{"title":"Evaluating the accuracy and reliability of non-piezo portable ultrasound devices in postpartum care.","authors":"Ruben Plöger, Charlotte Behning, Adeline Walter, Agnes Wittek, Ulrich Gembruch, Brigitte Strizek, Florian Recker","doi":"10.1007/s00404-024-07744-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00404-024-07744-3","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>The early diagnosis of hemorrhage via postpartum ultrasound is crucial to initiate therapy and, thus, prevent maternal death. In these critical situations rapid availability and simple transport of ultrasound devices is vital, paving the way for a new generation of portable handheld ultrasound devices (PUD) consisting of transducers and tablets or smart phones. However, evidence to confirm the diagnostic accuracy of these new devices is still scarce.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The accuracy and reliability of these new devices in relation to established standard ultrasound devices is analyses in this pilot study by comparing diagnoses and by applying statistical analysis via Bland-Altman plots, intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC), and Pearson correlation coefficients (PCC). One hundred patients of a university hospital were included in this study.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In all cases, the same diagnosis was made regardless of the applied ultrasound device, confirming high accuracy. There was a high correlation (PCC 0.951) and excellent agreement (ICC 0.974) in the assessment of the cavum, while the assessment of the diameters of the uterus showed only a good correlation and a good agreement. Subgroup analysis for maternal weight, mode of delivery and day after delivery was performed CONCLUSION: The same diagnosis independent of the used devices and excellent results of the cavum assessment promote the use of PUDs in a clinical setting. The slightly lower accuracy in the measurement of the uterus may be caused by the PUD's small acoustic window, reflecting one of its weaknesses. Therefore, the patient may benefit from the short time to diagnosis and the unbound location of examination, either in the delivery room, on the ward, or at home.</p>","PeriodicalId":8330,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-10-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142370845","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Judith Aschauer, Johannes Ott, Clara Selzer, Stefan Ghobrial, Victoria Fitz, Marlene Hager
{"title":"The prevalence of abnormal semen parameters in male partners of women with anovulatory polycystic ovarian syndrome: a retrospective case-control study.","authors":"Judith Aschauer, Johannes Ott, Clara Selzer, Stefan Ghobrial, Victoria Fitz, Marlene Hager","doi":"10.1007/s00404-024-07760-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00404-024-07760-3","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is the leading cause of anovulatory infertility, often requiring ovarian stimulation in affected women attempting to conceive. Male partner semen quality and shared lifestyle factors can significantly impact reproductive outcomes. However, current international guidelines lack evidence-based recommendations on the necessity and timing of semen analysis for the fertility management of anovulatory PCOS women.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>In a retrospective case-control study, semen analysis results of male partners of 187 anovulatory PCOS women scheduled for ovarian stimulation were analyzed and compared to a control group of 76 male partners of women with bilateral tubal occlusion.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The prevalence of semen analysis results with at least one parameter classified as \"borderline\" and \"pathological\" among male partners of women with PCOS eligible to undergo ovarian stimulation was 51.3% and 22.5%, compared to 44.7% and 13.2% in the control group, respectively (p = 0.027). In the PCOS group, male body mass index (odds ratio, OR 1.478, p < 0.001), and smoking status (OR 6.228, p < 0.001) were significant predictors of pathological sperm test results, while no association was observed with any female characteristics (p > 0.05).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The high frequency of pathological sperm analysis results provides lacking epidemiological data on semen quality in this population, emphasizing the critical need for early male fertility evaluation prior to ovarian stimulation in PCOS women. Moreover, our findings indicate that the risk prediction for abnormal semen quality cannot be based on the female's data.</p>","PeriodicalId":8330,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-10-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142370846","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Selçuk Yetkinel, Pınar Çağlar Aytaç, Gülşen Doğan Durdağ, Didem Alkaş Yağınç, Esra Bulgan Kılıçdağ, Erhan Şimşek
