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• • ·Is routine use of episiotomy justified?

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    Roberto L. Lede, José M. Belizán, Guillermo Carroli

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• • ·Metaanalysis for the obstetrician-gynecologist

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    Stephen B. Thacker, Herbert B. Peterson, Donna F. Stroup

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• • ·Minimum interval from fetal betamethasone treatment to postnatal lung responses in preterm lambs

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    Machiko Ikegami, Daniel Polk, Alan Jobe

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• • ·Antenatal management of alloimmune thrombocytopenia with intravenous ?-globulin: A randomized trial of the addition of low-dose steroid to intravenous ?-globulin

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    James B. Bussel, Richard L. Berkowitz, Lauren Lynch, Martin L. Lesser, Michael J. Paidas, Carol L. Huang, Janice G. McFarland

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• • ·Prenatal detection of fetal anomalies in pregnancies complicated by insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus

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    Thomas J. Albert, Mark B. Landon, John J. Wheller, Philip Samuels, Ru F. Cheng, Steven Gabbe

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• • ·Prognostic significance of prior preterm twin delivery on subsequent singleton pregnancy

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    M.Kathryn Menard, Roger B. Newman, Andrea Keenan, Myla Ebeling^c

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• • ·Interleukin-6 concentrations in umbilical cord plasma are elevated in neonates with white matter lesions associated with periventricular leukomalacia

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    Bo Hyun Yoon, Roberto Romero, Soon Ha Yang, Jong Kwan Jun, In-One Kim, Jung-Hwan Choi, Hee Chul Syn

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• • ·Fetal branch pulmonary arterial vascular impedance during the second half of pregnancy

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    Juha Rasanen, James C. Huhta, Stuart Weiner, Dennis C. Wood, Abraham Ludomirski

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• • ·Placental passage of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors

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    Klaus Reisenberger, Christian Egarter, Birgit Sternberger, Peter Eckenberger, Ernst Eberle, Ernst R. Weissenbacher

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• • ·Comparison of steady-state diffusion and transit time ultrasonic measurements of umbilical blood flow in the chronic fetal sheep preparation

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    Gregory M. Sokol, Edward A. Liechty, David W. Boyle

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• • ·Changes in CD4⁺ and CD8⁺ cell levels during pregnancy and post partum in women seropositive and seronegative for human immunodeficiency virus-1

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    David N. Burns, Parivash Nourjah, Howard Minkoff, James Korelitz, Robert J. Biggar, Sheldon Landesman, Arye Rubinstein, David Wright, Robert P. Nugent

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• • ·Changes in left thoracic duct lymph flow during progressive anemia in the ovine fetus

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    Lowell E. Davis, A.Roger Hohimer, Robert A. Brace

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• • ·Corticotropin-releasing factor and its binding protein: Maternal serum levels in term and preterm deliveries

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    Gertrud S. Berkowitz, Robert H. Lapinski, Charles J. Lockwood, Pasquale Florio, Cheryl Blackmore-Prince, Felice Petraglia

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• • ·Fetal auditory evoked responses detected by magnetoencephalography

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    Ronald T. Wakai, Arthur C. Leuthold, Chester B. Martin

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• • ·Cancer-associated human papillomavirus types are selectively increased in the cervix of women in the first trimester of pregnancy

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    Kenneth H. Fife, Barry P. Katz, Judy Roush, Victoria D. Handy, Darron R. Brown, Richard Hansell

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• • ·Hormone replacement therapy in breast cancer survivors: A cohort study

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    Philip J. DiSaia, Elizabeth A. Grosen, Tom Kurosaki, Maureen Gildea, Beth Cowan, Hoda Anton-Culver

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• • ·Laparoscopic management of benign cystic teratomas during pregnancy

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    William H. Parker, Joel M. Childers, Michel Canis, Douglas R. Phillips, Howard Topel

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• • ·Prevention of postoperative adhesions by an antibody to vascular permeability factor/vascular endothelial growth factor in a murine model

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    Andrew K. Saltzman, Timothy A. Olson, D. Mohanraj, Linda F. Carson, S. Ramakrishnan, The opinions expressed herein are the views of the authors and are not necessarily the views of the Department of Defense or the United States Navy.

