Volume 59, Number 4, August2014

  Editorial
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Lawrence D. Devoe, M.D.
 
 
 


  Original Articles
343
Catalina Granada, M.D., Joanna Forbes, M.D., Haleh Sangi-Haghpeykar, Ph.D., and Christina Davidson, M.D.
A hemoglobin A1C value >5.9% in early pregnancy may be predictive of postpartum diabetes.
 
 


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Katherine M. Scolari Childress, M.D., Mary B. Holloran-Schwartz, M.D., Heather Wuebker, M.D., Jeffrey Gavard, Ph.D., and Robert Blaskiewicz, M.D.
This study evaluated the third stage of labor in midtrimester vaginal deliveries. Optimal timing for manual or instrumented placental removal is <60 minutes.
 
 


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Roger A. Pierson, M.S., Ph.D., Olufemi A. Olatunbosun, M.D., Donna R. Chizen, M.D., Helen Saunders, B.Sc. (Hons), Ernest Loumaye, M.D., Ph.D., and Beatrice De Moustier, M.D.
At least 2,750 IU of recombinant human luteinizing hormone was required to trigger ovulation in anovulatory women undergoing ovulation induction in this randomized, open-label study.
 
 


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Brad M. Dolinsky, M.D., Craig M. Zelig, M.D., Damian J. Paonessa, M.D., Nathan J. Hoeldtke, M.D., and Peter G. Napolitano, M.D.
The authors describe the effect of taurocholic acid on fetoplacental arterial pressures in a dual perfusion placental cotyledon model, a possible mechanism of adverse fetal outcomes in intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy.
 
 


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Salil Khandwala, M.D., FACOG, Cheau Williams, M.D., Wendy Reeves, M.D., Jing Dai, Ph.D., and Chaandini Jayachandran, M.S.
Vaginal mesh hysteropexy for advanced uterovaginal prolapse provides good results.
 
 


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Janet F. McLaren, M.D., Kurt T. Barnhart, M.D., M.S.C.E., Mary D. Sammel, Sc.D., Dina H. Appleby, M.S., and Samantha F. Butts, M.D., M.S.C.E.
Compared to the increased risk of single-dose methotrexate failure with history of prior ectopic pregnancy, no such association was observed using the two-dose protocol.
 
 


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Robert Klitzman, M.D., Kristopher J. Abbate, B.A., Wendy K. Chung, M.D., Ph.D., Ruth Ottman, Ph.D., Cheng-Shiun Leu, Ph.D., and Paul S. Appelbaum, M.D.
We examined neurologists� and psychiatrists� views and practices concerning preimplantation genetic diagnosis, revealing strong attitudes about these technologies among broad groups of providers.
 
 


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Hector Mendez-Figueroa, M.D., Joshua D. Dahlke, M.D., Julie Daley, R.N., M.S., C.D.E., Vrishali V. Lopes, M.S., and Donald R. Coustan, M.D.
Patients with mild gestational diabetes mellitus are at similar risk for developing glucose intolerance postpartum; antenatal factors do not allow for the prediction of abnormal postpartum testing.
 
 


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Joshua Van Otterloo, M.S.P.H., Katherine Seib, M.S.P.H., Kevin A. Ault, M.D., and Saad B. Omer, M.B.B.S., M.P.H., Ph.D.
The authors conducted a survey regarding vaccination practices among women�s health providers. This highlighted the importance of considering this group in future public health emergencies.
 
 


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Kelly S. Yamasato, M.D., Ian A. Oyama, M.D., M.B.A., and Bliss Kaneshiro, M.D., M.P.H.
In women with pelvic floor dysfunction, lifting, a commonly restricted postoperative activity, generated less intraabdominal pressure than did unrestricted activities such as coughing and standing up.
 
 


  Case Reports
414
Irene Woo, M.D., Meredith L. Birsner, M.D., and Chi Chiung Grace Chen, M.D.
Skene�s duct cyst and urethral diverticulum are rare periurethral cystic masses often misdiagnosed for more common vulvovaginal cysts.
 
 


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Daniela Angerame Yela, M.D., Ph.D., Juliana Yoneda, M.D., and Lisa Brasil, M.D.
The authors report on uterine arteriovenous malformations that were successfully treated with uterine artery embolization.
 
 


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Staci Tanouye, M.D., Ravi Gada, M.D., Abimbola Famuyide, M.B.B.S., and Charles Coddington, M.D.
Virilizing ovarian tumors are uncommon; however, a rare presentation of a granulosa cell tumor should be considered when a cystic lesion is found on ultrasound.
 
 


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Adrienne Headley, M.D.
The cervix is a rare site of ectopic pregnancy. In this case, uterine artery embolization was used in the successful management of cervical ectopic pregnancy.
 
 


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Nigel Pereira, M.D., Justin N. Rasner, M.D., Ryan K. Brannon, M.D., and Minda A. Green, M.D.
Inadvertent vaginal entry may complicate cesarean deliveries performed in advanced labor or during emergency cesarean deliveries.