{"title":"Comparison of highly purified human menopausal gonadotropin and recombinant follicle stimulating hormone use in patients undergoing in vitro fertilization with progestin-primed ovarian stimulation protocol: a single center retrospective analysis","authors":"Selçuk Yetkinel, Pınar Çağlar Aytaç, Gülşen Doğan Durdağ, Didem Alkaş Yağınç, Esra Bulgan Kılıçdağ, Erhan Şimşek","doi":"10.1007/s00404-024-07756-z","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00404-024-07756-z","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Purpose</h3><p>Recently, progesterone has been used to prevent LH surge instead of GnRH analogues during ART treatments, which is known as progesterone-primed ovarian stimulation (PPOS) protocol. During ART treatment, highly purified human menopausal gonadotropin (HP-hMG) and recombinant follicle stimulating hormone (rFSH) are two of the agents used for stimulation of antral follicles.</p><p>The aim of this study is to compare the efficacy and success of HP-hMG and rFSH agents in the ovarian stimulation step of the PPOS protocol, which has not been previously reported in the literature.</p><h3>Methods</h3><p>This retrospective study was conducted at a university hospital with patients who underwent IVF treatment using PPOS protocols in between January 2019 and July 2021. For ovarian stimulation, rFSH was used in group I and HP-hMG was used in group II. Mature oocyte ratio was the primary outcome, and live birth rate was the secondary outcome. Mann–Whitney and Chi-square tests were used for statistical analysis. All p values below 0.05 were considered significant.</p><h3>Results</h3><p>Total numbers of follicles, oocytes, MII, and 2PN numbers obtained were similar between the two groups. The fertilization rates were 66.7% in the rFSH group and 64.3% in the HP-hMG group (p > 0.05).</p><p>The pregnancy rates were 53.5% and 46.7% in the rFSH and HP-hMG groups, respectively. There was no statistically significant difference between pregnancy, abortus, and live birth rates.</p><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>In this study, it is demonstrated that stimulation of oocytes with either rFSH or hMG in the PPOS protocol, which has been added to IVF treatment protocols in recent years, had no statistical difference regarding mature oocyte numbers and live birth rates between the two groups. These results are consistent with the previous literature which compared rFSH and hMG in GnRH agonist and antagonist protocols.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":8330,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics","volume":"310 5","pages":"2657 - 2662"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-10-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142364227","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Correction: Detection of placental stiffness using virtual magnetic resonance elastography in pregnancies complicated by preeclampsia.","authors":"Jialu Xu, Yajing Mao, Feifei Qu, Xiaolin Hua, Jiejun Cheng","doi":"10.1007/s00404-024-07645-5","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00404-024-07645-5","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8330,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics","volume":" ","pages":"2291"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11393287/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141750962","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"ChatGPT use in daily obstetrics and gynecology practice: clarification and recommendations.","authors":"Shigeki Matsubara, Daisuke Matsubara","doi":"10.1007/s00404-024-07717-6","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00404-024-07717-6","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8330,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics","volume":" ","pages":"2295-2296"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142103840","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Maximilian Heinz Beck, Jalid Sehouli, Jonas Alexander Leppig, Sebastian Knitter, Johann Pratschke, Felix Krenzien
{"title":"Multimodal management of ectopic hepatic pregnancy: a systematic review of the literature","authors":"Maximilian Heinz Beck, Jalid Sehouli, Jonas Alexander Leppig, Sebastian Knitter, Johann Pratschke, Felix Krenzien","doi":"10.1007/s00404-024-07739-0","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00404-024-07739-0","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Purpose</h3><p>Ectopic pregnancies with implantation in the upper abdomen are exceptionally rare. Here we provide a systematic review of hepatic ectopic pregnancies and the corresponding management strategies. Furthermore, this report details a case of ectopic hepatic pregnancy, successfully treated with primary methotrexate (MTX) followed by a two-staged robotic-assisted resection.</p><h3>Methods</h3><p>Two independent investigators performed a systematic review using the online search engine PubMed and MEDLINE database. The search utilized the following terms: ‘Hepatic Ectopic Pregnancy,’ ‘Hepatic Extrauterine Pregnancy,’ ‘Hepatic Abdominal Pregnancy,’ and ‘Ectopic Liver Pregnancy.’ Cross-referencing was employed to identify possible additional publications.</p><h3>Findings</h3><p>Forty-seven case reports on hepatic pregnancies were identified. Of these, 40 provided manuscripts in the English language. Most patients with hepatic pregnancy presented with mild to moderate abdominal pain, while only a minority exhibited signs of hemodynamically relevant intraperitoneal hemorrhage. Most cases were managed through open surgical removal, although in recent years, there has been an increase in laparoscopically managed cases. Conservative approaches using methotrexate are seldom employed.