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• • ·The relationship between perineal cosmetic talc usage and ovarian talc particle burden

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    Debra S. Heller, Carolyn Westhoff, Ronald E. Gordon, Norman Katz

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• • ·Serum insulin-like growth factor binding protein profiles in postmenopausal women: Their correlation with bone mineral density

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    Jung Gu Kim, Jin Yong Lee

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• • ·Use of computerized morphometric analyses of endometrial hyperplasias in the prediction of coexistent cancer

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    Charles J. Dunton, Jan P.A. Baak, Juan P. Palazzo, Paul J. van Diest, Mary McHugh, Eric A. Widra

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• • ·Increased levels of interleukin-6 and interleukin-10 in the peritoneal fluid of patients with endometriosis

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    Juha Punnonen, Klaus Teisala, Hannu Ranta, Bruce Bennett, Reijo Punnonen, DNAX Research Institute is supported by Schering-Plough Corporation. This study was also supported by the Academy of Finland and the Finnish Cancer Society.

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• • ·Selective screening versus presumptive treatment criteria for identification of women with chlamydial infection in public clinics: New Jersey

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    Lyn Finelli, Allyn K. Nakashima, Susan Hillis, Eileen Crayne, Kenneth C. Spitalny

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• • ·Screening for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 2/3: Validity of cytologic study, cervicography, and human papillomavirus detection

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    Achim Schneider, Dirk M. Zahm, Reinhard Kirchmayr, Viola L. Schneider

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• • ·The vaginal introitus: A novel site for Chlamydia trachomatis testing in women

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    Harold C. Wiesenfeld, R.Phillip Heine, Anne Rideout, Ingrid Macio, Faith DiBiasi, Richard L. Sweet

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• • ·Genital fistulas caused by diverticular disease of the sigmoid colon

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    M.L. Tancer, N.P. Veridiano

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• • ·The maternal and neonatal outcome of triplet gestations

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    Jan L. Albrecht, Paul G. Tomich

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• • ·The Green Bay cesarean section study IV. The physician factor as a determinant of cesarean birth rates for the large fetus

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    Herbert F. Sandmire, Robert K. DeMott

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• • ·A pilot study of intravenous ondansetron for hyperemesis gravidarum

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    Christopher A. Sullivan, Cheryl A. Johnson, Holli Roach, Rick W. Martin, Deanna K. Stewart, John C. Morrison

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• • ·Long-term effects of cesarean sections: Ectopic pregnancies and placental problems

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    Elina Hemminki, Jouni Meriläinen^b

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• • ·Maternal concentrations and fetal-maternal concentration differences of plasma amino acids in normal and intrauterine growth-restricted pregnancies

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    Irene Cetin, Stefania Ronzoni, Anna Maria Marconi, Giuseppe Perugino, Carlo Corbetta, Frederick C. Battaglia, Giorgio Pardi

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• • ·Antiphospholipid antibody–associated recurrent pregnancy loss: Treatment with heparin and low-dose aspirin is superior to low-dose aspirin alone

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    William H. Kutteh

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• • ·The pharmacokinetics of oxytocin as they apply to labor induction

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    Rhonda L. Perry, Andrew J. Satin, William H. Barth, Sandra Valtier, John T. Cody, Gary D.V. Hankins, The opinions contained herein are those of the authors and are not to be construed as official or as reflecting the views of the U.S. Air Force or the Department of Defense.

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• • ·Human fetal intrapartum oxygen saturation monitoring: Agreement between readings from two sensors on the same fetus

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    Chris E. East, Paul B. Colditz, Kimble R. Dunster, Soo Keat Khoo

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• • ·Elevated endothelin levels are associated with increased placental resistance

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    Karen B. Harvey-Wilkes, Heber C. Nielsen, Mary E. D'Alton

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• • ·There is an increase in expression of the cytotoxic T-lymphocyte antigen-2? gene during pregnancy

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    Manuel A. Campo, Edward J. Rice, John W. Kasik

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• • ·Treatment of oligohydramnios with maternal 1-deamino-[8-D-arginine] vasopressin–induced plasma hypoosmolality

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    Michael G. Ross, Leonard Cedars, Mark J.M. Nijland, Anthony Ogundipe

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• • ·Prostanoid excretion in incipient singleton and twin pregnancies

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    Robin M.F. van der Weiden, Frans M. Helmerhorst, Marc J.N.C. Keirse

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• • ·Bacterial colonization of the vagina during pregnancy in four ethnic groups

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    Robert L. Goldenberg, Mark A. Klebanoff, Robert Nugent, Marijane A. Krohn, Sharon Hillier, William W. Andrews, For the Vaginal Infections and Prematurity Study Group

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• • ·Sleep in multiple pregnancy: Breathing patterns, oxygenation, and periodic leg movements

