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American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 198, Issue 4, Pages 349-486 (April 2008)

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Editorial


Cross-reference A new model of ovarian carcinogenesis may influence early detection strategies free full text
Robert A. Burger
pages 349-350
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Reviews

Oncology


Editor’s ChoiceEditor’s CommentaryCross-reference Early detection and treatment of ovarian cancer: shifting from early stage to minimal volume of disease based on a new model of carcinogenesis free full text
Robert J. Kurman, Kala Visvanathan, Richard Roden, T.C. Wu, Ie-Ming Shih
pages 351-356
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Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility


Fibroids and reproductive outcomes: a systematic literature review from conception to delivery
Peter C. Klatsky, Nam D. Tran, Aaron B. Caughey, Victor Y. Fujimoto
pages 357-366
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Clinical Opinion

Obstetrics


Articles in full Introduction of an obstetric-specific medical emergency team for obstetric crises: implementation and experience, 05 November 2007 eExtra
Gabriella G. Gosman, Marie R. Baldisseri, Karen L. Stein, Trish A. Nelson, Susan H. Pedaline, Jonathan H. Waters, Hyagriv N. Simhan
pages 367.e1-367.e7
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Research

General Gynecology


Articles in full Management of Trichomonas vaginalis in women with suspected metronidazole hypersensitivity, 28 January 2008 free full text eExtra
Donna J. Helms, Debra J. Mosure, W. Evan Secor, Kimberly A. Workowski
pages 370.e1-370.e7
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Articles in full Clinical effects of the levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine device in patients with adenomyosis, 21 January 2008 free full text eExtra
SiHyun Cho, Anna Nam, HyeYeon Kim, DooByung Chay, KiHyun Park, Dong Je Cho, YongWon Park, ByungSeok Lee
pages 373.e1-373.e7
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Articles in full Effect of oral and transdermal hormone therapy on hyaluronic acid in women with and without a history of intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy, 18 February 2008 eExtra
Pauliina Tuomikoski, Kristiina Aittomäki, Tomi S. Mikkola, Anne Ropponen, Olavi Ylikorkala
pages 375.e1-375.e5
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Articles in full The laparoscopic Vecchietti’s modified technique in Rokitansky syndrome: anatomic, functional, and sexual long-term results, 13 February 2008 eExtra
Luigi Fedele, Stefano Bianchi, Giada Frontino, Eleonora Fontana, Elisa Restelli, Vincenzina Bruni
pages 377.e1-377.e6
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Obstetrics


