Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research最新文献

{"title":"When one finds wrong and even dangerous statements in journal articles: Our proposals","authors":"Shigeki Matsubara, Daisuke Matsubara","doi":"10.1111/jog.16338","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jog.16338","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16593,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research","volume":"51 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-06-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144256232","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Letter to  “Effect of erector spinae plane block and transversus abdominis plane block on quality of recovery and postoperative pain after laparoscopic hysterectomy; randomized, double-blinded clinical trial”","authors":"Fahad Zia, Sami Ullah","doi":"10.1111/jog.16328","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jog.16328","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16593,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research","volume":"51 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-06-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144244666","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Multicenter cohort study of the effect of Crinone® progesterone vaginal gel alone to prepare the endometrium for frozen–thawed blastocyst transfer in a hormone replacement cycle","authors":"Akiko Takashima,&nbsp;Yukihiro Shibui,&nbsp;Toshio Hamatani,&nbsp;Akihiko Suenaga,&nbsp;Yoshimitsu Kuwabara,&nbsp;Fuminori Kimura,&nbsp;Koji Nakagawa,&nbsp;Yusuke Fukuda,&nbsp;Shoji Tokunaga,&nbsp;Yukiko Katagiri","doi":"10.1111/jog.16325","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jog.16325","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Aim</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Progesterone has to be administered to prepare the endometrium for frozen–thawed blastocyst transfer (FBT) in a hormone replacement cycle (HRC). The objective of this study was to investigate the efficacy and safety of using Crinone® progesterone gel alone in HRC-FBT.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>In this multicenter prospective study, HRC-FBT was performed with blastocysts with a Gardner's classification of 3BB or better, and application of 90 mg/day of vaginal gel (Crinone, Merck BioPharma, Tokyo) was started when the endometrial thickness reached 8 mm or more. The primary endpoint was the clinical pregnancy rate (CPR). Safety endpoints included genital bleeding and other adverse events. Recruitment started in May 2018.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>A total of 181 patients were enrolled, and 156 were included in the efficacy analysis. The overall CPR was 41.7% (65/156). In patients younger than 38 years (<i>n</i> = 113), the CPR was 48.7% (55/113), and in those aged 38 years or older (<i>n</i> = 43), it was 23.3% (10/43). The overall CPR was comparable to that observed in the Japan Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology ART2020 National Survey, which reported a pregnancy rate of 36.3% in frozen embryo transfer cycles. Adverse events such as light genital bleeding occurred before and after pregnancy in some patients, but at a low frequency (&lt;10%).</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusions</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Use of Crinone progesterone vaginal gel alone is adequate in HRC-FBT and is not associated with any safety issues.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":16593,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research","volume":"51 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-06-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jog.16325","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144197340","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Letter to “The relationship between loneliness perception and breastfeeding self-efficacy and breastfeeding behaviors in mothers”","authors":"Qi Xu","doi":"10.1111/jog.16334","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jog.16334","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":16593,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research","volume":"51 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144190810","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Maternal and perinatal outcomes of birth center births compared to planned home births: A nation-wide, propensity-matched analysis","authors":"Madeline Burt,&nbsp;Dmitry Tumin,&nbsp;Neill Bates,&nbsp;Kerianne Crockett,&nbsp;James L. Whiteside","doi":"10.1111/jog.16329","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jog.16329","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Aims</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Rates of community births, including home and birth center births, have steadily increased in recent decades. Safety outcomes of community births have primarily been compared to hospital births. This study compares maternal and infant morbidity between birth centers and home births in the United States.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>We identified planned home births and birth center births in 2016–2021 using the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Vital Statistics System. We used propensity score matching to compare each birth center birth to the most similar home birth, with outcomes including maternal and neonatal adverse events recorded on the birth certificate.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>We identified 262 954 community births (42% in birth centers; 4% involving maternal or infant morbidity). After propensity score matching, we analyzed outcomes in a sample of 97 759 pairs of birth center births matched to planned home births. In the matched sample, maternal and infant morbidity was more likely in birth center births than in home births (odds ratio [OR]: 1.13, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.08–1.18). This difference was primarily due to higher maternal morbidity at birth centers (OR 1.57, 95% CI 1.44–1.71), with the largest difference seen for severe perineal trauma. Overall infant morbidity did not differ significantly between the two settings.