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    Eeva Nikkola, Ulla Ekblad, Eeva Ekholm, Hannu Mikola, Olli Polo

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• • ·Mutations in mitochondrial transfer ribonucleic acid genes in preeclampsia

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    Terese Folgerø, Norunn Storbakk, Torberg Torbergsen, Pål Øian

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• • ·Myogenic and flow-mediated responses in isolated mesenteric small arteries from pregnant and nonpregnant rats

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    Jonathan G. Learmont, Anna P. Cockell, Gregory A. Knock, Lucilla Poston

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• • ·Contraction inhibition by ?-agonists progressively decreases before labor in the rat myometrium

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    Catherine Yeagley, Steve N. Caritis, Andre L. Ruzycky

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• • ·Nonstressed fetal heart rate monitoring in the antepartum period

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    France Rochard, Barry S. Schifrin, Francoise Goupil, Helene Legrand, Josette Blottiere, Claude Sureau

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• • ·Reverse end-diastolic flow in the middle cerebral artery: An agonal pattern in the human fetus

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    Waldo Sepulveda, Andrew H. Shennan, Michael J. Peek

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• • ·Fenoterol-induced hepatitis in a pregnant woman: A case report

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    P. Fontaine, M. Géhénot, P. Goffin, Y. Horsmans

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• • ·Intrapartum fetal atrial bigeminy — Diagnostic and therapeutic role of the fetal scalp stimulation test

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    Joseph R. Wax, Melissa Emmerich, M.K. Eggleston, The opinions expressed in this article are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the Department of the Navy, the Department of Defense, or the United States government.

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• • ·Central hemodynamic changes associated with pregnancy in a long-term cardiac transplant recipient

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    Ku-Mie Kim, Radha Sukhani, Stephen Slogoff, Paul G. Tomich

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• • ·Placental metastasis from primary ocular melanoma: A case report

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    Robert De W. Marsh, Nei-Min Chu

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• • ·Central diabetes insipidus: A complication of ventriculoperitoneal shunt malfunction during pregnancy

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    Lynn Goolsby, Frederick Harlass

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• • ·Obstetric ureterouterine fistula: A case report

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    Momchilo B. Lazarevski, Blagoja Badiev

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• • ·Severe preeclampsia superimposed on polyarteritis nodosa

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    Antoine G.M. Aya, Mederic Hoffet, Roseline Mangin, Jean P. Balducchi, Jean J. Eledjam

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• • ·Aphthous vaginal ulceration in two women with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

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    Paula Schuman, Carl Christensen, Jack D. Sobel

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• • ·Clinical significance of placenta-confined nonmosaic trisomy 16

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    Helen Brandenburg, Frans J. Los, Peter In't Veld

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• • ·Rupture of splenic artery aneurysm in a pregnant patient with portal hypertension

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    Peter Hillemanns, Reinhold Knitza, Josef Müller-Höcker

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• • ·Prevention of hyperemesis gravidarum is better than treatment

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    Andrew E. Czeizel

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• • ·Reply to: Prevention of hyperemesis gravidarum is better than treatment

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    Demetre Labadarios

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• • ·Office-based blood glucose meters in screening for gestational diabetes

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    Jacques Massé

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• • ·Reply to: Office-based blood glucose meters in screening for gestational diabetes

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    Stephen R. Carr

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• • ·Toward the optimal protocol for Down syndrome screening

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    James N. Macri, Kevin Spencer

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• • ·Need for placental and experimental pathologicexamination to determine pathogenetic influences of chronicallypresent intraamniotic meconium

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    Scott Hyde, Geoffrey Altshuler

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• • ·Reply to: Need for placental and experimental pathologicexamination to determine pathogenetic influences of chronicallypresent intraamniotic meconium

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    Lynn D. Montgomery, Michael A. Belfort

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• • ·Fetal blood redistribution in postterm pregnancies

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    Ákos A. Jakobovits

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• • ·Reply to: Fetal blood redistribution in postterm pregnancies

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    Michael Y. Divon, Itai Bar-Hava, Yoni Barnhard

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• • ·CA 125: When not to perform

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    Morris Edelman, Janet Piscitelli

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• • ·Mechanisms of preterm premature rupture of membranes

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    Michael Cooperstock

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• • ·Reply to: Mechanisms of preterm premature rupture of membranes

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    Deborah Draper, R.Phillip Heine

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• • ·The threat to academic obstetrics

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    Ivar K. Rossavik

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• • ·Reply to: The threat to academic obstetrics

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    Mark Tomlinson, Mitchell P. Dombrowski, David B. Cotton

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