Evidence-Based Obstetrics and Gynecology

List of contributors, ix1 Evidence-based medicine in obstetrics and gynecology, 1Jeanne-Marie GuiseSection 1 GynecologyDavid L. KeefeGeneral Gynecology2 Abnormal menstrual bleeding, 13Cynthia Farquhar and Julie Brown3 Termination of pregnancy, 21Richard Lyus and Patricia A. Lohr4 Miscarriage and ectopic pregnancy, 33Celso Silva and Anita Patel5 Pelvic pain, 49Jane Moore6 Genital tract infections, 55Veronica Ades7 Uterine fibroids, 63David L. Kulak and James H. Segars8 Endometriosis and adenomyosis, 75Maria Victoria Vargas and Kathy Huang9 Contraception and sterilization, 89Rasha S. Khoury and Danielle M. RoncariUrogynecology10 Pelvic floor prolapse/urinary incontinence, 101Scott W. Smilen, Kimberley Ferrante, Dianne Glass, and Dominique MalacarneReproductive endocrinology and infertility11 Amenorrhea, 109A. Reza Radjabi and David L. Keefe12 Polycystic ovarian syndrome, 117Lubna Pal and Shefali Pathy13 Recurrent pregnancy loss, 131H. J. A. Carp14 Unexplained infertility, 145Anne-Sophie Boes, Diane De Neubourg, Karen Peeraer, Carla Tomassetti, Christel Meuleman, and Thomas D'Hooghe15 Menopause and HRT, 155Jenna Friedenthal, Frederick Naftolin, Lila Nachtigall, and Steven GoldsteinGynecologic oncology16 Cervical cancer, 165Jovana Y. Martin, Britt K. Erickson, and Warner K. Huh17 Vulval/vaginal cancer, 173Jessica Lee and John P. Curtin18 Endometrial cancer, 181Stephanie V. Blank and Zachary P. Schwartz19 Cervical dysplasia and HPV, 189Mila de Moura Behar Pontremoli Salcedo and Kathleen M. SchmelerSection 2 ObstetricsCarolyn M. ZelopGeneral obstetrics20 Preconception care, 201Haywood Brown21 Prenatal diagnosis, 213Lisa C. Zuckerwise, Karen Archabald, and Joshua Copel22 Hyperemesis gravidarum, 225Veronica Gillispie and Sherri Longo23 Drugs and medication in pregnancy, 233Maisa N. Feghali and Steve N. CaritisMaternal complications24 Asthma, 24Jennifer A. Namazy and Michael Schatz25 Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, 255Andrei Rebarber26 Cardiovascular disease, 265Megan

Edited byErrol R. Norwitz, MD, PhD, MBA, is the Louis E. Phaneuf Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology at Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston, MA, USA. Dr. Norwitz trained at Cape Town, Oxford and Harvard Schools of Medicine and is closely involved in the evidence based medicine movement. He is also the Chief Scientific Officer and Chair of Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology at the Tufts Medical Center.Carolyn M. Zelop, MD, is the Director of Ultrasound and Perinatal Research in the Division of MFM and Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at The Valley Hospital, Ridgewood, NJ, and a Clinical Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA.David A. Miller, MD, is a Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine at Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.David L. Keefe, MD, is the Stanley H. Kaplan Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, at the NYU Langone Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.