Obstetrics and gynecologyPub Date : 2024-12-01Epub Date: 2024-07-11DOI: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000005673
Caroline M Mitchell
{"title":"Assessment and Treatment of Vaginitis.","authors":"Caroline M Mitchell","doi":"10.1097/AOG.0000000000005673","DOIUrl":"10.1097/AOG.0000000000005673","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Vaginitis is the presenting symptom at millions of office visits each year in the United States. Although treatment of sporadic cases is often straightforward, recurrent cases present both diagnostic and treatment challenges. Molecular diagnostic tests are likely superior to in-office microscopy for most clinicians and most cases. In both recurrent bacterial vaginosis and recurrent vulvovaginal candidiasis, national treatment guidelines recommend an extended treatment duration with one of the first-line agents. In cases in which such treatment is not successful, vaginal boric acid is likely the cheapest and easiest alternative option. New antifungal medications offer additional but limited treatment options. Probiotics are not recommended for prevention of vulvovaginal candidiasis; however, vaginal products containing Lactobacillus crispatus may have promise for recurrent bacterial vaginosis. Trichomoniasis should be treated with a 1-week course of metronidazole; this is the only sexually transmitted infection for which treatment recommendations vary by sex. In cases in which patients do not respond to initial treatment, the diagnosis should be reconsidered, and other potential causes such as desquamative inflammatory vaginitis, genitourinary syndrome of menopause, or vulvodynia should be considered.</p>","PeriodicalId":19483,"journal":{"name":"Obstetrics and gynecology","volume":" ","pages":"765-781"},"PeriodicalIF":5.7,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141590877","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Obstetrics and gynecologyPub Date : 2024-12-01Epub Date: 2024-09-12DOI: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000005723
Minmin Wang, Mailikezhati Maimaitiming, Yanxin Bi, Yinzi Jin
{"title":"Compliance Rate With Triage Test and Treatment for Participants Screening Positive in Cervical Cancer Screening Programs: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.","authors":"Minmin Wang, Mailikezhati Maimaitiming, Yanxin Bi, Yinzi Jin","doi":"10.1097/AOG.0000000000005723","DOIUrl":"10.1097/AOG.0000000000005723","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To assess the rates of adherence to triage testing after positive screening results and referral to treatment for precancerous lesions in global cervical cancer screening programs.</p><p><strong>Data sources: </strong>We searched three electronic databases (Medline, EMBASE, and Web of Science) for articles published in the English language from January 1, 2018, to December 31, 2023. We included studies reporting the compliance rate of triage testing and precancer treatment in cervical cancer screening programs. ClinicalTrials.gov was reviewed, and no more studies were identified.</p><p><strong>Methods of study selection: </strong>The combined search strategies identified 1,673 titles, of which 858 titles and abstracts were screened and 113 full-text articles were assessed for eligibility. A total of 33 studies met the inclusion criteria and were included in the meta-analysis.</p><p><strong>Tabulation, integration, and results: </strong>Thirty-three studies were included in the systematic review and meta-analysis. The average compliance rate for women screening positive was 77.1% for triage testing and 69.4% for referral to treatment. Compliance varied by country income level, screening guideline approach, and target population.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The current compliance rate was lower than the 90% target set by the World Health Organization's global strategy to eliminate cervical cancer. Inadequate follow-up of participants screening positive revealed a gap between the screening program and clinical care.</p>","PeriodicalId":19483,"journal":{"name":"Obstetrics and gynecology","volume":" ","pages":"791-800"},"PeriodicalIF":5.7,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142292399","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Obstetrics and gynecologyPub Date : 2024-12-01Epub Date: 2024-09-12DOI: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000005728
Alexandra Herweck, Ariana M Traub, Lisa M Shandley
