Steroids - plenty of benefits, but not without risk.

Obstet Gynecol

Thomas D. Myles, MD, is from the Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Women's Health, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, Missouri; e-mail:

Published: February 2011

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