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusions</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>In the United States, planned birth center births have higher rates of maternal morbidity than planned home births, mostly due to higher rates of severe perineal trauma. These data could support informed choice of community birth settings for patients considering home birth or birth at a birth center.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":16593,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research","volume":"51 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-05-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144171890","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Lack of knowledge, not vaccine hesitancy, is the main cause of low human papilloma virus vaccination rate among systemic lupus erythematosus patients in Japan after suspension of proactive recommendation: Analysis of a patients' survey","authors":"Takashi Kurita,&nbsp;Akio Yamamoto,&nbsp;Tadashi Hosoya,&nbsp;Marina Tsuchida,&nbsp;Shinsuke Yasuda,&nbsp;Yoshiaki Gu","doi":"10.1111/jog.16330","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jog.16330","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Objective</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>To identify the factors that inhibit human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccination to improve the high HPV infection rate and cervical cancer incidence among SLE patients.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>We conducted a questionnaire survey of female SLE patients aged 18–45 years attending our hospital to analyze factors related to HPV vaccination.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>We obtained responses of 88 participants. Only 5 (5.7%) were received HPV vaccination, 15 (17.0%) were uncertain of their vaccine history, and 27 (30.7%) had never even heard of HPV vaccination. The reasons for unvaccinated against HPV were “don't know” with 24 participants, “missed opportunity” with 15, and “troublesome, somehow” with 8. The most trusted source of medical information for the unvaccinated was their physician (69, 60.2%). Among the unvaccinated, those who wished to be vaccinated in the future were positively correlated with “trust of vaccine benefit” (<i>r</i> = 0.561, <i>p</i> = 0.005) and “general knowledge about HPV vaccine” (<i>r</i> = 0.512, <i>p</i> = 0.013), and negatively correlated with “negative attitudes toward vaccination and vaccine policy” (<i>r</i> = −0.547, <i>p</i> = 0.007).</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>HPV vaccination rate among SLE patients in Japan was extremely low. The main reason was lack of knowledge. The most effective solution is considered to provide accurate information and adequate recommendations of HPV vaccination by attending physicians.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":16593,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research","volume":"51 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-05-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/jog.16330","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144171292","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A risk nomogram for assessing complications in patients undergoing surgical procedures for cervical cancer. Does baseline quality of life play a role?","authors":"Jorge Cea García,&nbsp;Inmaculada Rodríguez Jiménez,&nbsp;Laura Ríos-Pena,&nbsp;M. Carmen Rubio Rodríguez,&nbsp;Francisco Márquez Maraver","doi":"10.1111/jog.16318","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jog.16318","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Objective</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Surgery for cervical cancer is a known risk factor for hospital readmission, often due to urological, lymphovascular, or neurological complications. While comorbidities are commonly used to assess surgical risk, patient-reported measures like baseline quality of life (QoL) may also help predict complications. This study aimed to estimate how often surgical complications occur and what factors predict them, with a focus on baseline QoL.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>We conducted a prospective observational study of 100 cervical cancer patients who had surgery at a tertiary hospital between January 2010 and January 2019. A binary logistic regression model was used to predict surgical complications. Baseline QoL was measured with the Functional Assessment Cancer Therapy-cervix questionnaire. Data were analyzed using R software.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Surgical complications occurred in 54% of patients, most of them after surgery. There was no significant difference in QoL scores between patients with and without complications (<i>p</i> = 0.753). The prediction model showed good calibration (Hosmer–Lemeshow <i>p</i> = 0.999), no multicollinearity (variance inflation factor = 1.01), and moderate accuracy (<i>C</i>-index = 0.67). A history of cesarean section and pelvic lymphadenectomy was significant predictors.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusions</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Surgical complications were common in this group. Cesarean section history and pelvic lymphadenectomy were linked to a higher risk. However, baseline QoL did not predict complications. Further research is needed to test this model in other patient groups.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":16593,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research","volume":"51 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-05-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144171293","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Determining the relationship between fertility health knowledge and healthy lifestyle behaviors among adult women and men","authors":"Ebru Cirban-Ekrem","doi":"10.1111/jog.16320","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jog.16320","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Aim</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This study aims to determine the relationship between fertility health knowledge and healthy lifestyle behaviors in adult women and men.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>It is a cross-sectional, relationship-seeking type. The research was completed with 1417 participants (921 female, 496 male) of active reproductive age living in Turkey. Data were collected online using the snowball sampling method between August 2023 and January 2024.