{"title":"Navigating the Legal Landscape of Reproductive Rights and Medical Training After LePage v. Mobile Infirmary Clinic.","authors":"Alexandra Herweck, Ariana M Traub, Lisa M Shandley","doi":"10.1097/AOG.0000000000005728","DOIUrl":"10.1097/AOG.0000000000005728","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19483,"journal":{"name":"Obstetrics and gynecology","volume":" ","pages":"e129-e133"},"PeriodicalIF":5.7,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142292403","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Obstetrics and gynecologyPub Date : 2024-12-01Epub Date: 2024-10-11DOI: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000005768
James R Scott
{"title":"A Tribute to John T. Queenan, MD (1933-2024).","authors":"James R Scott","doi":"10.1097/AOG.0000000000005768","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/AOG.0000000000005768","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19483,"journal":{"name":"Obstetrics and gynecology","volume":"144 6","pages":"743"},"PeriodicalIF":5.7,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142731222","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Antenatal Corticosteroid Administration for Patients at Risk for Late Preterm Delivery: Shared Decision-Making, Individualizing Risk, and Centering Patient Values.","authors":"Sarah S Osmundson, Justin R Lappen","doi":"10.1097/AOG.0000000000005761","DOIUrl":"10.1097/AOG.0000000000005761","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19483,"journal":{"name":"Obstetrics and gynecology","volume":"144 6","pages":"744-746"},"PeriodicalIF":5.7,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11606526/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142731181","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Obstetrics and gynecologyPub Date : 2024-12-01Epub Date: 2024-08-29DOI: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000005718
Sara E Brenner, Susan Modesitt, Robert A Bednarczyk, Sarah E Dilley
{"title":"Human Papillomavirus Vaccination in the Postpartum Period: A Systematic Review.","authors":"Sara E Brenner, Susan Modesitt, Robert A Bednarczyk, Sarah E Dilley","doi":"10.1097/AOG.0000000000005718","DOIUrl":"10.1097/AOG.0000000000005718","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To assess whether routine postpartum human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination is acceptable and feasible and to identify key themes and strategies that can be used to increase postpartum HPV vaccination rates.</p><p><strong>Data sources: </strong>PubMed and ClinicalTrials.gov were queried from inception to July 2024 for postpartum and HPV vaccination. Studies were limited to human subjects and the English language.</p><p><strong>Methods of study selection: </strong>Screening was performed for studies of any method that evaluated HPV vaccination in the postpartum period (N=60). Only original research that reported either uptake or acceptability of the HPV vaccine was included. Thirty-nine studies were eliminated after abstract review because they did not meet the inclusion criteria.</p><p><strong>Tabulation, integration, and results: </strong>Nine studies were categorized according to the primary aim of the study (defining the problem, assessing patient perspectives, or testing interventions to increase vaccination) and demonstrated that postpartum HPV vaccination programs can significantly increase HPV vaccination rates and are feasible and acceptable to patients.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Incorporating HPV vaccination into standard postpartum care provides an opportunity to reach vulnerable patient populations, reduces cost for patients, and has the ability to prevent HPV-related cancers.</p>","PeriodicalId":19483,"journal":{"name":"Obstetrics and gynecology","volume":" ","pages":"782-789"},"PeriodicalIF":5.7,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142110139","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Obstetrics and gynecologyPub Date : 2024-12-01Epub Date: 2024-10-10DOI: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000005756
Mark A Clapp, Siguo Li, Jessica L Cohen, Cynthia Gyamfi-Bannerman, Amy B Knudsen, Scott A Lorch, Tanayott Thaweethai, Jason D Wright, Anjali J Kaimal, Alexander Melamed
{"title":"Betamethasone Exposure and Neonatal Respiratory Morbidity Among Late Preterm Births by Planned Mode of Delivery and Gestational Age.","authors":"Mark A Clapp, Siguo Li, Jessica L Cohen, Cynthia Gyamfi-Bannerman, Amy B Knudsen, Scott A Lorch, Tanayott Thaweethai, Jason D Wright, Anjali J Kaimal, Alexander Melamed","doi":"10.1097/AOG.0000000000005756","DOIUrl":"10.1097/AOG.0000000000005756","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To estimate the effect of late preterm antenatal steroids on the risk of respiratory morbidity among subgroups of patients on the basis of the planned mode of delivery and gestational age at presentation.