American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
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There are new concepts in headache definition and pathophysiologic characteristics, but both classification and management remain largely the responsibility of the principal care physician. Women are particularly vulnerable for some types of headache. When a woman needs medical help she usually turns to their personal physician, who can be expected to diagnose and successfully treat most headaches.
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Am. J. Obstet. Gynecol. · Nov 1995
The emergency contraceptive pill: a survey of knowledge and attitudes among students at Princeton University.
Our purpose was to measure and analyze knowledge and attitudes about emergency contraceptive pills. The hypothesis we tested was that more accurate knowledge about the regimen would be associated with favorable attitudes towards its use. ⋯ Educational efforts should offer specific information about the composition of emergency contraceptive pills, the side effects, and how the regimen works.
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Am. J. Obstet. Gynecol. · Oct 1995
Clinical TrialFavorable hemodynamic effects of magnesium sulfate in preeclampsia.
Our purpose was to evaluate the hemodynamic effects of magnesium sulfate in preeclamptic and preterm labor patients. ⋯ Magnesium sulfate infusion appears to have a prolonged hemodynamic effect in the preeclamptic patient. Sustained reduction in systemic vascular resistance and an increase in cardiac index is found in patients with preeclampsia but not in preterm labor.
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Am. J. Obstet. Gynecol. · Oct 1995
Histologic evidence of old intrauterine bleeding is more frequent in prematurity.
Our purpose was to study the incidence and location of histologic evidence of intrauterine bleeding in preterm and term placentas. ⋯ Decidual bleeding is common in all clinical types of preterm birth and is most common in preterm preeclampsia and nonhypertensive abruption placentae. A clinical history of bleeding is not correlated with the presence of decidual hemosiderin. Bleeding in the basal plate is related to histologic evidence of chronic uteroplacental vascular pathologic processes, which in cases of spontaneous prematurity (premature rupture of membranes, preterm labor, nonhypertensive abruptio placentae) may be associated with decidual bleeding which occasionally may be clinically manifested as gestational bleeding.