Volume 60, Number 2, April2015

  Editorial
93
Lawrence D. Devoe, M.D.
 
 
 


  Original Articles
95
Greta B. Raglan, M.A., Benyamin Margolis, Ph.D., M.P.H., Ronald A. Paulus, M.D., and Jay Schulkin, Ph.D.
The authors present a narrative study focusing on the barriers and benefits for obstetrician/ gynecologists to using electronic health records.
 
 


103
Phoebe H. Leonard, M.D., Alexis N. Hokenstad, M.D., Zaraq Khan, M.B.B.S., Jani R. Jensen, M.D., Elizabeth A. Stewart, M.D., and Charles C. Coddington, M.D.
Clinical pregnancy and live birth rates after frozen embryo transfer are not affected by route of progesterone supplementation (intramuscular versus vaginal).
 
 


109
Adam Ostrzenski, M.D., Ph.D.
Ostrzenski�s modified female posterior perineoplasty is easy to execute and alleviates symptoms associated with perineal defects.
 
 


117
Zuber D. Mulla, Ph.D., Thelma Carrillo, M.P.H., Ramaswami Kalamegham, Ph.D., F.A.C.B., Loretta L. Hernandez, M.P.H., Elizabeth Portugal, C.N.M., M.S.N., and Bahij S. Nuwayhid, M.D., Ph.D.
A relationship between maternal group B streptococci colonization and preeclampsia was not detected; however, frequent consumption of chocolate was associated with lower odds of preeclampsia.
 
 


127
Melissa K. Frey, M.D., Jeff F. Lin, M.D., Lauren E. Stewart, M.D., Lena Makaroun, M.D., Vinicius Jos� Andreotti Panico, M.D., and Kevin Holcomb, M.D.
Robotic assistance in endometrial cancer staging is associated with greater lymph node harvest with no increase in operative time or perioperative complications when compared to traditional laparoscopy.
 
 


135
Saleh Binsaleh, M.D., FRCSC, Raed Al-Qahtani, M.B.B.S., Khaled Madbouly, M.D., Ahmed M. Isa, Ph.D., and Basim Abu-Rafea, M.D., FRCSC
DNA damage was noted in Saudi men of infertile couples, and the damage was more obvious in men with suboptimal semen parameters.
 
 


141
Yekbun Tutsi, Ph.D., Murat Akkus, Ph.D., Selcuk Tunik, Ph.D., Yusuf Nergiz, Ph.D., Iskender Kaplanoglu, M.D., and Yasemin Nasir, M.D.
The hypoosmotic swelling (HOS) test caused no adverse effects on sperm ultrastructure. However, exposure of asthenospermic spermatozoa to the anti-HOS test must be avoided as it leads to degenerative changes in this particular type.
 
 


149
Robert D. Stager, M.D., Mona A. Fakih, D.O., Ruth Churley-Strom, M.S., R.N., Bonita Singal, M.D., Ph.D., and Mary-Anne Purtill, M.D.
The tissue oxygen saturation reference range in normal pregnant women, using near-infrared spectroscopy, is similar to the range in the general population.
 
 


155
April K. Parker, M.D., Ph.D., Natalia M. Grindler, M.D., Emily S. Jungheim, M.D., M.S.C.I., Randall R. Odem, M.D., Valerie S. Ratts, M.D., and Amber R. Cooper, M.D., M.S.C.I.
Oral contraceptive use increases antral follicle count in obese women.
 
 


  Case Reports
160
Maruti Sinha, M.B.B.S., M.S., Ridhima Gupta, M.B.B.S., M.D., Pushpender Gupta, M.B.B.S., M.D., and Aruna Tiwari, M.B.B.S., M.D.
The authors report a rare case of stillborn dicephalus dipus dibrachius conjoined twins in breech position delivered vaginally. The conjoint nature of the twins was undiagnosed during pregnancy.
 
 


165
Lindsay A. M. Dickerhoff, M.D., Amandeep S. Mahal, M.D., Colleen K. Stockdale, M.D., M.S., and Abbey J. Hardy-Fairbanks, M.D.
A report of three cases illustrates the clinical challenge of managing cesarean scar pregnancy in the second trimester.
 
 


169
Tod J. Rothschild, M.D., Bruce Morel, M.D., Benjamin Pace, M.D., and Aleksandr M. Fuks, M.D.
Continuous electronic fetal monitoring during third trimester nonobstetric surgery in pregnant patients is recommended to reduce the risk of fetal harm.
 
 


172
Tope Oshodi, M.D., Stephen J. Carlan, M.D., Mary Busowski, M.D., and Mark E. Sand, M.D.
Therapeutic video assisted thoracoscopy is a useful method of managing an advanced bacterial thoracic empyema in pregnancy.
 
 


175
Samit Patel, D.O., and Jason Pates, M.D.
The case of a pregnant woman presenting with acute pain and renal calyceal rupture secondary to fetal malpresentation is described.
 
 


178
Adam Ostrzenski, M.D., Ph.D.
Clitoral prepucioplasty improved quality of life and self-perceived body image and increased sexual desire and frequency in a woman with redundant clitoral prepuce.
 
 


  Letter to the Editors
183
Nikolaos Vlachadis, M.D., D.M.D., M.P.H., M.Sc., Nikolaos Vrachnis, M.D., Ph.D., Panagiotis Tsikouras, M.D., Ph.D., Georgios Mastorakos, M.D., Ph.D., Zoe Iliodromiti, M.D., Ph.D.
The authors document maternal age trends in Greece over the past 3 decades and note the rising birth rates in older women, resulting in a rise in higher-risk pregnancies.