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This was a secondary analysis of the ALPS (Antenatal Late Preterm Steroid) Trial, a multicenter trial conducted within the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Maternal-Fetal Medicine Units Network of individuals with singleton gestations and without preexisting diabetes who were at high risk for late preterm delivery (34-36 weeks of gestation). We fit binomial regression models to estimate the risk of respiratory morbidity, with and without steroid administration, by gestational age and planned mode of delivery at the time of presentation. We assumed a homogeneous effect of steroids on the log-odds scale, as was reported in the ALPS trial. The primary outcome was neonatal respiratory morbidity, as defined in the ALPS Trial.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The analysis included 2,825 patients at risk for late preterm birth. The risk of respiratory morbidity varied significantly by planned mode of delivery (adjusted risk ratio [RR] 1.90, 95% CI, 1.55-2.33 for cesarean delivery vs vaginal delivery) and week of gestation at presentation (adjusted RR 0.56, 95% CI, 0.50-0.63). For those planning cesarean delivery and presenting in the 34th week of gestation, the risk of neonatal respiratory morbidity was 39.4% (95% CI, 30.8-47.9%) without steroids and 32.0% (95% CI, 24.6-39.4%) with steroids. In contrast, for patients presenting in the 36th week and planning vaginal delivery, the risk of neonatal respiratory morbidity was 6.9% (95% CI, 5.2-8.6%) without steroids and 5.6% (95% CI, 4.2-7.0%) with steroids.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The absolute risk difference of neonatal respiratory morbidity between those exposed and those unexposed to late preterm antenatal steroids varies considerably by gestational age at presentation and planned mode of delivery. Because only communicating the relative risk reduction of antenatal steroids for respiratory morbidity may lead to an inaccurate perception of benefit, more patient-specific estimates of risk expected with and without treatment may inform shared decision making.</p>","PeriodicalId":19483,"journal":{"name":"Obstetrics and gynecology","volume":" ","pages":"747-754"},"PeriodicalIF":5.7,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142400892","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"ACOG publications: December 2024.","authors":"","doi":"10.1097/AOG.0000000000005774","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/AOG.0000000000005774","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19483,"journal":{"name":"Obstetrics and gynecology","volume":"144 6","pages":"853"},"PeriodicalIF":5.7,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142952423","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Marisa Gilstrop Thompson, Wenbo Xu, Bridget Moore, Tina Wang, Nicholas Sun, Hemant Pewar, Neil D Avent, Abelardo Vernaza, Felipe Acosta, Jessica L Saben, Vivienne Souter, Sheetal Parmar, Urmi Sengupta, Yucel Altug, Joshua EmBree, Carlos Cantos, Chitra Kotwaliwale, Joshua Babiarz, Bernhard Zimmermann, Ryan Swenerton, Jeffrey T Meltzer
{"title":"Clinical Validation of a Prenatal Cell-Free DNA Screening Test for Fetal RHD in a Large U.S. Cohort.","authors":"Marisa Gilstrop Thompson, Wenbo Xu, Bridget Moore, Tina Wang, Nicholas Sun, Hemant Pewar, Neil D Avent, Abelardo Vernaza, Felipe Acosta, Jessica L Saben, Vivienne Souter, Sheetal Parmar, Urmi Sengupta, Yucel Altug, Joshua EmBree, Carlos Cantos, Chitra Kotwaliwale, Joshua Babiarz, Bernhard Zimmermann, Ryan Swenerton, Jeffrey T Meltzer","doi":"10.1097/AOG.0000000000005794","DOIUrl":"10.1097/AOG.0000000000005794","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To present a large U.S. clinical validation of a next-generation sequencing-based, noninvasive prenatal cell-free DNA test for fetal RHD.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This clinical validation study assessed the performance of a commercially available, next-generation sequencing-based cell-free DNA test for fetal RHD status. Samples that passed quality metrics were included if the patient had a previously reported cell-free DNA result for fetal aneuploidy, maternal RhD-negative serology, newborn RhD serology, and maternal RHD deletion or RHD-CE-D hybrid(r's) genotype. Dizygotic twin pregnancies were excluded. Maternal and fetal RHD genotypes were evaluated with prospective cell-free DNA next-generation sequencing analysis. At the time of analysis, investigators were blinded to fetal RhD status.