AJOG Articles for MOC Part II Certification

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Research articles identified by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology that are essential reading for applicants seeking Board certification and recertification are made available to you courtesy of the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology for 18 months after publication. After that period, the abstract will continue to be made free and interested readers may access the full text through a pay-per-view option.

A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of onabotulinumtoxin A trigger point injections for myofascial pelvic pain

Sybil G. Dessie, Emily Von Bargen, Michele R. Hacker, Miriam J. Haviland, Eman Elkadry

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2019.06.044

Vol. 221, Issue 5, p517.e1–517.e9

Active expectancy as alternative to treatment for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 2 in women aged 25 to 30 years: ExCIN2—a prospective clinical multicenter cohort study

Katarina Kylebäck, Anne Ekeryd-Andalen, Charlotte Greppe, Christina Björkenfeldt Havel, Chenyang Zhang, Björn Strander

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2022.06.051

Vol. 227, Issue 5, p742.e1–742.e11

Open Access

Comparing the diagnostic accuracy of 3 ultrasound modalities for diagnosing obstetric anal sphincter injuries

Annika Taithongchai, Isabelle M.A. van Gruting, Ingrid Volløyhaug, Linda P. Arendsen, Abdul H. Sultan, Ranee Thakar

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2019.04.009

Vol. 221, Issue 2, p134.e1–134.e9

Early vs expectant artificial rupture of membranes following Foley catheter ripening: a randomized controlled trial

Helen B. Gomez Slagle, Yaneve N. Fonge, Richard Caplan, Courtney K. Pfeuti, Anthony C. Sciscione, Matthew K. Hoffman

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2021.11.1368

Vol. 226, Issue 5, p724.e1–724.e9

Long-term follow-up of endometriosis surgery in Ontario: a population-based cohort study

Olga Bougie, Chad McClintock, Jessica Pudwell, Susan B. Brogly, Maria P. Velez

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2021.04.237

Vol. 225, Issue 3, p270.e1–270.e19

Manual rotation of occiput posterior or transverse positions: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Charline Bertholdt, Olivier Morel, Stéphane Zuily, Gaëlle Ambroise-Grandjean

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2021.11.033

Vol. 226, Issue 6, p781–793

Maternal morbidity after preterm premature rupture of membranes at <24 weeks’ gestation

Ariel Sklar, Jeanelle Sheeder, Anne R. Davis, Carrie Wilson, Stephanie B. Teal

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2021.10.036

Vol. 226, Issue 4, p558.e1–558.e11

Racial and ethnic disparities in surgical care for endometriosis across the United States

Megan S. Orlando, Miguel A. Luna Russo, Elliott G. Richards, Cara R. King, Amy J. Park, Linda D. Bradley, Graham C. Chapman

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2022.01.021

Vol. 226, Issue 6, p824.e1–824.e11

Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine Consult Series #61: Anticoagulation in pregnant patients with cardiac disease

Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM) Luis D. Pacheco, George Saade, Vineet Shrivastava, Raj Shree, Uri Elkayam, Publications Committee

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2022.03.036

Vol. 227, Issue 2, B28–B43

Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine Consult Series #60: Management of pregnancies resulting from in vitro fertilization

Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM) Alessandro Ghidini, Manisha Gandhi, Jennifer McCoy, Jeffrey A. Kuller, Publications Committee

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2021.11.001

Vol. 226, Issue 3, B2–B12

The incidence and importance of the pseudogestational sac revisited

Iris T. Lee, Elizabeth S. Rubin, Jessica Wu, Nathanael Koelper, Kurt T. Barnhart

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2021.10.033

Vol. 226, Issue 4, p537.e1–537.e7

Vaginal preparation with povidone-iodine or chlorhexidine before hysterectomy: a propensity score matched analysis

Ashley E. Skeith, Daniel M. Morgan, Payton C. Schmidt

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2021.08.035

Vol. 225, Issue 5, p560.e1–560.e9

Hypnotherapy or medications: a randomized noninferiority trial in urgency urinary incontinent women

Yuko M. Komesu, Ronald M. Schrader, Rebecca G. Rogers, Robert E. Sapien, Andrew R. Mayer, Loren H. Ketai

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2019.08.025

Vol. 222, Issue 2, p159.e1–159.e16

Inadequacy and underreporting of study subjects’ race and ethnicity in federally funded pelvic floor research

Cara L. Grimes, Camille A. Clare, Kate V. Meriwether, Katherine Husk, Rebecca G. Rogers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2021.08.036

Vol. 225, Issue 5, p562.e1–562.e6

Cost-effectiveness of agents used for evaluation of ureteral patency during intraoperative cystoscopy in gynecologic and urogynecologic surgery