Journal ClubCross-referenceArticles in full Ultrasound prediction of symptomatic congenital cytomegalovirus infection, 21 January 2008 eExtra
Brunella Guerra, Giuliana Simonazzi, Chiara Puccetti, Marcello Lanari, Antonio Farina, Tiziana Lazzarotto, Nicola Rizzo
pages 380.e1-380.e7
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Editor’s ChoiceEditor’s CommentaryArticles in full Twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome: an antiangiogenic state? free full text eExtra
Juan Pedro Kusanovic, Roberto Romero, Jimmy Espinoza, Jyh Kae Nien, Chong Jai Kim, Pooja Mittal, Sam Edwin, Offer Erez, Francesca Gotsch, Shali Mazaki-Tovi, Nandor G. Than, Eleazar Soto, Natalia Camacho, Ricardo Gomez, Ruben Quintero, Sonia S. Hassan
pages 382.e1-382.e8
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Articles in full Alternative complement pathway activation fragment Bb in early pregnancy as a predictor of preeclampsia, 28 January 2008 eExtra
Anne M. Lynch, James R. Murphy, Tim Byers, Ronald S. Gibbs, Margaret C. Neville, Patricia C. Giclas, Jane E. Salmon, V. Michael Holers
pages 385.e1-385.e9
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Articles in full Intrahepatic vein for fetal blood sampling: one center’s experience, 21 January 2008 eExtra
Abimbola J. Aina-Mumuney, Cynthia J. Holcroft, Karin J. Blakemore, Jessica L. Bienstock, Nancy A. Hueppchen, Lorraine A. Milio, Jude P. Crino
pages 387.e1-387.e6
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Articles in full Maternal periodontal disease, systemic inflammation, and risk for preeclampsia, 25 February 2008 eExtra
Michael Ruma, Kim Boggess, Kevin Moss, Heather Jared, Amy Murtha, James Beck, Steven Offenbacher
pages 389.e1-389.e5
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Articles in full Increased risk of stroke in patients who undergo cesarean section delivery: a nationwide population-based study, 15 February 2008 eExtra
Shiyng-Yu Lin, Chaur-Jong Hu, Herng-Ching Lin
pages 391.e1-391.e7
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Articles in full Pseudoamniotic band syndrome: a rare complication of monochorionic twins with fetofetal transfusion syndrome treated by laser coagulation eExtra
Norbert Winer, Laurent J. Salomon, Mohamed Essaoui, Bernard Nasr, Jean Pierre Bernard, Yves Ville
pages 393.e1-393.e5
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Articles in full Effect of 2 stitches vs 1 stitch on the prevention of preterm birth in women with singleton pregnancies who undergo cervical cerclage, 21 January 2008 eExtra
Karlijn Woensdregt, Errol R. Norwitz, Michael Cackovic, Michael J. Paidas, Jessica L. Illuzzi
pages 396.e1-396.e7
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Articles in full No association between antepartum serologic and genital tract evidence of herpes simplex virus-2 coinfection and perinatal HIV-1 transmission, 21 January 2008 eExtra
Katherine T. Chen, Ruth E. Tuomala, Clara Chu, Meei-Li Huang, D. Heather Watts, Carmen D. Zorrilla, Mary Paul, Ron Hershow, Philip Larussa
pages 399.e1-399.e5
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Articles in full Maternal morbidity and infant death in twin vs triplet and quadruplet pregnancies, 21 January 2008 eExtra
Barbara Luke, Morton B. Brown
pages 401.e1-401.e10
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Articles in full Who returns for postpartum glucose screening following gestational diabetes mellitus?, 13 February 2008 eExtra
Kelly J. Hunt, Deborah L. Conway
pages 404.e1-404.e6
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Articles in full Measurement of direct ethanol metabolites suggests higher rate of alcohol use among pregnant women than found with the AUDIT—a pilot study in a population-based sample of Swedish women, 28 January 2008 eExtra
Friedrich Martin Wurst, Erika Kelso, Wolfgang Weinmann, Fritz Pragst, Michel Yegles, Inger Sundström Poromaa
pages 407.e1-407.e5
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Articles in full Body mass index and weight gain prior to pregnancy and risk of gestational diabetes mellitus, 10 December 2007 eExtra
Monique M. Hedderson, Michelle A. Williams, Victoria L. Holt, Noel S. Weiss, Assiamira Ferrara
pages 409.e1-409.e7
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Articles in full Hyperemesis gravidarum that requires hospitalization and the use of antiemetic drugs in relation to maternal body composition, 28 January 2008 eExtra
Marie Cedergren, Jan Brynhildsen, Ann Josefsson, Adam Sydsjö, Gunilla Sydsjö
pages 412.e1-412.e5
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Articles in full Maternal circulating endothelial progenitor cells in normal singleton and twin pregnancy, 18 February 2008 eExtra
Makrina D. Savvidou, Qingzhong Xiao, Christine Kaihura, James M. Anderson, Kypros H. Nicolaides
pages 414.e1-414.e5
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Articles in full Impact of maternal body mass index on neonate birthweight and body composition, 18 February 2008 eExtra
Holly R. Hull, Mary K. Dinger, Allen W. Knehans, David M. Thompson, David A. Fields
pages 416.e1-416.e6
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Oncology


Articles in full Circulating calprotectin in ovarian carcinomas and borderline tumors of the ovary, 13 February 2008 eExtra
Elin Ødegaard, Ben Davidson, Bente Vilming Elgaaen, Magne K. Fagerhol, Vibeke Engh, Mathias Onsrud, Anne Cathrine Staff
pages 418.e1-418.e7
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Basic Science: Gynecology


