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About one-third of patients with endometriosis have persistent pelvic pain after surgical treatment. Brigham and Women’s Hospital researchers have conducted the first study of the relationship between presurgical blood metabolites and postsurgical pain in adolescents and young women with endometriosis.
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Ellen W. Seely, MD, and colleagues used a structured survey to ascertain the experience of preeclampsia from the patient’s point of view. The responses demonstrate a need for routine, thorough patient education about preeclampsia early in pregnancy, as well as better postpartum care.
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Brigham and Women’s Hospital conducted the first study that examined a wide spectrum of infectious complications and included a non-IBD control group. They report a higher risk of postpartum infections in women with IBD regardless of the mode of delivery.
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Brigham and Women’s Hospital is ranked #1 in the nation for obstetrics and gynecology by U.S. News & World Report 2022-23. Nawal Nour, MD, MPH, chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, discusses how the team’s dedication and perseverance has contributed to this major accomplishment.
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David J. Cote, MD, PhD, and Meir J. Stampfer, MD, DrPH, of the Channing Division of Network Medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and colleagues have conducted the first prospective study of associations between pituitary adenoma and the use of oral contraceptives or menopausal hormone therapy.
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Leaders from the Brigham’s Department of Pediatric Newborn Medicine presented their latest research to thousands of attendees at the 2022 Pediatric Academic Societies’ meeting. The department had a strong presence at this event, which took place April 21 – 25, 2022, in Denver, CO.
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Researchers have shown that a novel molecular signature from a single blood sample can identify women at risk of preeclampsia months before presentation. They also report that molecular signatures accurately track gestational age, independently of clinical factors, and could advance the study of other complications.
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In the first study of its kind, Iwona Gabriel, MD, PhD, and Vatche A. Minassian, MD, MPH, of the Urogynecology Group, and colleagues found women and adolescents with surgically confirmed endometriosis are at substantially greater risk than others of having multiple lower urinary tract symptoms.
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Brigham researchers recently confirmed that administration of acidified human milk fortifier is associated with higher incidence of metabolic acidosis in the first weeks of life for very-low-birthweight infants, but the type of fortifier was not an important determinant of growth during the NICU stay.
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Raina Fichorova, MD, PhD, director of the Laboratory of Genital Tract Biology, is a leader in studying host-microbe interactions in the female reproductive tract. Her efforts have included developing a novel “live” biotherapeutic treatment, which she has patented and is now working to bring into clinical trials.
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