Published in Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica
Several studies acknowledge that the presence of amniotic fluid sludge (AFS) is an independent predictive factor for preterm birth. In the present systematic review, we summarize research that focuses on the comparison of pregnancy outcomes among women with and without AFS. Medline, Scopus, Clinicaltrials.gov, EMBASE, Cochrane Central Register of C...
Published in Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica
The aim of this study was to investigate the differences in shear-wave sonoelastography (SWS) scores between the different parts of cervix, explore the association between the cervical SWS scores with cervical length and evaluate repeatability of the measurement of cervical SWS scores. This was a prospective study performed in women with singleton ...
Published in Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica
Fetal growth restriction is associated with adverse perinatal outcome and the clinical management of these pregnancies is a challenge. The aim of this study was to investigate the potential of cerebroplacental ratio (CPR) to predict adverse perinatal outcome in high-risk pregnancies in the third trimester. Another aim was to study whether the CPR h...
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Women are postponing childbearing and preventing age-related fertility decline with oocyte freezing for non-medical reasons (OFNMR). The objective of this systematic evaluation was to gain an understanding of women's attitudes and knowledge of, and intentions to use OFNMR among users of OFNMR and the general public. A systematic search of MEDLINE, ...
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We compared oncologic and clinical outcomes in patients with advanced ovarian cancer who received dose-dense weekly paclitaxel with 3-weekly carboplatin with those who received standard 3-weekly chemotherapy. Comparison of all consecutive patients with advanced (International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics stages III-IV) ovarian cancer who...
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The aim of this study was to compare blood pressure and prevalence of pregnancy-induced hypertension in women with polycystic ovary syndrome and the reference group throughout pregnancy. This retrospective study was part of the prospective study Odense Child Cohort. Pregnant women were recruited from January 2010 to December 2012. Blood pressure wa...
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To evaluate subsequent reproductive among women with a prior cesarean scar pregnancy (CSP). MEDLINE, Embase and ClinicalTrials.gov databases were searched. Inclusion criteria were women with a prior CSP, defined as the gestational sac or trophoblast within the dehiscence/niche of the previous cesarean section scar or implanted on top of it. The pri...
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Induction of labor (IOL) is used to improve the outcome of pregnancy for mother and child. Since 2013, oral misoprostol has been used for IOL at Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark. The purpose of the present paper is to describe our experience of the use of a new, 25-µg misoprostol tablet commercially manufactured for the purpose of IOL regarding ...
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The complete surgical removal of endometriosis lesions is not always feasible because some implants may be very small or hidden. The use of intraoperative near-infrared radiation (NIR) imaging after intravenous injection of indocyanine green (ICG) coupled with robotic technical advances, including three-dimensional (3D) and high-resolution vision, ...
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There remains a need for a non-invasive, low-cost and easily accessible way of identifying women at risk of developing hypertensive disorders in pregnancy. This study evaluated the predictive value of longitudinal salivary uric acid measurement. Pregnant women (n = 137) from 20 weeks of gestation were recruited at St Richards Hospital, Chichester, ...
