Gynecology & Obstetrics (all articles)
Conservative interventions for treating urinary incontinence in women: an overview of Cochrane systematic reviews.
24 Oct, 2022 | 14:13h | UTC
RCT | Effect of pentaerythritol tetranitrate (PETN) in pregnancies with impaired uteroplacental perfusion at midgestation.
24 Oct, 2022 | 14:05h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
Effect of Pentaerythrityltetranitrate (PETN) on the development of fetal growth restriction in pregnancies with impaired uteroplacental perfusion at mid gestation – a randomised trial https://t.co/FJ3B7xV4sA pic.twitter.com/t32ij2Tssw
— AJOG (@AJOG_thegray) August 3, 2022
Cohort Study | Women with schizophrenia-spectrum disorders are at increased risk of relapse after menopause.
24 Oct, 2022 | 13:59h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
cohort study: Starting at age 45–50, women were consistently more often hospitalized for psychosis than their male peers. Women ≥45 had significantly higher aHRs than women <45 at antipsychotic monotherapy >0.6 DDDs/day, and than men at >1.1 DDDs/day https://t.co/YYINatGD0O pic.twitter.com/7xWmAnt72q
— P𝘧OL (@psychopharmacol) October 7, 2022
Cohort Study | Systemic or vaginal hormone therapy after early breast cancer.
24 Oct, 2022 | 14:00h | UTCNews Release: Hormone replacement therapy doesn’t lead to breast cancer reoccurrence – Oxford University Press
Commentaries:
Hormone Replacement Therapy Won’t Raise Recurrence Rate for Breast Cancer Survivors – HealthDay
ACC/AHA blood pressure categories – A systematic review of the relationship with adverse pregnancy outcomes.
21 Oct, 2022 | 13:05h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association blood pressure categories – a systematic review of the relationship with adverse pregnancy outcomes https://t.co/8YbeVAysXS @acog @RCObsGyn @MySMFM @ranzcog pic.twitter.com/DiOKsihXWW
— AJOG (@AJOG_thegray) October 12, 2022
RCT | Effect of financial voucher incentives on the cessation of smoking in pregnant women.
21 Oct, 2022 | 12:58h | UTCEditorial: Financial incentives for sustained smoking abstinence in pregnancy – The BMJ
News Release: Shopping vouchers help women to stop smoking during pregnancy – BMJ Newsroom
Commentary on Twitter (thread – click for more)
Appreciate there are other things going on but …
Results from our phase III trial of financial incentives for smoking cessation in pregnancy published today in @bmj_latest 🧵1/3https://t.co/1El3JFSOQu— Linda Bauld (@LindaBauld) October 20, 2022
RCT | A telemedicine model for abortion in South Africa.
21 Oct, 2022 | 12:51h | UTCA telemedicine model for abortion in South Africa: a randomised, controlled, non-inferiority trial – The Lancet (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
News Release: Telemedicine can give vulnerable women access to safe medical abortions – Karolinska Institutet
Commentaries on Twitter
Researchers report that their telemedicine model for medical #abortion—with uterine palpation as the sole in-person component—was non-inferior to standard care in a low-resource setting. https://t.co/kUMVxYBrI9 pic.twitter.com/sPjgxsB1bK
— The Lancet (@TheLancet) August 30, 2022
Medical #abortion can be carried out safely and effectively via #telemedicine, finds an RCT published in @TheLancet by Margit Endler and colleagues at KI & @UCT_news. This method can potentially reduce the number of unsafe abortions in resource-poor areas. https://t.co/UoNPnD23Hp pic.twitter.com/ac0mvyaJeU
— Karolinska Institutet (@karolinskainst) September 7, 2022
Note: medical abortion is not a legalized procedure in Brazil.
RCT | Expectant vs. medical management for retained products of conception after medical termination of pregnancy.
21 Oct, 2022 | 12:50h | UTCExpectant vs medical management for retained products of conception after medical termination of pregnancy: a randomized controlled study – American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary on Twitter
Expectant vs medical management for retained products of conception after medical termination of pregnancy: a randomized controlled study https://t.co/UkEoWUHiCt pic.twitter.com/4EnWyeN4LM
— AJOG (@AJOG_thegray) October 16, 2022
Note: medical abortion is not a legalized procedure in Brazil.
RCT | Moderate vs. intensive pushing during the active phase of the 2nd stage of labor among nulliparous women with an epidural.
18 Oct, 2022 | 12:56h | UTCAlternative to intensive management of the active phase of the second stage of labor: a multicenter randomized trial (Phase Active du Second STade trial) among nulliparous women with an epidural – American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary on Twitter
Alternative to intensive management of the active phase of the second stage of labor: a multicenter randomized trial (PASST trial) among nulliparous women with an epidural – A, Intervention (moderate pushing) group. B, Control (intensive pushing) group. https://t.co/IfdNfWHo57 pic.twitter.com/KmZTYV8eIP
— AJOG (@AJOG_thegray) October 14, 2022
M-A | Impact of metformin on the clinical and metabolic parameters of women with polycystic ovary syndrome.
18 Oct, 2022 | 12:37h | UTC
Special Statement | Postpartum visit checklists for normal pregnancy and complicated pregnancy.
