Background: Platelet counts of less than 150,000 per cubic millimeter during uncomplicated pregnancies are described as gestational thrombocytopenia if no alternative cause is identified. Platelet counts may be even lower in women with pregnancy-related complications. However, the occurrence and severity of thrombocytopenia throughout pregnancy are not defined.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFProgesterone helps maintain cervical structure during pregnancy via the progesterone receptor (PR). Two PR isoforms exist, PR-A and PR-B, which have overlapping as well as isoform-specific target genes. During late gestation, leukocytes infiltrate the cervical stroma accompanied by increased cervical cytokine levels, resembling an inflammatory process.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To evaluate fetal epicardial fat thickness (EFT) in diabetic and control pregnancies.
Methods: A retrospective cross-sectional study was performed in which fetal EFT was measured in the second trimester in 28 diabetics and 28 non-diabetic patients. Maternal BMI, estimated fetal weight, birth weight, fetal abdominal circumference, and subcutaneous fat thickness were also collected.
Objective: This study was conducted to determine whether fetal position at the time of preterm premature rupture of membranes (PPROM) diagnosis affects outcomes.
Study Design: A retrospective study was designed to assess differences in outcomes between cephalic and noncephalic presentation at PPROM diagnosis between 24 and 34 weeks' gestation.
Results: Five hundred sixty-six cases of PPROM were identified; 108 cases (19.
Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg
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Objective: Study the survival of patients with cervical lymphatic squamous cell carcinoma recurrence.
Study Design: Review of tumor registry database.
Setting: Academic health science center.