Articles in full Association of leptin receptor polymorphisms Lys109Arg and Gln223Arg with serum leptin profile and bone mineral density in Korean women, 13 February 2008 eExtra
Sun Mie Kim, Seok Hyun Kim, Jung Ryeol Lee, Byung Chul Jee, Seung-Yup Ku, Chang Suk Suh, Young Min Choi, Jung Gu Kim, Shin Yong Moon
pages 421.e1-421.e8
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Articles in full Reducing peritoneal vascular endothelial growth factor concentration and inhibiting cancer scattering in a mouse model of laparoscopy, 13 February 2008 eExtra
Chih-Feng Yen, Chyi-Long Lee, William Murk, Chien-Min Han, Shuen-Kuei Liao
pages 423.e1-423.e7
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Basic Science: Obstetrics


Articles in full Nucleated red blood cells are a direct response to mediators of inflammation in newborns with early-onset neonatal sepsis eExtra
Antonette T. Dulay, Irina A. Buhimschi, Guomao Zhao, Guoyang Luo, Sonya Abdel-Razeq, Michael Cackovic, Victor A. Rosenberg, Christian M. Pettker, Stephen F. Thung, Mert O. Bahtiyar, Vineet Bhandari, Catalin S. Buhimschi
pages 426.e1-426.e9
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Articles in full Twin pregnancy and the risk of preeclampsia: bigger placenta or relative ischemia?, 21 January 2008 eExtra
Yuval Bdolah, Chun Lam, Augustine Rajakumar, Venkatesha Shivalingappa, Walter Mutter, Benjamin P. Sachs, Kee Hak Lim, Tali Bdolah-Abram, Franklin H. Epstein, S. Ananth Karumanchi
pages 428.e1-428.e6
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Articles in full Maternal creatine: does it reach the fetus and improve survival after an acute hypoxic episode in the spiny mouse (Acomys cahirinus)?, 25 February 2008 eExtra
Zoe Ireland, Hayley Dickinson, Rod Snow, David W. Walker
pages 431.e1-431.e6
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Articles in full Placental transfer of enfuvirtide in the ex vivo human placenta perfusion model, 13 February 2008 eExtra
Pierre-Francois Ceccaldi, Claudia Ferreira, Laurent Gavard, Sophie Gil, Gilles Peytavin, Laurent Mandelbrot
pages 433.e1-433.e2
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Meeting Papers

Selected Papers from the 26th Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Gynecological and Obstetrical Society


