Nurses’ Health Study: Estrogen associated with lower cardiovascular disease risk [Classics Series]
1. Healthy postmenopausal nurses aged 30-53 years on estrogen therapy had a 44% reduced risk of major coronary disease compared...
Obstetrics and Gynecology Classics
HPV triage is optimal management for ASCUS [Classics Series]
1. A single human papillomavirus (HPV) test identified 92.4% of women diagnosed with CIN-III. 2. A strategy of HPV triage...
Cerclage prevents recurrent preterm birth in women with short cervix [Classics Series]
1. In women with a history of prior preterm birth less and midtrimester cervical length <25mm, cerclage reduced perinatal morbidity...
Magnesium reduces cerebral palsy in infants delivered early preterm [Classics Series]
1. Among women with imminent delivery between 24 and 31 weeks gestation, those randomized to receive magnesium sulfate experienced a...
Progesterone injections reduce recurrent preterm birth [Classics Series]
1. In women with a history of preterm birth, weekly progesterone injections reduced the risk of delivery prior to 37,...
Vaginal progesterone for sonographic short cervix decreases preterm birth [Classics Series]
1. Among women with a sonographic short cervix, those randomized to receive daily vaginal progesterone were 45% less likely to experience...
Risks associated with a Trial of Labor after Cesarean Delivery (TOLAC) [Classics Series]
1. Uterine rupture occurs in less than 1% of women undergoing TOLAC. 2. The absolute risk of permanent neurological impairment...
