August 2010

Editorial Board
Published in issue: August 2010
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The Editor's Section

Editor's highlights
• J. Drife
Published online: June 16, 2010
p115-116

Review

Management of endometrial polyps in subfertile women: a systematic review
• Khaled Afifi,
• Sujatha Anand,
• Soumendra Nallapeta,
• Tarek Ahmed Gelbaya
Published online: April 20, 2010
p117-121

The preeclampsia biomarkers soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase-1 and placental growth factor: current knowledge, clinical implications and future application
• Olav Lapaire,
• Andrew Shennan,
• Holger Stepan
Published online: April 30, 2010
p122-129

Medical history

Colombo and the clitoris
• Mark D. Stringer,
• Ines Becker
Published online: April 20, 2010
p130-133

Obstetrics and Maternal-Fetal Medicine

Antenatal and intrapartum prediction of shoulder dystocia
• Manish Gupta,
• Christine Hockley,
• Maria A. Quigley,
• Peter Yeh,
• Lawrence Impey
Published online: April 14, 2010
p134-139
Association between urotensin II gene polymorphism and pre-eclampsia
• Ebru Dikensoy,
• Ozcan Balat,
• Mete Gurol Ugur,
• Sacide Pehlivan,
• Sibel Oguzkan Balci
Published online: April 16, 2010
p140-142
Parental experience following perinatal death: exploring the issues to make progress
• M.A. Einaudi,
• P. Le Coz,
• P. Malzac,
• F. Michel,
• C. D’Ercole,
• C. Gire
Published online: April 20, 2010
p143-148

Mifepristone combined with misoprostol versus intra-amniotic injection of ethacridine lactate for the termination of second trimester pregnancy: a prospective, open-label, randomized clinical trial
• Shuping Hou,
• Qinfang Chen,
• Lanrong Zhang,
• Aihua Fang,
• Linan Cheng
Published online: April 20, 2010
p149-153

Use of the Internet by women seeking information about potentially teratogenic agents
• Marco De Santis,
• Carmen De Luca,
• Tomasella Quattrocchi,
• ...
• Elena Nobili,
• Terryann Spagnuolo,
• Alessandro Caruso
Published online: May 11, 2010
p154-157
Ethnic and socio-economic differences in uptake of prenatal diagnostic tests for Down's syndrome
• Mirjam P. Fransen,
• Hajo I.J. Wildschut,
• Johan P. Mackenbach,
• Eric A.P. Steegers,
• Robert-Jan Galjaard,
• Marie-Louise Essink-Bot
Published online: May 11, 2010
p158-162

Reproductive Medicine and Endrocrinology

Ectopic pregnancy and pelvic inflammatory disease: a renewed epidemic?
• Femke Mol,
• Norah M. van Mello,
• Ben W. Mol,
• F. van der Veen,
• Willem M. Ankum,
• Petra J. Hajenius
Published online: May 12, 2010
p163-167
Body Mass Index and spontaneous miscarriage
• Michael J. Turner,
• Chro Fattah,
• Norah O’Connor,
• Nadine Farah,
• Mairead Kennelly,
• Bernard Stuart
Published online: May 11, 2010
p168-170

Effects of hydrosalpinx on pinopodes, leukaemia inhibitory factor, integrin β3 and MUC1 expression in the peri-implantation endometrium
• Lu Li,
• Bu-fang Xu,
• Qiu-ju Chen,
• Xiao-xi Sun
Published online: May 31, 2010
p171-175

The effect of semen processing on sperm DNA integrity: comparison of two techniques using the novel Toluidine Blue Assay
• Dennis E. Marchesi,
• Hannah Biederman,
• Scott Ferrara,
• Avner Hershlag,
• Huai L. Feng
Published online: May 31, 2010
p176-180

The Editor's Section

Gynaecology and Gynaecological Oncology


Single port access laparoscopic adnexal surgery versus conventional laparoscopic adnexal surgery: a comparison of peri-operative outcomes
• Yoo-Young Lee,
• Tae-Joong Kim,
• Chul-Jung Kim,
• ...
• Je-ho Lee,
• Duk-Soo Bae,
• Byoung-Gie Kim
Published online: March 29, 2010
p181-184
Audit on the management of complainants of sexual assault at an emergency department
• Christine Gilles,
• Christiane Van Loo,
• Serge Rozenberg
Published online: March 31, 2010
p185-189
Vaginal length and incidence of dyspareunia after total abdominal versus vaginal hysterectomy
• Allam M. Abdelmonem
Published online: April 20, 2010
p190-192

Dienogest in the treatment of endometriosis-associated pelvic pain: a 12-week, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study
• Thomas Strowitzki,
• Thomas Faustmann,
• Christoph Gerlinger,
• Christian Seitz
Published online: April 20, 2010
p193-198

Laparoscopical management of cornual pregnancies: a report of three cases
• Andrea Tinelli,
• Antonio Malvasi,
• Marcello Pellegrino,
• Giovanni Pontrelli,
• Bruno Martulli,
• Daniel Alberto Tsin
Published online: April 20, 2010
p199-202

Fast-track hysterectomy: a randomised, controlled study
• Ulla-Beth Kroon,
• Michael Rådström,
• Carin Hjelthe,
• Christer Dahlin,
• Lars Kroon
Published online: April 20, 2010
p203-207
Pelvic lymph node dissection in early ovarian cancer: success of retrieval of lymph nodes by individual lymph node groups in respect to pelvic laterality
• Faris Mujezinović,
• Iztok Takač
Published online: April 30, 2010
p208-211

Gynaecological urology

Factors determining the adoption of innovative needle suspension techniques with mesh to treat urogenital prolapse: a conjoint analysis study
• Piet Hinoul,
• Astrid Goossens,
• Jan Paul Roovers
Published online: April 15, 2010
p212-216

Influence of visual feedback on pelvic floor muscle strength
• Fabiana Roberta Nunes,
• Elaine Caldeira de Oliveira Guirro,
• Carla Campos Martins,
• Rinaldo Roberto Jesus Guirro
Published online: April 16, 2010
p217-220
The predictive value of pre-treatment cystometry in the outcome of women with mixed incontinence treated with duloxetine
• Maria Vella,
• Jonathan Duckett,
• Maya Basu
Published online: April 20, 2010
p221-223

Letter to the Editor - Brief communications

The novel use of intestinal mucosal matrix for vaginal vault dehiscence following laparoscopic radical hysterectomy for cervical carcinoma
• David Ogutu,
• Surajit Das,
• Tim Mould,
• Frances Evans,
• Wai Yoong
Published online: April 30, 2010
p224-225

Abdominal wall leiomyoma in a reproductive age woman without antecedent pelvic surgery
• Masanori Ono,
• Yoko Inoue,
• Megumi Yokota,,
• ...
• Shintaro Kamijo,
• Yoshihisa Hattori,
• Takashi Kurahashi,
• Tetsuya Shimada,
• Hiroyuki Nakagawa
Published online: May 11, 2010
p225-226

Letter to the Editor - Correspondence

Smoking is a greater source of health inequality than educational level (EL)
• Alain Braillon,
• Gérard Dubois
Published online: March 29, 2010
p227
Is there a positive or a negative role of second trimester amniotic fluid urocortin in preterm delivery prediction?
• Christos Iavazzo,
• Ariadne Malamitsi-Puchner
Published online: April 12, 2010
p227-228