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Since the mechanism of action of the intrauterine contraceptive device is still obscure, a series of experiments have been carried out using abdominal, cervical, and intrauterine electrodes, in order to record the action potentials arising in the female genital tract in the presence of such a device. Serial recordings during the various phases of the menstrual cycle from normal healthy volunteers were studied. Recordings were taken before and after introduction of an intrauterine device containing an electrode especially designed for this purpose. The recorded impulses were studied and compared in order to clarify the possible mechanism of action of the intrauterine device.

ISSN:0029-7844    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1970

数据来源: OVID

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The histories of 44 patients with adnexal torsion causing an acute surgical abdomen have been reviewed. The preoperative diagnosis was correct only eight times. A symptom complex together with relevant critical clinical and common laboratory findings are presented in an attempt to facilitate the diagnosis of adnexal torsion and differentiate it from other causes of the acute abdomen. The pathologic findings are emphasized as being benign. Laparotomy must be carried out in such patients, and salpingo-oophorectomy is the customary procedure.

ISSN:0029-7844    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1970

数据来源: OVID

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Case reports of torsion of normal uterine adnexa in 3 children under 13 years of age are presented, together with a review of the literature. A systematic approach to enable early diagnosis and a therapeutic regimen is outlined.

ISSN:0029-7844    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1970

数据来源: OVID

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Rectus muscle hematoma may be easily mistaken for an intra-abdominal condition. This complication followed gynecologic or obstetric procedures in 5 patients. The spontaneous as well as the postoperative formation of a hematoma is considered, with a review of the literature. The etiology, differential diagnosis, means of prevention, and treatment of this condition are discussed.

ISSN:0029-7844    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1970

数据来源: OVID

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Frozen section reports of 490 specimens from gynecologic operations were compared to the final diagnosis made from paraffin sections. Accuracy of the frozen sections varied from 92% in cervical-cone specimens to 96% for other genital organs. There were no false positives. The results of this series do not justify the reluctance of some pathologists to perform frozen sections on cervical-cone material and endometrial curettings.

ISSN:0029-7844    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1970

数据来源: OVID

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The pregnancies of 2 patients who had previously been rescued from severe chronic mitral valve disorder by means of a Starr-Edwards prosthesis are detailed, emphasizing the vigilance required to cope with unexpected cardiac failure, the difficulties of continuous anticoagulant therapy, and the urgency of proper antibiotic management. The 22 previously reported pregnancies of women with cardiac valve prostheses —11 aortic and 11 mitral—are also comparatively reviewed and tabulated.

ISSN:0029-7844    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1970

数据来源: OVID

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The case history and the clinical as well as laboratory findings of a 48,XXXX female with mental retardation are presented. The somatic effects of additional X chromosomes in a female do not seem to be prominent except on the central nervous system.

ISSN:0029-7844    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1970

数据来源: OVID

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A study involving 92 patients was designed to test the effect of topical povidone-iodine (Betadine), used as the perineal preparation agent for delivery, on both maternal and cord blood protein-bound iodine levels. There was no difference (p=0.05) in protein-bound iodine values between the 50 patients prepared with surgical detergent (pHisoHex) and the 42 prepared with povidone-iodine.

ISSN:0029-7844    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1970

数据来源: OVID

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A virilized woman had a 36-lb uterus enlarged by multiple leiomyomas that developed in spite of a chronically high androgen environment secondary to adrenogenital syndrome. The unusual features of this case suggest that the etiology of myomas may be linked with androgen stimulation alone as well as with that of estrogen.

ISSN:0029-7844    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1970

数据来源: OVID

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A review was made of the outcome of 644 pregnancies in 228 women with cytologically detected genital herpetic infection, 224 pregnancies in 100 women with negative herpes smears, and 2791 pregnancies in the general hospital population. A significantly higher abortion rate (33.3%) resulted from pregnancies occurring in women after detection of their genital herpetic infection than from pregnancies occurring before the infection was detected (10.8%) or from those in the control group (9.4% and 11.5%). In 21 women with genital herpes detected during the first 4 months of gestation, seven pregnancies terminated in abortion. These observations suggest an association of genital herpetic infection with abortion and point to the need for concerted virologic, clinical, and pathologic studies to provide further evidence of this association and an understanding of the possible mechanisms involved.

ISSN:0029-7844    

出版商:OVID    

年代:1970

数据来源: OVID