Amy L. Askew, Evan R. Myers, Alexis A. Dieter

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2021.08.055

Vol. 226, Issue 1, p100.e1–100.e6

Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine Consult Series #57: Evaluation and management of isolated soft ultrasound markers for aneuploidy in the second trimester: (Replaces Consults #10, Single umbilical artery, October 2010; #16, Isolated echogenic bowel diagnosed on second-trimester ultrasound, August 2011; #17, Evaluation and management of isolated renal pelviectasis on second-trimester ultrasound, December 2011; #25, Isolated fetal choroid plexus cysts, April 2013; #27, Isolated echogenic intracardiac focus, August 2013)

Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM) Malavika Prabhu, Jeffrey A. Kuller, Joseph R. Biggio

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2021.06.079

Vol. 225, Issue 4, B2–B15

Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine Consult Series #58: Use of antenatal corticosteroids for individuals at risk for late preterm delivery: Replaces SMFM Statement #4, Implementation of the use of antenatal corticosteroids in the late preterm birth period in women at risk for preterm delivery, August 2016

Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM) Uma M. Reddy, Uma Deshmukh, Annie Dude, Lorie Harper, Sarah S. Osmundson

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2021.07.023

Vol. 225, Issue 5, B36–B42

SMFM Fetal Anomalies Consult Series #4: Genitourinary anomalies

Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM) Mary E. Norton, Yvonne Cheng, Shilpa Chetty, Jacquelyn K. Chyu, Katherine Connolly, Neda Ghaffari, Linda M. Hopkins, Angie Jelin, Anne Mardy, Sarah S. Osmundson, Teresa N. Sparks, Jeffrey Sperling, Kate Swanson, Lisa C. Zuckerwise, Jeffrey A. Kuller

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2021.06.009

Vol. 225, Issue 5, B2–B35

Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine Consult Series #56: Hepatitis C in pregnancy—updated guidelines: Replaces Consult Number 43, November 2017

Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM) Sarah K. Dotters-Katz, Jeffrey A. Kuller, Brenna L. Hughes

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2021.06.008

Vol. 225, Issue 3, B8–B18

Coronavirus disease 2019 vaccine response in pregnant and lactating women: a cohort study

Kathryn J. Gray, Evan A. Bordt, Caroline Atyeo, Elizabeth Deriso, Babatunde Akinwunmi, Nicola Young, Aranxta Medina Baez, Lydia L. Shook, Dana Cvrk, Kaitlyn James, Rose De Guzman, Sara Brigida, Khady Diouf, Ilona Goldfarb, Lisa M. Bebell, Lael M. Yonker, Alessio Fasano, S. Alireza Rabi, Michal A. Elovitz, Galit Alter, Andrea G. Edlow

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2021.03.023

Vol. 225, Issue 3, p303.e1–303.e17

Open Access

Effect of sacrospinous hysteropexy with graft vs vaginal hysterectomy with uterosacral ligament suspension on treatment failure in women with uterovaginal prolapse: 5-year results of a randomized clinical trial

Charles W. Nager, Anthony G. Visco, Holly E. Richter, Charles R. Rardin, Yuko Komesu, Heidi S. Harvie, Halina M. Zyczynski, Marie Fidela R. Paraiso, Donna Mazloomdoost, Amaanti Sridhar, Sonia Thomas On behalf of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Pelvic Floor Disorders Network

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2021.03.012

Vol. 225, Issue 2, p153.e1–153.e31

Success and failure are dynamic, recurrent event states after surgical treatment for pelvic organ prolapse

J. Eric Jelovsek, Marie G. Gantz, Emily Lukacz, Amaanti Sridhar, Halina Zyczynski, Heidi S. Harvie, Gena Dunivan, Joseph Schaffer, Vivian Sung, R. Edward Varner, Donna Mazloomdoost, Matthew D. Barber On behalf of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Pelvic Floor Disorders Network

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2020.10.009

Vol. 224, Issue 4, p362.e1–362.e11

A prospective randomized trial comparing liposomal bupivacaine vs standard bupivacaine wound infiltration in open gynecologic surgery on an enhanced recovery pathway

Larissa A. Meyer, Camila Corzo, Maria D. Iniesta, Mark Munsell, Qiuling Shi, Brandelyn Pitcher, Javier Lasala, Katherine E. Cain, Xin Shelly Wang, Gabriel Mena, Pedro T. Ramirez

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2020.07.017

Vol. 224, Issue 1, p70.e1–70.e11

Levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system versus endometrial ablation for heavy menstrual bleeding

