May 2009

Editorial Board
Published in issue: May 2009
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The Editors' Section

Editors’ highlights
• J. Drife,
• W. Künzel
Published online: March 23, 2009
p1-2

Reviews

Total abdominal hysterectomy versus total laparoscopic hysterectomy for benign disease: A meta-analysis
• Colin A. Walsh,
• Stewart R. Walsh,
• Tjun Y. Tang,
• Mark Slack
Published online: February 02, 2009
p3-7

A case of umbilical cord hemangioma: Doppler studies and review of the literature
• Vassilis G. Papadopoulos,
• Helen P. Kourea,
• George L. Adonakis,
• George O. Decavalas
Published online: February 19, 2009
p8-14

Obstetrics and Maternal-Fetal Medicine

Amniotic fluid insulin-like growth factor binding protein 3 concentration as early indicator of fetal growth restriction
• Geraldine Murisier-Petetin,
• Sandrine Gremlich,
• Francoise Damnon,
• Danielle Reymondin,
• Patrick Hohlfeld,
• Stefan Gerber
Published online: February 06, 2009
p15-20
The influence of level of care on admission to neonatal care for babies of low-risk nullipara
• C. Le Ray,
• J. Zeitlin,
• P.H. Jarreau,
• G. Bréart,
• F. Goffinet
• for the PREMODA study group
Published online: February 11, 2009
p21-26

Inflammatory cytokine mRNA detection by real time PCR in chorioamniotic membranes from pregnant women with preterm premature rupture of membranes
• J. Polettini,
• J.C. Peraçoli,
• J.M.G. Candeias,
• J.P. Araújo Júnior,
• M.G. Silva
Published online: February 11, 2009
p27-31
Open Access
Body Mass Index (BMI) in women booking for antenatal care: Comparison between selfreported and digital measurements
• Chro Fattah,
• Nadine Farah,
• Fiona O’Toole,
• Sinead Barry,
• Bernard Stuart,
• Michael J. Turner
Published online: February 24, 2009
p32-34

Multiplex fluorescent PCR for noninvasive prenatal detection of fetal-derived paternally inherited diseases using circulatory fetal DNA in maternal plasma
• Dong-ling Tang,
• Yan Li,
• Xin Zhou,
• Xia Li,
• Fang Zheng
Published online: February 24, 2009
p35-39
Recent oral contraceptive use and adverse birth outcomes
• Xi-Kuan Chen,
• Shi Wu Wen,
• Lu-Ming Sun,
• Qiuying Yang,
• Mark C. Walker,
• Daniel Krewski
Published online: February 12, 2009
p40-43

Reproductive Medicine and Endrocrinology

Leiomyoma pseudocapsule after pre-surgical treatment with gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonists: Relationship between clinical features and immunohistochemical changes
• Marianna De Falco,
• Stefania Staibano,
• Massimo Mascolo,
• ...
• Francesca Ciociola,
• Ilma F. Carbone,
• Andrea Di Lieto
Published online: February 26, 2009
p44-47

Combined down-regulation by aromatase inhibitor and GnRH-agonist in IVF patients with endometriomas—A pilot study
• Kristine Lossl,
• Anne Loft,
• Nina L.C. Freiesleben,
• ...
• Anette T. Pedersen,
• Dorthe Hartwell,
• Anders Nyboe Andersen
Published online: February 24, 2009
p48-53

Success of infertility treatments in Finland in the period 1992–2005
• A.-N. Yli-Kuha,
• M. Gissler,
• R. Luoto,
• E. Hemminki
Published online: February 23, 2009
p54-58

Gynaecology and Gynaecological Oncology

Relationship between recurrent vulvovaginal candidosis and immune mediators in vaginal fluid
• Tobias M. Weissenbacher,
• Steven S. Witkin,
• Andrea Gingelmaier,
• Christoph Scholz,
• Klaus Friese,
• Ioannis Mylonas
Published online: February 11, 2009
p59-63

Effect of the removal of the Fallopian tube during hysterectomy on ovarian survival: The orphan ovary syndrome
• Istvan Repasy,
• Viktor Lendvai,
• Agnes Koppan,
• Jozsef Bodis,
• Miklos Koppan
Published online: February 24, 2009
p64-67
Prevalence of Candida species and potential risk factors for vulvovaginal candidiasis in Aligarh, India
• Anis Ahmad,
• Asad U. Khan
Published online: February 24, 2009
p68-71
Postcoital bleeding: A study of the current practice amongst consultants in the United Kingdom
• Fadi Alfhaily,
• Ayman A.A. Ewies
Published online: February 24, 2009
p72-75

Comparison of total laparoscopic hysterectomy (TLH) and laparoscopy-assisted supracervical hysterectomy (LASH) in women with uterine leiomyoma
• Andreas Mueller,
• Stefan P. Renner,
• Lothar Haeberle,
• ...
• Peter Oppelt,
• Matthias W. Beckmann,
• Falk Thiel
Published online: February 26, 2009
p76-79

The efficacy of hormonal treatment for residual or recurrent low-grade endometrial stromal sarcoma. A retrospective study
• Taghride Dahhan,
• Guus Fons,
• Marrije R. Buist,
• Fibo J.W. ten Kate,
• Jacobus van der Velden
Published online: March 02, 2009
p80-84

Gynaecological Urology

Factors influencing outcome following the tension-free vaginal tape (TVT)
• Swati Jha,
• Georgina Jones,
• Stephen Radley,
• Andrew Farkas
Published online: February 23, 2009
p85-87
The posterior intravaginal slingplasty operation: Results of the Austrian registry
• Vesna Bjelic-Radisic,
• Gerald Hartmann,
• Burghard Abendstein,
• Karl Tamussino,
• Paul A. Riss
• for the Austrian Urogynecology Working Group
Published online: February 26, 2009
p88-91

Letter to the Editors - Brief communications

Enzyme replacement therapy with agalsidase alfa in pregnant women with Fabry disease
• G. Kalkum,
• D. Macchiella,
• J. Reinke,
• H. Kölbl,
• M. Beck
Published online: February 12, 2009
p92-93

No effect of Cimicifuga racemosa extract on serum interleukin-6 levels and prostacyclin production by human endothelial cells
• Begoña Pineda,
• Miguel Angel García-Pérez,
• Francisco Vázquez,
• ...
• Juan J. Tarín,
• Carlos Hermenegildo,
• Antonio Cano
Published online: February 12, 2009
p93-94

Extrarenal Wilms’ tumor of the uterus with ovarian dermoid cyst
• Cem Leblebici,
• Kemal Behzatoğlu,
• Pelin Yıldız,
• Zuhal Koçyıldız,
• Serpil Bozkurt
Published online: February 24, 2009
p94-95
Endometriosis and spontaneous rupture of uterine vessels with hemothorax during pregnancy
• Pierre-Emmanuel Bouet,
• Loïc Sentilhes,
• Céline Lefebvre-Lacoeuille,
• Laurent Catala,
• Philippe Gillard,
• Philippe Descamps
Published online: February 24, 2009
p95-96

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