-157.e5
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Examining the effectiveness of an opt-in approach to prenatal human immunodeficiency virus screening, 21 October 2009
Christopher V. Almario, Eric J. Moskowitz, Jeanette Koran, Bettina Berman, Valerie P. Pracilio, Albert Crawford, Jason K. Baxter
pages 159.e1-159.e6
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An automated method for the determination of the sFlt-1/PIGF ratio in the assessment of preeclampsia, 22 October 2009
Stefan Verlohren, Alberto Galindo, Dietmar Schlembach, Harald Zeisler, Ignacio Herraiz, Manfred G. Moertl, Juliane Pape, Joachim W. Dudenhausen, Barbara Denk, Holger Stepan
pages 161.e1-161.e11
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Increased risk of low birthweight, infants small for gestational age, and preterm delivery for women with peptic ulcer
Yi-Hua Chen, Herng-Ching Lin, Horng-Yuan Lou
pages 164.e1-164.e8
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Effect of antenatal betamethasone on maternal and fetal amino acid concentration, 21 December 2009
Anna Maria Marconi, Valentina Mariotti, Cecilia Teng, Stefania Ronzoni, Barbara D'Amato, Alberto Morabito, Frederick C. Battaglia
pages 166.e1-166.e6
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Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility
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Drospirenone and cardiovascular risk in lean and obese polycystic ovary syndrome patients: a pilot study, 16 November 2009
Fulvia Mancini, Arianna Cianciosi, Nicola Persico, Fabio Facchinetti, Paolo Busacchi, Cesare Battaglia
pages 169.e1-169.e8
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Eszopiclone improves insomnia and depressive and anxious symptoms in perimenopausal and postmenopausal women with hot flashes: a randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled crossover trial, 25 December 2009
Hadine Joffe, Laura Petrillo, Adele Viguera, Alexia Koukopoulos, Kate Silver-Heilman, Adriann Farrell, Gary Yu, Michael Silver, Lee S. Cohen
pages 171.e1-171.e11
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Oncology
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Prognostic nomogram for overall survival in stage IIB-IVA cervical cancer patients treated with concurrent chemoradiotherapy, 23 November 2009
Jen-Yu Tseng, Ming-Shien Yen, Nae-Fong Twu, Chiung-Ru Lai, Huann-Cheng Horng, Chien-Chih Tseng, Kuan-Chong Chao, Chi-Mou Juang
pages 174.e1-174.e7
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Lymph node dissection in the surgical management of atypical endometrial hyperplasia, 21 December 2009
Jill S. Whyte, Elizabeth P. Gurney, John P. Curtin, Stephanie V. Blank
pages 176.e1-176.e4
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Comparison of peritoneal carcinomatosis scoring methods in predicting resectability and prognosis in advanced ovarian cancer
Elisabeth Chéreau, Marcos Ballester, Frédéric Selle, Annie Cortez, Emile Daraï, Roman Rouzier
pages 178.e1-178.e10
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Urogynecology
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The effect of topical pimecrolimus on inflammatory infiltrate in vulvar lichen sclerosus, 05 November 2009
Saila Kauppila, Vesa Kotila, Eila Knuuti, Päivi O. Väre, Pia Vittaniemi, Ritva Nissi
pages 181.e1-181.e4
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Basic Science: Obstetrics
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Angiogenic dysfunction in molar pregnancy, 18 November 2009
David Kanter, Marshall D. Lindheimer, Eileen Wang, Romana G. Borromeo, Elizabeth Bousfield, S. Ananth Karumanchi, Isaac E. Stillman
pages 184.e1-184.e5
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Dose-response effects of betamethasone on maturation of the fetal sheep lung, 21 December 2009
Matthias Loehle, Matthias Schwab, Susan Kadner, Kristal M. Maner, Jeffrey S. Gilbert, J. Thomas Brenna, Stephen P. Ford, Peter W. Nathanielsz, Mark J. Nijland
pages 186.e1-186.e7
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Continuous infusion of 17-hydroxyprogesterone caproate into either the fetoplacental or intervillous circulation of a placental cotyledon attenuates vasoconstriction of the fetoplacental arteries by thromboxane mimetic U46619, 14 December 2009
Craig M. Zelig, Damian J. Paonessa, Nathan J. Hoeldtke, Demetrice L. Hill, Lisa M. Foglia, Peter G. Napolitano
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Precipitated egg white as a sealant for iatrogenic preterm premature rupture of the membranes, 27 November 2009
Hector Mendez-Figueroa, Ramesha Papanna, David L. Berry, Kenneth J. Moise
pages 191.e1-191.e6
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Multipotent mesenchymal stem cells from human placenta: critical parameters for isolation and maintenance of stemness after isolation, 25 December 2009
Oleg V. Semenov, Sonja Koestenbauer, Mariluce Riegel, Nikolas Zech, Roland Zimmermann, Andreas H. Zisch, Antoine Malek
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Effect of corticosteroids and progesterone on adrenomedullin output and expression in human fetal membranes and placenta trophoblasts, 25 December 2009
Emanuela Marinoni, Alessandra Sambuchini, Katia Pacioni, Massimo Moscarini, Claudio Letizia, Romolo Di Iorio
pages 196.e1-196.e6
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Albumin as an adjunct to tracheal occlusion in fetal rats with congenital diaphragmatic hernia: a placebo-controlled study, 25 December 2009
Philipp Klaritsch, Steffi Mayer, Lourenço Sbragia, Jaan Toelen, Xenia Roubliova, Paul Lewi, Jan A. Deprest
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Imaging
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A systematic technique using 3-dimensional ultrasound provides a simple and reproducible mode to evaluate the corpus callosum, 25 December 2009
Eran Bornstein, Ana Monteagudo, Rosalba Santos, Sean M. Keeler, Ilan E. Timor-Tritsch
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Journal Club
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Perioperative maternal morbidity model for vaginal hysterectomy: Heisler et al
Israel Zighelboim, Cindy Zhang, Lindsay Kuroki, Mallika Anand, Summer Dewdney
pages 203-204
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Images in Gynecology
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It's not what you think: Pain in the genital area was followed by ulceration, 23 September 2009
Galit Zaidenberg-Israeli, Ayala Assia, Shimon Reif, Galia Grisaru-Soen
pages 205.e1-205.e2
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Journal Club Roundtable
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Discussion: ‘Perioperative morbidity model for vaginal hysterectomy’ by Heisler et al
Israel Zighelboim, Cindy Zhang, Lindsay Kuroki, Mallika Anand, Summer Dewdney
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Letters to the Editors
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Don't be fooled by Simcox CIRCLE, 05 November 2009
Jeff Andrews
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Reply, 05 October 2009
Andrew H. Shennan, Rachael Simcox
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Episiotomy in the United States: has anything changed?, 05 November 2009
Shunji Suzuki, Misao Satomi
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Reply, 05 November 2009
Jerry L. Lowder, Elizabeth A. Frankman
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Free thyroxine assays: no going back!, 05 November 2009
John E. Midgley, Nic D. Christofides
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Reply, 25 September 2009
Richard H. Lee, Jorge H. Mestman, Carole A. Spencer
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Common molecular causes for congenital heart defects and microcephaly, 05 October 2009
Christoph Bührer, Angela M. Kaindl
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Reply, 05 November 2009
Ray Bahado-Singh
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