Pleun Beelen, Marian J. van den Brink, Malou C. Herman, Peggy M.A.J. Geomini, Janny H. Dekker, Ruben G. Duijnhoven, Nienke Mak, Hannah S. van Meurs, Sjors F. Coppus, Jan Willem van der Steeg, Heleen P. Eising, Diana S. Massop-Helmink, Ellen R. Klinkert, Theodoor E. Nieboer, Anne Timmermans, Lucet F. van der Voet, Sebastiaan Veersema, Nicol A.C. Smeets, Joke M. Schutte, Marchien van Baal, Patrick M. Bossuyt, Ben Willem J. Mol, Marjolein Y. Berger, Marlies Y. Bongers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2020.08.016

Vol. 224, Issue 2, p187.e1–187.e10

Open Access

Race matters: maternal morbidity in the Military Health System

Jameaka Latrice Hamilton, Diane Shumbusho, Devin Cooper, Tara Fletcher, James Aden, Larissa Weir, Erin Keyser

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2021.02.036

Vol. 224, Issue 5, p512.e1–512.e6

Special Report of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine Placenta Accreta Spectrum Ultrasound Marker Task Force: Consensus on definition of markers and approach to the ultrasound examination in pregnancies at risk for placenta accreta spectrum

Scott A. Shainker, Beverly Coleman, Ilan E. Timor-Tritsch, Amarnath Bhide, Bryann Bromley, Alison G. Cahill, Manisha Gandhi, Jonathan L. Hecht, Katherine M. Johnson, Deborah Levine, Joan Mastrobattista, Jennifer Philips, Lawrence D. Platt, Alireza A. Shamshirsaz, Thomas D. Shipp, Robert M. Silver, Lynn L. Simpson, Joshua A. Copel, Alfred Abuhamad On behalf of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2020.09.001

Vol. 224, Issue 1, B2–B14

Oral contraceptive use and ovarian cancer risk for BRCA1/2 mutation carriers: an international cohort study

Lieske H. Schrijver, Antonis C. Antoniou, Håkan Olsson, Thea M. Mooij, Marie-José Roos-Blom, Leyla Azarang, Julian Adlard, Munaza Ahmed, Daniel Barrowdale, Rosemarie Davidson, Alan Donaldson, Ros Eeles, D. Gareth Evans, Debra Frost, Alex Henderson, Louise Izatt, Kai-Ren Ong, Valérie Bonadona, Isabelle Coupier, Laurence Faivre, Jean-Pierre Fricker, Paul Gesta, Klaartje van Engelen, Agnes Jager, Fred H. Menko, Marian J.E. Mourits, Christian F. Singer, Yen Y. Tan, Lenka Foretova, Marie Navratilova, Rita K. Schmutzler, Carolina Ellberg, Anne-Marie Gerdes, Trinidad Caldes, Jacques Simard, Edith Olah, Anna Jakubowska, Johanna Rantala, Ana Osorio, John L. Hopper, Kelly-Anne Phillips, Roger L. Milne, Mary Beth Terry, Catherine Noguès, Christoph Engel, Karin Kast, David E. Goldgar, Flora E. van Leeuwen, Douglas F. Easton, Nadine Andrieu, Matti A. Rookus On behalf of the Epidemiological Study of Familial Breast Cancer, Gene Etude Prospective Sein Ovaire Sein, Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Research Group Netherlands, and International BRCA1/2 Carrier Cohort Study

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2021.01.014

Vol. 225, Issue 1, p51.e1–51.e17

Open Access

Prescription medications for use in pregnancy–perspective from the US Food and Drug Administration

Barbara D. Wesley, Catherine A. Sewell, Christina Y. Chang, Kimberly P. Hatfield, Christine P. Nguyen

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2021.02.032

Vol. 225, Issue 1, p21–32

Can postpartum pelvic floor muscle training reduce urinary and anal incontinence?: An assessor-blinded randomized controlled trial

Thorgerdur Sigurdardottir, Thora Steingrimsdottir, Reynir T. Geirsson, Thorhallur I. Halldorsson, Thor Aspelund, Kari Bø

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2019.09.011

Vol. 222, Issue 3, p247.e1–247.e8

Risk of pelvic organ prolapse treatment based on extended family history

Kristina Allen-Brady, Peggy A. Norton, Audra Jolyn Hill, Kerry Rowe, Lisa A. Cannon-Albright

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2019.12.271

Vol. 223, Issue 1, p105.e1–105.e8

A randomized controlled noninferiority trial of reduced vs routine opioid prescription after prolapse repair

Emily R.W. Davidson, Marie Fidela R. Paraiso, Mark D. Walters, Katie Propst, Beri Ridgeway, Meng Yao, Cecile A. Ferrando

