Cerclage for the prevention of preterm birth in high risk women receiving intramuscular 17-α-hydroxyprogesterone caproate

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 2686-2689

  Szychowski, Jeff M ^a   Berghella, Vincenzo ^b   Owen, John ^c   Hankins, Gary ^d   Iams, Jay D ^e   Sheffield, Jeanne S ^f   Perez Delboy, Annette ^g   Wing, Deborah A ^h   Guzman, Edwin R ⁱ  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine   (United States)

^d University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^e THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY WEXNER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^g University of California ^*  (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

ⁱ NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerclage; Preterm birth; Progesterone; Short cervical length

Indexed keywords

HYDROXYPROGESTERONE CAPROATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CERCLAGE; CERVICAL LENGTH MEASUREMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GESTATION PERIOD; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY (TOPIC); PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENT DISEASE;

ADULT; CERCLAGE, CERVICAL; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; ESTRADIOL ANTAGONISTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROXYPROGESTERONES; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; MULTICENTER STUDIES AS TOPIC; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, HIGH-RISK; PREMATURE BIRTH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UTERINE CERVICAL INCOMPETENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84870361565     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: 14764954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14767058.2012.717128     Document Type: Article

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