{"title":"From biomarker to bedside? A critical commentary on ischemia-modified albumin in preeclampsia.","authors":"Seshadri Reddy Varikasuvu","doi":"10.61622/rbgo/2025rbgo97","DOIUrl":"10.61622/rbgo/2025rbgo97","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":74699,"journal":{"name":"Revista brasileira de ginecologia e obstetricia : revista da Federacao Brasileira das Sociedades de Ginecologia e Obstetricia","volume":"47 ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-12-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12711232/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145783878","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effect of vaginal pH on the efficacy of the dinoprostone vaginal insert for cervical ripening in patients with an unfavorable bishop score.","authors":"Sílvia Serrano, Inês Martins, Marina Gato, Carina Simões, Andreia Fonseca, Helena Ferreira, Mónica Centeno","doi":"10.61622/rbgo/2025rbgo96","DOIUrl":"10.61622/rbgo/2025rbgo96","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of vaginal pH on the efficacy of the dinoprostone vaginal insert for cervical ripening in patients with unfavorable Bishop Score.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Prospective observational cohort study, conducted at a Portuguese tertiary hospital. Term pregnant women with a singleton pregnancy and vertex presentation who had indication for labor induction with Bishop's Score ≤ 6 were included. Vaginal pH was measured with high accuracy strips before vaginal examination for Bishop Score was performed. The intravaginal dinoprostone insert (Propess<sup>®</sup>) was then applied into the posterior fornix. The primary outcome was the change of the Bishop's Score before placement and after removal of the dinoprostone insert. Spearman correlation was analyzed (SPSS 16.0).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 75 women were included, with a gestational age of 39 ± 1,2 weeks. Mean initial vaginal pH was 4.67 ± 0.51. Mean variation of Bishop Score was 1.8 ± 2.3 points. There was a weak correlation between vaginal pH and changes on the Bishop Score with dinoprostone vaginal insert use (ρ = -0.123; p = 0.3).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Vaginal pH does not appear to be a major influencer of the efficacy of dinoprostone vaginal insert for cervical ripening.</p>","PeriodicalId":74699,"journal":{"name":"Revista brasileira de ginecologia e obstetricia : revista da Federacao Brasileira das Sociedades de Ginecologia e Obstetricia","volume":"47 ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-12-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12711240/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145783873","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ivan Fernandes, Cibele Isaac Saad Rodrigues, Henri Augusto Korkes, Luiz Ferraz de Sampaio
{"title":"Problem-based learning in obstetrics and gynecology: a systematic review.","authors":"Ivan Fernandes, Cibele Isaac Saad Rodrigues, Henri Augusto Korkes, Luiz Ferraz de Sampaio","doi":"10.61622/rbgo/2025rbgo68","DOIUrl":"10.61622/rbgo/2025rbgo68","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Evaluate the application and effectiveness of the problem-based learning (PBL) teaching model in Obstetrics and Gynecology (OB/GYN) undergraduate education.</p><p><strong>Data sources: </strong>A systematic search was performed in five electronic databases (LILACS, PubMed/MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, and Cochrane Library) for studies published between January 1, 2000, and December 31, 2021. The search strategy used descriptors in English, portuguese, and Spanish based on the PICO framework: \"Education, Medical, Undergraduate\" (P); \"Problem-Based Learning\", \"Gynecology\", and \"Obstetrics\" (I); no comparator (C); and \"Patient Satisfaction\" or \"Knowledge\" (O). Study selection: A total of 24 studies were included. Selection criteria encompassed original articles that evaluated the impact of PBL in OB/GYN undergraduate education, without language restrictions.</p><p><strong>Data collection: </strong>Two independent reviewers extracted data regarding study characteristics, participant profiles, methodology, and outcomes. Discrepancies were resolved by consensus.</p><p><strong>Data synthesis: </strong>Among the included studies,14(58.33) of them coming from Asian, most of them 16(66.66) having been published between the years 2006-2010 and 2016-2021. About 15(62.5) dealt only with students, the majority consisting of surveys/questionnaires 8(30) and non-randomized comparative studies 7(29.16). As for academic performance, 14(58.33) demonstrated that the PBL methodology is superior considering the ability to sediment information, and 8(30) indicated PBL is superior concerning developing clinical reasoning. Regarding student satisfaction, 11(45.83) of the studies indicated a positive experience with the method.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The PBL model appears more effective than traditional teaching methods in enhancing clinical competence and student satisfaction in OB/GYN education. However, further well-designed studies are necessary to confirm these findings and guide educational strategies.</p><p><strong>Prospero registry: </strong>CRD42021282337.</p>","PeriodicalId":74699,"journal":{"name":"Revista brasileira de ginecologia e obstetricia : revista da Federacao Brasileira das Sociedades de Ginecologia e Obstetricia","volume":"47 ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-12-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12711243/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145783885","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Regis Kreitchmann, Geraldo Duarte, Helaine Milanez, Ana Gabriela Travassos, Évelyn Traina, Angélica Espinosa Miranda, Maria Luiza Bezerra Menezes
