A narrative review of functional outcomes following nerve-sparing surgery for deeply infiltrating endometriosis.

Endometriosis negatively impacts the lives of countless women around the world. When medical management fails to improve the quality of life for women with either previously confirmed or suspected endometriosis often a decision must be made whether or not to proceed with surgery. When deeply infiltrating disease is diagnosed either clinically or by imaging studies often medical management alone will not suffice without excisional surgery.

Is There a Place for Outpatient Preinduction Cervical Ripening?

Induction of labor continues to be one of the most commonly performed tasks in obstetrics. If trials like the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development's ARRIVE trial show that delivery for all women at 39 weeks provides a significant advantage in pregnancy outcomes, the number of women who require induction of labor will considerably increase. Strategies to improve patient/family satisfaction, decrease resource allocation and costs, and assure safety are paramount.

Association between change in cervical length and spontaneous preterm birth in twin pregnancies.

Background: There is a lack of consensus on the optimal transvaginal cervical length for determining risk for spontaneous preterm birth in twin pregnancies. Change in transvaginal cervical length over time may reflect early activation of the parturition process, as has been demonstrated in singleton pregnancies. The association between change in transvaginal cervical length and the risk for spontaneous preterm birth has not yet been described in the population of women with diamniotic twin pregnancies.