The pharmaceutical industry: friend or foe?
Jennifer R. Niebyl
pages 435-439
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Group B Streptococcus and pregnancy: a review, 21 January 2008
John W. Larsen, John L. Sever
pages 440-450
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Editor's ChoiceEditor's CommentaryArticles in full Fetal outcome in motor-vehicle crashes: effects of crash characteristics and maternal restraint free full text eExtra
Kathleen DeSantis Klinich, Carol A.C. Flannagan, Jonathan D. Rupp, Mark Sochor, Lawrence W. Schneider, Mark D. Pearlman
pages 450.e1-450.e9
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Articles in full Vaginal birth after cesarean: clinical risk factors associated with adverse outcome eExtra
Kimberly D. Gregory, Lisa M. Korst, Moshe Fridman, Ida Shihady, Paula Broussard, Arlene Fink, Linda Burnes Bolton
pages 452.e1-452.e12
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Articles in full Gene expression profiling of human oocytes at different maturational stages and after in vitro maturation eExtra
Dagan Wells, Pasquale Patrizio
pages 455.e1-455.e11
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Articles in full Is there a therapeutic impact to regional lymphadenectomy in the surgical treatment of endometrial carcinoma? eExtra
Nadeem R. Abu-Rustum, Alexia Iasonos, Qin Zhou, Eniola Oke, Robert A. Soslow, Kaled M. Alektiar, Dennis S. Chi, Richard R. Barakat
pages 457.e1-457.e6
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Articles in full Epidemiology of low-grade serous ovarian cancer eExtra
Steven C. Plaxe
pages 459.e1-459.e9
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Articles in full Reliability and validity of reflection exercises for obstetrics and gynecology residents eExtra
Lee A. Learman, Amy M. Autry, Patricia O’Sullivan
pages 461.e1-461.e10
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Articles in full Protection against cisplatin-induced ovarian damage by the antioxidant sodium 2-mercaptoethanesulfonate (mesna) in female rats eExtra
John Yeh, Beom Su Kim, Jennifer Peresie
pages 463.e1-463.e7
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Articles in full Early preterm birth: association between in utero exposure to acute inflammation and severe neurodevelopmental disability at 6 years of age eExtra
William W. Andrews, Suzanne P. Cliver, Fred Biasini, A. Myriam Peralta-Carcelen, Richard Rector, Ann I. Alriksson-Schmidt, Ona Faye-Petersen, Waldemar Carlo, Robert Goldenberg, John C. Hauth
pages 466.e1-466.e11
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Articles in full Prediction of preterm birth in symptomatic women using decision tree modeling for biomarkers eExtra
Jacquelyn L. Hill, M. Karen Campbell, Guang Yong Zou, John R.G. Challis, Gregor Reid, Hiroshi Chisaka, Alan D. Bocking
pages 468.e1-468.e9
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Articles in full Diminished survival of human cytotrophoblast cells exposed to hypoxia/reoxygenation injury and associated reduction of heparin-binding epidermal growth factor-like growth factor eExtra
Richard E. Leach, Brian A. Kilburn, Anelia Petkova, Roberto Romero, D. Randall Armant
pages 471.e1-471.e8
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Articles in full Mechanical homeostasis is altered in uterine leiomyoma eExtra
Rebecca Rogers, John Norian, Minnie Malik, Gregory Christman, Mones Abu-Asab, Faye Chen, Casey Korecki, James Iatridis, William H. Catherino, Rocky S. Tuan, Namisha Dhillon, Phyllis Leppert, James H. Segars
pages 474.e1-474.e11
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Articles in full Impact of vessel maturation on antiangiogenic therapy in ovarian cancer eExtra
Chunhua Lu, Premal H. Thaker, Yvonne G. Lin, Whitney Spannuth, Charles N. Landen, William M. Merritt, Nicholas B. Jennings, Robert R. Langley, David M. Gershenson, George D. Yancopoulos, Lee M. Ellis, Robert B. Jaffe, Robert L. Coleman, Anil K. Sood
pages 477.e1-477.e10
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Journal Club


Journal ClubCross-reference Predicting congenital cytomegalovirus infection: Guerra et al
Anthony Odibo, Emily DeFranco, Katherine Krings, John Hoff, Molly Stout
pages 480-481
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Images in Gynecology


Articles in full A dangling development eExtra
Kae-Yng Ou, Yuen Yee Kan
page 482.e1
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Letters to the Editors


Dangerous implications of racial genetics research, 28 January 2008 free full text
Michael J. Montoya, Benjamin M. Howard
page 483
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Reply, 18 February 2008 free full text
Emily A. DeFranco, Jenifer E. Allsworth, Louis J. Muglia
pages 483-484
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Race as a social construct: the genetic fallacy free full text
Dara D. Mendez, Aubrey L. Spriggs
page 484
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Methodological considerations for evaluating preterm birth, 21 January 2008 free full text
Ronna L. Chan
page 485
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Correction


Correction free full text
page 485
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Journal Club Roundtable


Journal ClubOnline-only Articles Discussion: ‘Predicting congenital cytomegalovirus infection’ by Guerra et al free full text Online Only
Anthony Odibo, Emily DeFranco, Katherine Krings, John Hoff, Molly Stout
pages e1-e3
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Case Report


Online-only Articles Fetal injury associated with routine vacuum use during cesarean delivery, 25 February 2008 free full text Online Only
Steven L. Clark, Victor L. Vines, Michael A. Belfort
page e4
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