{"title":"Update on HIV prevention and management in pregnancy Number 10 - 2025.","authors":"Regis Kreitchmann, Geraldo Duarte, Helaine Milanez, Ana Gabriela Travassos, Évelyn Traina, Angélica Espinosa Miranda, Maria Luiza Bezerra Menezes","doi":"10.61622/rbgo/2025FPS10","DOIUrl":"10.61622/rbgo/2025FPS10","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":74699,"journal":{"name":"Revista brasileira de ginecologia e obstetricia : revista da Federacao Brasileira das Sociedades de Ginecologia e Obstetricia","volume":"47 ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-11-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12711239/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145783898","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Fernanda Garanhani Surita, Odette Del Risco Sánchez, Júnia Aparecida Laia da Mata
{"title":"Time to act: climate change and its impacts on women's sexual and reproductive health.","authors":"Fernanda Garanhani Surita, Odette Del Risco Sánchez, Júnia Aparecida Laia da Mata","doi":"10.61622/rbgo/2025rbgoedt05","DOIUrl":"10.61622/rbgo/2025rbgoedt05","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":74699,"journal":{"name":"Revista brasileira de ginecologia e obstetricia : revista da Federacao Brasileira das Sociedades de Ginecologia e Obstetricia","volume":"47 ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-11-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12671658/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145673130","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Milene de Oliveira Almeida, Alexandre Delgado, Rita de Cassia Barros da Silva, Fernanda César Alves, Nadine Oliveira Cabral, Monique Maria Silva da Paz, Maryllian de Albuquerque Vieira, Thais Josy Castro Freire de Assis, Andrea Lemos
{"title":"Comparison between kinesiotherapy and usual care during the first stage of labour in misoprostol-induced pregnant women: randomised clinical trial.","authors":"Milene de Oliveira Almeida, Alexandre Delgado, Rita de Cassia Barros da Silva, Fernanda César Alves, Nadine Oliveira Cabral, Monique Maria Silva da Paz, Maryllian de Albuquerque Vieira, Thais Josy Castro Freire de Assis, Andrea Lemos","doi":"10.61622/rbgo/2025rbgo95","DOIUrl":"10.61622/rbgo/2025rbgo95","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To analyse the effectiveness of kinesiotherapy in the labour of pregnant women induced by misoprostol.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This is a clinical trial carried out with pregnant women pharmacologically induced by misoprostol (25mcg, vaginally). They were randomised into two groups: Intervention Group (IG) of induced pregnant women who underwent kinesiotherapy during the active phase of labour; and Control Group (CG), of induced pregnant women who did not do physical therapy during the active phase of labour. Among the variables studied were vaginal delivery, induction time, duration of the labour, and the number of misoprostol doses. Data were analysed by the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS). The IG had more vaginal deliveries (p=0.016). The other variables analysed showed no difference between groups.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Kinesiotherapy during the active phase of labour in women induced by misoprostol was effective for performing more vaginal deliveries despite not showing any difference in the other outcomes studied.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The findings of this study indicate that after the application of kinesiotherapy, during the active phase of labour in pregnant women induced by misoprostol, the number of vaginal deliveries increases.</p><p><strong>Brazilian registry of clinical trials rebec: </strong>RBR-3mvj4m7.</p>","PeriodicalId":74699,"journal":{"name":"Revista brasileira de ginecologia e obstetricia : revista da Federacao Brasileira das Sociedades de Ginecologia e Obstetricia","volume":"47 ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-11-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12671676/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145672572","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Renato Teixeira Souza, Maria Laura Costa, Jessica Lynn Schue, Emily Miller, Rupali Jayant Limaye, Jose Guilherme Cecatti
{"title":"Five years after the COVID-19 pandemic began: lessons on vaccination and obstetric care in Brazil.","authors":"Renato Teixeira Souza, Maria Laura Costa, Jessica Lynn Schue, Emily Miller, Rupali Jayant Limaye, Jose Guilherme Cecatti","doi":"10.61622/rbgo/2025rbgo94","DOIUrl":"10.61622/rbgo/2025rbgo94","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":74699,"journal":{"name":"Revista brasileira de ginecologia e obstetricia : revista da Federacao Brasileira das Sociedades de Ginecologia e Obstetricia","volume":"47 ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-11-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12671680/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145672901","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Eduardo Ponce-Najera, Diana María Ojeda-López, Rodolfo González-Holveman, Ricardo Rodríguez-Calderon, Karla Patricia Bedia-Mejía, Jose Carlos Salazar-Trujillo, Jorge Luis Lezama-Ruvalcaba, Carlos Gerardo Salazar López-Ortiz