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The cohort consisted of 655 pregnant patients with serologic results for RhD antigen. Patient demographics included a representative distribution of race and ethnicities in the RhD-negative U.S. population (74.0% White, 13.7% Hispanic, 7.0% Black, and 2.1% Asian). Cell-free DNA fetal RHD was not reported in two cases. There were zero false-negative cases; 356 of 356 fetuses were correctly identified as fetal RhD positive (sensitivity 100%, 95% CI, 98.9-100%). Of the 297 RhD-negative fetuses, 295 were correctly identified as RhD negative (specificity 99.3%, 95% CI, 97.6-99.8%). Of the fetuses with a negative RhD phenotype, the cell-free DNA test accurately identified three with the fetal RHD pseudogene (RHDΨ) genotype.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Validation of this test in this large U.S. cohort of RhD-negative patients provides data on early and accurate noninvasive prenatal identification of fetal RHD genotype at 9 weeks of gestation or more. This test has the potential to assist patients and clinicians in the prevention and management of RhD alloimmunization.</p>","PeriodicalId":19483,"journal":{"name":"Obstetrics and gynecology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.7,"publicationDate":"2024-11-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142731207","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Obstetrics and gynecologyPub Date : 2024-11-01Epub Date: 2024-09-05DOI: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000005720
Maya Patel, Ashley N Battarbee, Jerrie S Refuerzo, Noelia Zork, Kacey Eichelberger, Gladys A Ramos, Gayle Olson, Celeste Durnwald, Mark B Landon, Kjersti M Aagaard, Kedra Wallace, Christina Scifres, Todd Rosen, Wadia Mulla, Amy Valent, Sherri Longo, Kim A Boggess
{"title":"Association Between Metformin Use in Early Gestational or Type 2 Diabetes in Pregnancy and Preterm Preeclampsia.","authors":"Maya Patel, Ashley N Battarbee, Jerrie S Refuerzo, Noelia Zork, Kacey Eichelberger, Gladys A Ramos, Gayle Olson, Celeste Durnwald, Mark B Landon, Kjersti M Aagaard, Kedra Wallace, Christina Scifres, Todd Rosen, Wadia Mulla, Amy Valent, Sherri Longo, Kim A Boggess","doi":"10.1097/AOG.0000000000005720","DOIUrl":"10.1097/AOG.0000000000005720","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To estimate the association between maternal metformin use for the treatment of early gestational or pre-existing type 2 diabetes and preterm preeclampsia.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This is a planned secondary analysis of the MOMPOD study (Medical Optimization of Management of Overt Type 2 Diabetes in Pregnancy), a randomized trial comparing the effect of adding metformin with insulin treatment on composite neonatal outcome in singleton pregnancies with early gestational or type 2 diabetes. Participants were randomized at 11-23 weeks of gestation to 1,000 mg metformin twice daily or placebo until delivery. A subset of participants had maternal blood collected at 24-30 weeks of gestation, and serum soluble endoglin, apolipoprotein B, vascular cell adhesion molecule-1, soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase 1, placental growth factor, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein, adiponectin, and vascular endothelial growth factor levels were measured. Our primary outcome was preterm preeclampsia , defined as preeclampsia requiring delivery before 37 weeks of gestation. Secondary outcomes included preterm preeclampsia requiring delivery before 34 weeks of gestation and differences in serum biomarkers. Multivariable regression analysis was used to estimate the associations between metformin use and primary or secondary study outcomes.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Of 831 participants, 119 (14.3%) developed preeclampsia requiring delivery before 37 weeks of gestation: 57 of 416 (13.7%) in the placebo group and 62 of 415 (14.9%) in the metformin group. Thirty-seven (4.4%) developed preeclampsia requiring delivery before 34 weeks of gestation: 15 (3.6%) receiving placebo and 22 (5.3%) receiving metformin. Compared with placebo, metformin was not associated with a significant difference in the occurrence of preeclampsia before 37 weeks of gestation (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] 1.04, 95% CI, 0.70-1.56) or before 34 weeks (aOR 1.43, 95% CI, 0.73-2.81). Similarly, there was no association between maternal metformin use and serum biomarker levels.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Among parturients with early gestational or pre-existing type 2 diabetes, the addition of metformin to insulin was not associated with lower odds of preterm preeclampsia or with serum biomarkers associated with cardiovascular disease risk.</p>","PeriodicalId":19483,"journal":{"name":"Obstetrics and gynecology","volume":" ","pages":"733-739"},"PeriodicalIF":5.7,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11575948/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142140691","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}