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The women who participated in the study answered 75.620% of the Fertility Health Knowledge Survey (FHKS) correctly, and their Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors Scale (HLBS)-II mean score was 123.865 ± 21.552. The men answered 68.770% of the FHKS correctly, and their HLBS-II mean score was 123.746 ± 21.077. A significant relationship was found between the participants' FHKS and HLBS-II scores. Healthy lifestyle behaviors explained 14% of the total variance in fertility health knowledge in women and 4.3% in men.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusions</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Participants exhibited fertility health knowledge and healthy lifestyle behaviors above the mean. It was determined that healthy lifestyle behaviors are a significant determinant of fertility health knowledge.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":16593,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research","volume":"51 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-05-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144140552","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Changes in the attitudes of women who have undergone NIPT toward prenatal testing: The impact of the introduction of the prenatal testing certification system in Japan","authors":"Takeshi Nakamura,&nbsp;Nahoko Shirato,&nbsp;Tatsuko Ishii,&nbsp;Keiko Koide,&nbsp;Keiko Miyagami,&nbsp;Takahiro Yamada,&nbsp;Akihiko Sekizawa","doi":"10.1111/jog.16324","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jog.16324","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Aims</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>We compared changes in the perceptions of non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) before and after the introduction of a government-involved NIPT certification system in July 2022.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Web-based surveys of pregnant women who underwent NIPT were conducted in 2020 (pre-certification) and 2023 (post-certification) using a pregnancy-related mobile application.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>We obtained 1198 and 1227 responses from the 2020 and 2023 surveys, respectively. Compared with 2020 respondents, 2023 respondents who chose non-certified facilities emphasized word-of-mouth reputation, online appointment availability, expanded testing beyond the three major trisomies, low cost, and improved accessibility. The two survey years showed no significant differences in overall trends in facility selection and the tendency to choose certified facilities to prioritize recommendations from their primary care physicians and the availability of pre-test genetic counseling. Additionally, when NIPT results were non-negative, respondents tested at non-certified facilities in 2023 were more likely to report concerns such as “insufficient explanation increased my anxiety” and “I regretted my choice of testing facility.” More respondents in 2023 preferred to undergo NIPT at facilities that provide routine prenatal checkups and believed each pregnant woman should make testing decisions.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusions</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>After introducing the NIPT certification system, those choosing to undergo testing at certified facilities emphasized the importance of comprehensive support, whereas those opting for non-certified facilities prioritized convenience. However, the latter group became increasingly aware of the lack of post-test support when faced with non-negative results.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":16593,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research","volume":"51 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-05-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144140551","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Premature mortality due to cervical and ovarian cancers in Japan, 2000 to 2020","authors":"Duc-Cuong Le,&nbsp;Truong-Minh Pham,&nbsp;Pham Nguyen Quy,&nbsp;Junzo Hamanishi,&nbsp;Thi Thu Huong Le,&nbsp;Alysha Crocker,&nbsp;Jingyu Bu,&nbsp;Tatsuhiko Kubo","doi":"10.1111/jog.16327","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/jog.16327","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Aim</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Using the national Japanese mortality data, we investigated whether there has been an improvement in the lifespan among Japanese women who died from cervical and ovarian cancers from the years 2000 through 2020.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The number of deaths due to cervical and ovarian cancers in Japan was obtained from the World Health Organization mortality database. We calculated age standardized rates (ASR) using the direct method adjusted to the World Standard Population. Years of life lost (YLL) due to those cancers were calculated using Japanese life tables. Average lifespan shortened (ALSS) measure was calculated as a ratio of YLL to the expected lifespan. We used the bootstrap method to calculate the 95% confidence interval (95% CI) for the ALSS measure.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The ASR for death remained mostly stable over the study at about two deaths per 100 000 women for cervical cancer, and three deaths for ovarian cancer. The ALSS values report that women who died from cervical cancer lost on average 28.3% of their lifespan (95% CI: 27.7–28.9) in 2000 and 26.6% (26.1–27.2) in 2020. Women who died from ovarian cancer lost on average 26.9% (26.5–27.4) and 23.5% (23.1–23.9) of their lifespan in 2000 and 2020, respectively.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The ALSS results show that over a 20-year period, women who died of cervical and ovary cancers in Japan had their lifespans prolonged by about two and three percentage points, respectively.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":16593,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research","volume":"51 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2025-05-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144135778","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}