{"title":"Incidence of aneuploidy in embryos studied using PGT-A in Mexico: a clinical retrospective experience.","authors":"Eduardo Ponce-Najera, Diana María Ojeda-López, Rodolfo González-Holveman, Ricardo Rodríguez-Calderon, Karla Patricia Bedia-Mejía, Jose Carlos Salazar-Trujillo, Jorge Luis Lezama-Ruvalcaba, Carlos Gerardo Salazar López-Ortiz","doi":"10.61622/rbgo/2025rbgo87","DOIUrl":"10.61622/rbgo/2025rbgo87","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>This study aimed to analyze the relationship between aneuploidy and maternal age based on preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidies (PGT-A) and the distribution of aneuploidy across individual chromosomes.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This is a single-center retrospective cohort study. The study included patients who underwent PGT-A during their in vitro fertilization (IVF) cycle between 2016 and 2024. PGT-A was performed on 1,341 embryos from 481 patients using next-generation sequencing (NGS)-based techniques. We conducted a Logistic regression analysis to determine the relationship between maternal age and the rate of aneuploidy; additionally, the most commonly affected chromosome and the characteristics of the detected alterations were evaluated. Statistical analysis was performed using STATA v17.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Among all patients, the observed aneuploidy rate was 55.85%. In patients younger than 30 years, the aneuploidy rate was 26.92%, with a progressive increase to 62% in women older than 40 years. Chromosomes 22, 21, 16, and 15 were the most frequently affected. Logistic regression indicated that age is a significant predictive factor for aneuploidy (coefficient = 0.0956; p < 0.001), with an odds ratio of 1.10 (95% CI: 1.07-1.13), meaning that the probability of aneuploidy increases by approximately 10% for each additional year of age.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Our results indicate that an increase in maternal age is significantly associated with a higher incidence of aneuploidy in embryos that underwent PGT-A. These findings are significant for patient counseling and optimizing embryo selection in assisted reproduction treatments.</p>","PeriodicalId":74699,"journal":{"name":"Revista brasileira de ginecologia e obstetricia : revista da Federacao Brasileira das Sociedades de Ginecologia e Obstetricia","volume":"47 ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-11-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12671660/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145672995","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Renato Teixeira Souza, Maria Laura Costa, Jessica Lynn Schue, Emily Miller, Rupali Jayant Limaye, Jose Guilherme Cecatti
{"title":"Looking back to the recent past: the influence of national health policies and vaccination during the COVID-19 pandemic on maternal health.","authors":"Renato Teixeira Souza, Maria Laura Costa, Jessica Lynn Schue, Emily Miller, Rupali Jayant Limaye, Jose Guilherme Cecatti","doi":"10.61622/rbgo/2025rbgoedt11","DOIUrl":"10.61622/rbgo/2025rbgoedt11","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":74699,"journal":{"name":"Revista brasileira de ginecologia e obstetricia : revista da Federacao Brasileira das Sociedades de Ginecologia e Obstetricia","volume":"47 ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-11-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12671668/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145673167","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Alice Miranda de Oliveira, Priscilla Araújo Dos Santos, Pedro Elias Santos Souza, Marvyn de Santana do Sacramento, Clóvis Figueiredo Souza, Ana Marice Texeira Ladeia, Jefferson Petto
{"title":"Quarterly injectable hormonal contraceptive does not increase the activity of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system in women without cardiovascular risk factors.","authors":"Alice Miranda de Oliveira, Priscilla Araújo Dos Santos, Pedro Elias Santos Souza, Marvyn de Santana do Sacramento, Clóvis Figueiredo Souza, Ana Marice Texeira Ladeia, Jefferson Petto","doi":"10.61622/rbgo/2025rbgo71","DOIUrl":"10.61622/rbgo/2025rbgo71","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To test the hypothesis that the quarterly injectable contraceptive increases the activity of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This was a cross-sectional observational study that included eutrophic, irregularly active women, aged between 18 and 30 years, who had been taking quarterly injectable contraceptive (150mg of medroxyprogesterone acetate) for at least 6 months or who had not used any type of hormonal contraceptive for at least 6 months. At first the volunteers underwent a physical examination and answered a standard questionnaire. They were then sent for blood collection of laboratory variables: plasma renin activity and concentration, angiotensin-converting enzyme 1 (ACE 1), and aldosterone. The data was analyzed using the two-tailed Student's t-test, with significance <0.05.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Sixty-two women were included in this study, divided into the Injectable Contraceptive Group (ICG) with n=23 and the No Contraceptive Group (NCG) with n=39. ICG had lower mean plasma renin activity values than NCG, respectively 0.4 ± 0.17 vs 1 ± 0.6 (p <0.01). The mean values for plasma renin concentration, ACE 1, and aldosterone did not differ between the groups (respectively, p= 0.21; 0.66; 0.09).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Women using quarterly injectable contraceptives do not show greater activity of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system than their counterparts who do not use this drug.</p>","PeriodicalId":74699,"journal":{"name":"Revista brasileira de ginecologia e obstetricia : revista da Federacao Brasileira das Sociedades de Ginecologia e Obstetricia","volume":"47 ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-11-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12671684/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145673160","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}