</p><h3>Conclusion</h3><p>Hepatic pregnancies present a rare and challenging clinical scenario. Until now, these cases have usually been treated primarily with open explorative surgery. As reported in this case, primary conservative treatment approaches with MTX before surgery hold promise as a strategy to reduce surgery-related bleeding and morbidity, particularly for asymptomatic or oligosymptomatic patients.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":8330,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics","volume":"310 5","pages":"2345 - 2353"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s00404-024-07739-0.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142340122","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effect of chorioamnionitis on postnatal growth in very preterm infants: a population-based study in Japan.","authors":"Takafumi Ushida, Rena Nosaka, Masahiro Nakatochi, Yumiko Kobayashi, Sho Tano, Kazuya Fuma, Seiko Matsuo, Kenji Imai, Yoshiaki Sato, Masahiro Hayakawa, Hiroaki Kajiyama, Tomomi Kotani","doi":"10.1007/s00404-024-07757-y","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s00404-024-07757-y","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>There is growing evidence that preterm infants born to mothers with chorioamnionitis (CAM) have increased risk of various neonatal morbidities and long-term neurological disorders; however, the effect of CAM on postnatal growth remains insufficiently investigated. This study evaluated the effect of histological CAM on postnatal growth trajectories in very preterm infants using a nationwide neonatal database in Japan.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>A multicenter retrospective study was conducted using clinical data of 4220 preterm neonates who weighed ≤ 1500 g and were born at < 32 weeks of gestation between 2003-2017 (CAM group: n = 2110; non-CAM group: n = 2110). Z-scores for height and weight were evaluated at birth and 3 years of age. Univariable and multivariable analyses were conducted to evaluate the effect of histological CAM on ΔZ-scores of height and weight during the first three years with a stratification by infant sex and the stage of histological CAM.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Multivariable analyses showed that histological CAM was associated with accelerated postnatal increase (ΔZ-score) in weight (β coefficient [95% confidence interval]; 0.10 [0.00 to 0.20]), but not in height among females (0.06 [- 0.04 to 0.15]) and not in height and weight among males (0.04 [- 0.04 to 0.12] and 0.02 [- 0.07 to 0.11], respectively). An interaction analysis demonstrated no significant difference in the effect of histological CAM on the ΔZ-scores of height and weight during the first three years between male and female infants (height, p = 0.81; weight p = 0.25).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Intrauterine exposure to maternal CAM contributes to accelerated postnatal weight gain in female preterm infants during the first three years.</p>","PeriodicalId":8330,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142360877","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Christos Iavazzo, Alexandros Fotiou, Kalliopi Kokkali, Ioannis D Gkegkes
{"title":"Transvaginal morcellation: tips and tricks and the role of \"Iavazzo score\".","authors":"Christos Iavazzo, Alexandros Fotiou, Kalliopi Kokkali, Ioannis D Gkegkes","doi":"10.1007/s00404-024-07716-7","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00404-024-07716-7","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8330,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics","volume":" ","pages":"2293-2294"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142046203","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Detection of placental stiffness using virtual magnetic resonance elastography in pregnancies complicated by preeclampsia.","authors":"Jialu Xu, Yajing Mao, Feifei Qu, Xiaolin Hua, Jiejun Cheng","doi":"10.1007/s00404-024-07585-0","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00404-024-07585-0","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8330,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics","volume":" ","pages":"2283-2289"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11392975/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141330329","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sneha S Kelkar, Vimalanand S Prabhu, Jingchuan Zhang, Yoscar M Ogando, Kyle Roney, Rishi P Verma, Nicola Miles, Christian Marth
{"title":"Correction: Real-world prevalence of microsatellite instability testing and related status in women with advanced endometrial cancer in Europe.","authors":"Sneha S Kelkar, Vimalanand S Prabhu, Jingchuan Zhang, Yoscar M Ogando, Kyle Roney, Rishi P Verma, Nicola Miles, Christian Marth","doi":"10.1007/s00404-024-07620-0","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00404-024-07620-0","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":8330,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics","volume":" ","pages":"2281"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11393030/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141603241","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}