Prostate cancer presentation, treatment selection, and outcomes among men with HIV/AIDS: A clinical stage, race, and age-matched contemporary analysis.

Purpose: To compare the clinical presentation, treatment receipt, and oncologic outcomes between human immunodeficiency virus-seropositive (HIV+) and seronegative (HIV-) men with prostate cancer (CaP) matched by age, clinical stage, and race.

Materials And Methods: A retrospective review of 3,135 men treated for CaP from 2000 to 2016 was performed. HIV+ patients (N = 46) were matched 1:2 to 3 to HIV- men (N = 137) by age, race, and clinical stage.

Gender Based Differences in Discriminatory Questions Asked of Urology Applicants during Residency Interviews.

Introduction: Interviews are essential to the residency application process. Questions regarding marital status, childbearing, ethnicity and religion violate employment law if asked by the interviewer. In this study we determined rates of discriminatory questions asked during urology residency interviews and assessed for differences by applicant gender.

Prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae in an urban public hospital pregnancy termination clinic.

This study is a follow-up observational study to assess the prevalence of chlamydia (CT) and gonorrhea (GC) among women who undergo a first-trimester surgical termination in a large public, urban hospital-based termination clinic, and to compare the rates to previously published data. We conducted a retrospective chart review on 4197 patients who underwent CT and GC testing before an elective, first-trimester surgical termination between 1 June 2014 and 31 May 2015. The prevalence rates were calculated and compared by chi square tests to previously published data from 1 January 2006 to 30 June 2006 from the same publicly-funded pregnancy termination clinic.

Misoprostol 1 to 3 h preprocedure vs. overnight osmotic dilators prior to early second-trimester surgical abortion.

Objectives: We sought to compare the effectiveness of at least 1 h of 400 mcg of buccal misoprostol to overnight osmotic dilators for early second-trimester surgical abortion cervical preparation.

Design: We conducted a retrospective cohort study, reviewing 145 consecutive charts to compare procedure duration for women who received 400 mcg of buccal misoprostol at least 1 h preprocedure vs. overnight osmotic dilators before dilation and evacuation between 14 weeks, 0 days and 15 weeks, 6 days' gestation.

Effect of previous induced abortions on postabortion contraception selection.

Objective: The objective was to compare contraceptive method selection in women undergoing their first pregnancy termination versus women undergoing repeat pregnancy termination in an urban abortion clinic. We hypothesized that women undergoing repeat abortions will select highly effective contraceptives (intrauterine device, subdermal implant, tubal ligation) more often than patients undergoing their first abortion.

Study Design: We conducted a retrospective analysis of all women undergoing first-trimester surgical abortion at John H.

Reproductive health counseling and practices: a cross-sectional survey of bariatric surgeons.

Background: Nearly 50% of bariatric surgery patients are women of reproductive age. Both obstetric and gynecology and surgery professional guidelines recommend a delay of fertility 1-2 years postbariatric surgery.

Methods: We sought to assess bariatric surgeons' perioperative reproductive counseling and contraceptive provision for women of reproductive age.

Reproductive health and endocrine disruption in women with breast cancer: a pilot study.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to assess whether incorporation of an original reproductive health assessment and algorithm into breast cancer care helps providers appropriately manage patient reproductive health goals and to follow laboratory markers for fertility and correlate these with menstruation.

Methods: This prospective observational pilot study was set in an urban, public hospital. Newly diagnosed premenopausal breast cancer patients between 18 and 49 years old were recruited for this study prior to chemotherapy initiation.

Get Yourself Tested 2011-2012: findings and prevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae at an urban public health system.

During April 2011 and April 2012 the Get Yourself Tested campaign was launched throughout the Cook County Health and Hospitals System to promote testing of Chlamydia trachomatis (CT) and Neisseria gonorrhoeae (GC) among 15-25-year-olds in a high-prevalence urban community. Retrospective data were collected and analysed. Demographic differences by CT and GC positivity were evaluated along with factors associated with CT and GC status.

Staying on track: a cluster randomized controlled trial of automated reminders aimed at increasing human papillomavirus vaccine completion.

Objectives: To evaluate whether automated reminders increase on-time completion of the three-dose human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine series.

Methods: Ten reproductive health centers enrolled 365 women aged 19-26 to receive dose one of the HPV vaccine. Health centers were matched and randomized so that participants received either routine follow-up (control) or automated reminder messages for vaccine doses two and three (intervention).

Assessing the extent of provision of comprehensive medical care management for female sexual assault patients in US hospital emergency departments.

Objective: To describe medical services provided to sexual assault patients in US emergency departments and to identify the percentage of hospitals always providing the 10 elements of comprehensive medical care management (CMCM).

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in a national sample of US hospitals. A 26-item telephone survey assessed provision of services to sexual assault survivors in accordance with CMCM.

Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia and cancer in women 35 years and older.

Objective: To evaluate the distribution of abnormal cytohistopathology among low-income women 35 years and older compared with women younger than 35 years.

Materials And Methods: This was a retrospective analysis of the 896 women who presented to the dysplasia clinic at an urban, public, tertiary care hospital with abnormal cervical cytology from September 23, 2008, to September 23, 2010. Statistical comparisons were made using t, χ(2), and Wilcoxon rank sum tests.

Detection of gynecologic cancers in indigent women in an urban inner-city hospital.

Objective: Access to care is a major concern for impoverished urban communities in the United States, whereas early detection of gynecologic malignancies significantly influences ultimate survival. Our goal was to compare the stage at detection of common gynecologic cancers at an urban county hospital with national estimates, and to describe the demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of this population.

Methods: All new patients presenting to the John H.