Volume 41, Number 8, August 1996

 
   
545
William L. Gentry, M.D., Samantha Thomas, R.D.M.S., A.R.R.T., and Elizabeth S. Critser, Ph.D., M.B.A., H.C.L.D.
For CC-IVF, endometrial measurement should not be used as an exclusion criterion since pregnancies occurred at comparable frequencies in all the groups.
 
 


548
Marco A. Pelosi, M.D., and Marco A. Pelosi III, M.D.
This colpotomy technique will provide the surgeon with a quick, hemostatic and reliable means of accessing the cul-de-sac for specimen removal.
 
 


555
Ali Akoum, Ph.D., Charles J. Doillon, M.D., Ph.D., Michael Koutsilieris, M.D., Ph.D., Luce Dompierre, M.Sc., Rodolphe Maheux, M.D., Marc Villeneuve, M.D., Jacques Bergeron, M.D., and Andr� Lemay, M.D., Ph.D.
This culture system is being used in our laboratory as a tool for studying ectopic implantation of endometrial cells (endometriosis) and cellular interactions involved in the pathogenesis of the disease.
 
 


562
Brian J. Masterson, M.D., Rudolph P. Galask, M.D., and Zuhair K. Ballas, M.D.
This pilot study showed a marked decrease in fresh NK cell activity in a group of 22 patients who presented with vulvodynia and clinically had vestibulitis.
 
 


569
Maj Christopher M. Zahn, MC, USAF, Col Gary D. V. Hankins, MC, USAF (Ret), and Lt Col Edward R. Yeomans, MC, USAF (Ret)
Aggressive surgical treatment and the use of drains are beneficial in managing vulvovaginal hematomas complicating delivery.
 
 


575
Stanley Gall, M.D., and Doris H. Koukol, R.N.
The two antibiotic regimens were equally effective for a clinical cure, bacterial eradication and incidence of adverse experiences.
 
 


581
William J. Schwartz III, M.D., William F. Rayburn, M.D., Gayla L. Turnbull, R.N., and H. Dix Christensen, Ph.D.
Blood pressure monitoring of obese pregnant women was inaccurate using three portable devices having cuffs designed to fit around the finger, wrist or large arm.
 
 


586
Francesco Sopracordevole, M.D., Elio Campagnutta, M.D., Alberto Parin, M.D., Emanuela Vaccher, M.D., Rachele Volpe, M.D., and Carlo Scarabelli, M.D.
The expression of HPV-related genital lesions is a complex process in which the classic risk factors for genital SIL play an important role, while that of HIV must be defined again.
 
 


591
Ali Ayhan, M.D., Z. Sel�uk Tuncer, M.D., H�seyin Halilzade, M.D., and T�rkan K���kali, M.D.
The prediction of persistence can be based mostly on clinical parameters, such as the age of the patient and history of mole, as shown in most reports to be related to persistence.
 
 


595
Frank Henry Boehm, M.D., Cheryl A. Glass, R.N.C., M.S.N., and George W. Reed, Ph.D.
Daily contact, while providing reassurance and support, did not change the outcome when the study group was compared to women managed similarily but without daily contact.
 
 


602
MAJ Kenneth Vu, MC, USA, LTC Dan L. Gehlbach, MC, USA, and COL Cesar Rosa, MC, USA
In our residency program the introduction of operative laparoscopy for the management of ectopic pregnancy has resulted in shorter hospital stays.
 
 


605
Jeffrey W. Wright, M.D., Louis E. Ridgway, M.D., Brent D. Wright, M.D., Deborah L. Covington, M.S., and J. Ronald Bobitt, M.D.
Magnesium sulfate tocolysis is associated with a subjective decrease in fetal heart rate variability in the preterm fetus.
 
 


609
Peter G. Napolitano, M.D., Kenneth Vu, M.D., and Cesar Rosa, M.D.
Women with poststerilization pregnancy are at high risk for ectopic pregnancy and need to be followed closely until the location of the pregnancy is documented.
 
 


614
Luisa Arcaini, M.D., Stefano Bianchi, M.D., Andrea Baglioni, M.D., Maurizio Marchini, M.D., Luca Tozzi, M.D., and Luigi Fedele, M.D.
The cycle fecundity and pregnancy rates were significantly greater using superovulation plus IUI.
 
 


619
Ali M. Khalil, M.D., Ghassan B. Azar, M.D., Hanna G. Kaspar, M.D., Antoine A. Abu-Musa, M.D., Ph.D., Iman R. Chararah, M.D., and Muhieddine A.-F. Seoud, M.D.
Although carcinomatous change occurs in 1.7% of cervical polyps, malignant degeneration did not occur in the six reported cases.