Publications by authors named "Mara Sobel"
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- - The study aimed to assess how common undiagnosed iron deficiency is among women with endometriosis, finding that 53.4% had some form of iron deficiency and 13.5% had iron deficiency anemia.
- - It was observed that women with iron deficiency were more likely to experience heavy menstrual bleeding (HMB), but a significant portion without HMB were still iron deficient.
- - The findings suggest that iron deficiency is often overlooked in these patients, indicating a need for further research on the potential benefits of iron therapy for improving symptoms and health.
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- Pregnant individuals are at higher risk for severe COVID-19 outcomes, making it crucial to predict adverse maternal and fetal outcomes for timely clinical intervention.
- A study created a comprehensive database of 1501 COVID-positive pregnant patients, utilizing various data points to train machine learning models aimed at predicting critical health risks.
- The Random Forest model outperformed others, successfully identifying high-risk patients with 83.3% sensitivity and achieving an overall accuracy of 89%, utilizing 25 key features related to patient health and symptoms.
Objectif: Décrire les pratiques actuelles fondées sur des données probantes pour le diagnostic et la prise en charge de l'adénomyose.
Population Cible: Toutes les patientes en âge de procréer qui ont un utérus.
Options: Les options diagnostiques sont l'échographie endovaginale et l'imagerie par résonance magnétique.
Objective: To describe the current evidence-based diagnosis and management of adenomyosis.
Target Population: All patients with a uterus of reproductive age.
Options: Diagnostic options include transvaginal sonography and magnetic resonance imaging.
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- Surgical training programs are exploring video-based assessment (VBA) to evaluate residents' technical skills, aiming to reduce interpersonal bias in evaluations.
- A qualitative study interviewed 9 participants from the University of Toronto's Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, identifying four main themes related to the benefits, feedback roles, challenges, and implementation of VBA.
- Both trainees and faculty see VBA as valuable for equitable assessment and feedback but agree it should complement other methods rather than serve as the sole evaluation tool.
Peripartum cardiomyopathy is the development of heart failure toward the end of pregnancy or in the months after delivery in the absence of other attributable causes, with left ventricular systolic dysfunction and a left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) generally <45%. Given that patients are relatively young at the time of diagnosis, this study was performed to summarize current evidence surrounding the long-term cardiac outcomes. MEDLINE, Embase, Cochrane CENTRAL, and CINAHL were searched for original studies that reported long-term (>1 year) patient outcomes.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To use the Morphological Uterus Sonographic Assessment (MUSA) criteria to evaluate the impact of adenomyosis on the live birth rate after donor egg embryo transfer.
Design: Retrospective cohort study.
Setting: Tertiary fertility care center.
Objective: To assess the awareness, knowledge, and misconceptions of young people regarding long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARCs).
Design: We conducted a systematic review in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines of MEDLINE-Ovid, Embase, and Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature. A random-effects meta-analysis was performed with formal tests for heterogeneity and publication bias.
Background: Incarcerated individuals who experience pregnancy or childbirth in correctional facilities face unique considerations for obstetric care and consequently are at greater risk of adverse maternal and fetal outcomes.
Objectives: To characterise patient experiences regarding pregnancy and childbirth during incarceration via qualitative synthesis.
Search Strategy: Medline-OVID, EMBASE, CINAHL, Sociological Abstracts, Social Work Abstracts, Web of Science, Scopus and PsycInfo were systematically searched from inception to 24 December 2020.
Objective: Women with germline BRCA1/2 pathogenic variants have a significantly elevated lifetime risk of ovarian and fallopian tube cancer. Bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy (RRSO) is associated with a 90% reduction in the development of tubal and ovarian cancer. At our tertiary hospital, we have a dedicated clinic where women predisposed to hereditary ovarian/tubal cancer receive counseling on reproduction, risk reduction, surgical prophylaxis, and menopausal aftercare.
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