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2020.03.017

Vol. 223, Issue 4, p547.e1–547.e12

Diagnosis and management of hidradenitis suppurativa in women

Erin K. Collier, Ram K. Parvataneni, Michelle A. Lowes, Haley B. Naik, Martin Okun, Vivian Y. Shi, Jennifer L. Hsiao

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2020.09.036

Vol. 224, Issue 1, p54–61

Intraoperative tranexamic acid to decrease blood loss during myomectomy: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

Jessica Opoku-Anane, Maria V. Vargas, Cherie Q. Marfori, Gaby Moawad, Marloes S. Maasen, James K. Robinson

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2020.02.019

Vol. 223, Issue 3, p413.e1–413.e7

Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine Consult Series #53: Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy: Replaces Consult #13, April 2011

Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM) Richard H. Lee, Mara Greenberg, Torri D. Metz, Christian M. Pettker

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2020.11.002

Vol. 224, Issue 2, B2–B9

Vaginal cuff dehiscence: risk factors and management

Beth Cronin, Vivian W. Sung, Kristen A. Matteson

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2011.08.026

Vol. 206, Issue 4, p284–288

Two-day postpartum compared with 4- to 12-week postpartum glucose tolerance testing for women with gestational diabetes

Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM) Erika F. Werner, Phinarra Has, Dwight Rouse, Melissa A. Clark

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2020.05.036

Vol. 223, Issue 3, p439.e1–439.e7

Impact of treatment for fecal incontinence on constipation symptoms

Uduak U. Andy, J. Eric Jelovsek, Benjamin Carper, Isuzu Meyer, Keisha Y. Dyer, Rebecca G. Rogers, Donna Mazloomdoost, Nicole B. Korbly, Jessica C. Sassani, Marie G. Gantz on behalf of the Pelvic Floor Disorders Network

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2019.11.1256

Vol. 222, Issue 6, p590.e1–590.e8

Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM) Consult Series #49: Cesarean scar pregnancy

Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM) Russell Miller, Ilan E. Timor-Tritsch, Cynthia Gyamfi-Bannerman

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2020.01.030

Vol. 222, Issue 5, B2–B14

MAVRIC: a multicenter randomized controlled trial of transabdominal vs transvaginal cervical cerclage

Andrew Shennan, Manju Chandiramani, Phillip Bennett, Anna L. David, Joanna Girling, Alexandra Ridout, Paul T. Seed, Nigel Simpson, Steven Thornton, Graham Tydeman, Siobhan Quenby, Jenny Carter

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2019.09.040

Vol. 222, Issue 3, p261.e1–261.e9

Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine Consult Series #52: Diagnosis and management of fetal growth restriction: (Replaces Clinical Guideline Number 3, April 2012)

Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM) Juliana Gevaerd Martins, Joseph R. Biggio, Alfred Abuhamad

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2020.05.010

Vol. 223, Issue 4, B2–B17

Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine Consult Series #51: Thromboembolism prophylaxis for cesarean delivery

Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM) Luis D. Pacheco, George Saade, Torri D. Metz

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2020.04.032

Vol. 223, Issue 2, B11–B17

SMFM Fetal Anomalies Consult Series #2: Extremities

Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM) Jennifer McKinney, Martha W.F. Rac, Manisha Gandhi

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2019.09.019

Vol. 221, Issue 6, B2–B18

Early gestational diabetes screening in obese women: a randomized controlled trial

Lorie M. Harper, Victoria Jauk, Sherri Longo, Joseph R. Biggio, Jeff M. Szychowski, Alan T. Tita

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2019.12.021

Vol. 222, Issue 5, p495.e1–495.e8

D-mannose vs other agents for recurrent urinary tract infection prevention in adult women: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Stacy M. Lenger, Megan S. Bradley, Debbie A. Thomas, Marnie H. Bertolet, Jerry L. Lowder, Siobhan Sutcliffe

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2020.05.048

Vol. 223, Issue 2, p265.e1–265.e13

A randomized controlled noninferiority trial of reduced vs routine opioid prescription after prolapse repair

Emily R.W. Davidson, Marie Fidela R. Paraiso, Mark D. Walters, Katie Propst, Beri Ridgeway, Meng Yao, Cecile A. Ferrando

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2020.03.017

Vol. 223, Issue 4, p547.e1–547.e12

Anatomy, histology, and nerve density of clitoris and associated structures: clinical applications to vulvar surgery

Lindsey A. Jackson, Adam M. Hare, Kelley S. Carrick, Denise M.O. Ramirez, Jennifer J. Hamner, Marlene M. Corton

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2019.06.048

Vol. 221, Issue 5, p519.e1–519.e9