14 Oct, 2022 | 14:18h | UTCOriginal Guideline: ACOG Postpartum Toolkit (PDF)
Recommendations for the diagnosis and treatment of patients with locally advanced and metastatic breast cancer.
14 Oct, 2022 | 14:12h | UTC
Perspective | The case for mild stimulation for in vitro fertilization.
14 Oct, 2022 | 14:07h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
New Review paper from @GeetaNargund & the #ISMAAR committee recommends mild ovarian stimulation for IVF should be considered in all clinical scenarios, for effective pregnancy outcomes
Safer, better tolerated and less expensive than conventional IVF.https://t.co/Jv2H2ucQUc pic.twitter.com/LtOSfE98PG
— Reproductive BioMedicine Online (@RBMOnline) September 9, 2022
Cohort Study | Elevated C-reactive protein and subsequent patient-reported cognitive problems in older breast cancer survivors.
14 Oct, 2022 | 14:03h | UTC
RCT | In abortion surgery, Esketamine plus Propofol can reduce hypotension compared to Fentanyl plus Propofol.
14 Oct, 2022 | 13:58h | UTCCommentary: Esketamine as an adjunct with propofol and fentanyl to avoid perioperative hypotension – Physician’s Weekly
RCT | The substitution of biomass for gas cookstoves in pregnant women’s households did not improve infants’ birth weight.
13 Oct, 2022 | 13:52h | UTCLiquefied Petroleum Gas or Biomass for Cooking and Effects on Birth Weight – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries:
LPG for cooking didn’t improve weight of newborns, finds study – The Times of India
Systematic Review | Hormone therapy for uterine and endometrial development in women with premature ovarian insufficiency.
13 Oct, 2022 | 13:39h | UTCSummary: Which hormonal therapy works better for women with early failure of the ovaries? – Cochrane Library
Commentary on Twitter
What is the best combination of #hormones that would allow women to have a baby after they suffered from early failure of the ovaries?
Based on limited #evidence from 3 small studies, we were unable to draw any clear conclusions https://t.co/krgfRi9VT3@CochraneLibrary pic.twitter.com/o9dN96E2zP
— Cochrane Gynaecology & Fertility (@CochraneCGF) October 7, 2022
Cohort Study | Association of long-term oncologic prognosis with minimal access breast surgery vs. conventional breast surgery.
13 Oct, 2022 | 13:38h | UTC
Commentary on Twitter
https://twitter.com/JAMASurgery/status/1578052462300352520
Benefits and risks associated with continuation of anti–TNF after 24 weeks of pregnancy in inflammatory bowel disease.
12 Oct, 2022 | 13:52h | UTCBenefits and Risks Associated With Continuation of Anti–Tumor Necrosis Factor After 24 Weeks of Pregnancy in Women With Inflammatory Bowel Disease – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Continuation of Anti-TNF for IBD After 24 Weeks of Pregnancy Beneficial – HealthDay
Commentary on Twitter
10 year trial found continuation of #AntiTNF treatment after 24 weeks of pregnancy appears beneficial for #IBD activity and prematurity, not affecting neonatal outcomes and serious infections in the offspring. @EPIPHARE https://t.co/YuytSQqDsE pic.twitter.com/CRGN80K93A
— Annals of Int Med (@AnnalsofIM) September 27, 2022
Guideline Summary | Diagnostic stewardship for urinary tract infection.
11 Oct, 2022 | 13:37h | UTCOriginal Guideline: Optimal Urine Culture Diagnostic Stewardship Practice—Results from an Expert Modified-Delphi Procedure – Clinical Infectious Diseases
M-A | Perinatal outcomes in pregnancies complicated by maternal cardiomyopathy.
11 Oct, 2022 | 13:24h | UTC
Secondary prevention of cervical cancer | ASCO resource–stratified guideline update.
6 Oct, 2022 | 13:44h | UTC
Cohort Study | Predicting major complications in patients undergoing laparoscopic and open hysterectomy for benign indications.
6 Oct, 2022 | 13:42h | UTCNews Release: Easy-to-use tool predicts complications in patients undergoing hysterectomy for benign disease
Commentary: Models Predicting Complications of Hysterectomy Developed – HealthDay
Commentary on Twitter
Researchers have developed prediction tools to guide shared decision-making for people with benign conditions considering either laparoscopic or open abdominal hysterectomy: https://t.co/SVNeM4L85b@QMUL @TheBSGE #OBGYNtwitter pic.twitter.com/oHz1Po0eJB
— CMAJ (@CMAJ) October 4, 2022
RCT | Intrapartum extended-release nifedipine to prevent severe intrapartum hypertension in patients with severe preeclampsia.
4 Oct, 2022 | 14:37h | UTCTrial of Intrapartum Extended-Release Nifedipine to Prevent Severe Hypertension Among Pregnant Individuals With Preeclampsia With Severe Features – Hypertension (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
News Release: Severe preeclampsia treated safely with nifedipine during labor and delivery – American Heart Association
Brief Review | Pregnancy-related acute kidney injury: do we know what to do?
3 Oct, 2022 | 13:54h | UTCPregnancy-Related Acute Kidney Injury: Do We Know What to Do? – Nephron