• Dietary intake and eating behavior in depot medroxyprogesterone acetate users: a systematic review 

  Silva, P.; Qadir, S.; Fernandes, A.; Bahamondes, L.; Peipert, J.F. (SciELO, 2018)

  Because of weight gain, women often discontinue hormonal contraception, especially depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA). Our objective was to conduct a systematic review of studies describing dietary intake or eating ...
• Patient knowledge and attitudes toward cervical cancer screening after the 2012 screening guidelines 

  Clay, Jayanti M.; Daggy, Joanne K.; Fluellen, Sunetris; Edmonds, Brownsyne Tucker (Elsevier, 2018)

  Objective To assess women’s attitudes and preferences related to recent changes in cervical cancer screening guidelines. Methods We distributed 380 surveys in three University based and Community clinics. Study ...
• Effect of Baseline Menstrual Bleeding Pattern on Copper Intrauterine Device Continuation 

  Hobby, James H.; Zhao, Qiuhong; Peipert, Jeffrey F. (Elsevier, 2018)

  Background Heavy menstrual bleeding is a leading cause of copper intrauterine device (IUD) discontinuation. Thus, women with heavy baseline menstrual bleeding may be at increased risk for early copper IUD discontinuation. ...
• Condom use and incident sexually transmitted infection after initiation of long-acting reversible contraception 

  McNicholas, Colleen P.; Klugman, Jessica B.; Zhao, Qiuhong; Peipert, Jeffrey F. (Elsevier, 2017-12)

  Background Use of more effective contraception may lead to less condom use and increased incidence of sexually transmitted infection. Objective The objective of this study was to compare changes in condom use and ...
• Uterocervical angle measurement improves prediction of preterm birth in twin gestation 

  Knight, Jordan C.; Tenbrink, Emily; Onslow, Mitchell; Patil, Avinash S. (Thieme, 2017-01)

  Objective An obtuse uterocervical angle (UCA) has been associated with increased risk of preterm birth in singleton gestations. Our objective was to compare the performance of UCA to cervical length (CL) as sonographic ...
• Lipid Desaturation Is a Metabolic Marker and Therapeutic Target of Ovarian Cancer Stem Cells 

  Li, Junjie; Condello, Salvatore; Thomes-Pepin, Jessica; Ma, Xiaoxiao; Xia, Yu; Hurley, Thomas D.; Matei, Daniela; Cheng, Ji-Xin (Elsevier, 2017-03-02)

  Lack of sensitive single-cell analysis tools has limited the characterization of metabolic activity in cancer stem cells. By hyperspectral stimulated Raman scattering imaging of single living cells and mass spectrometry ...
• Increased unfractionated heparin requirements with decreasing body mass index in pregnancy 

  Patil, Avinash S; Clapp, Tracy; Gaston, Piyamas K; Kuhl, David; Rinehart, Eliza; Meyer, Norman L (SAGE, 2016-12)

  Background Pregnant women receiving low-molecular-weight heparin for therapeutic anticoagulation are often converted to unfractionated heparin in anticipation of labor. We aim to characterize the impact of maternal body ...
• Failure of physiologic transformation of spiral arteries, endothelial and trophoblast cell activation, and acute atherosis in the basal plate of the placenta 

  Labarrere, Carlos A.; DiCarlo, Hector L.; Bammerlin, Elaine; Hardin, James W.; Kim, Yeon Mee; Chaemsaithong, Piya; Haas, David M.; Kassab, Ghassan S.; Romero, Roberto (Elsevier, 2017-03)

  BACKGROUND: Failure of physiologic transformation of spiral arteries has been reported in preeclampsia, fetal growth restriction, fetal death, and spontaneous preterm labor with intact or ruptured membranes. Spiral ...
• Changes in body composition in women using long-acting reversible contraception 

  De Nazaré Silva dos Santos, Priscilla; Madden, Tessa; Omvig, Karen; Peipert, Jeffrey F. (Elsevier, 2017-04)

  OBJECTIVE: Users of hormonal long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) report weight gain as a side effect, but few studies have assessed body composition change among LARC users. We evaluated weight and body composition ...
• Translational Systems Pharmacology Studies in Pregnant Women 

  Quinney, Sara K.; Gullapelli, Rakesh; Haas, David M. (Wiley, 2018-02)

  Pregnancy involves rapid physiological adaptation and complex interplay between mother and fetus. New analytic technologies provide large amounts of genomic, proteomic, and metabolomics data. The integration of these data ...
• Prospective parents’ perspectives on antenatal decision making for the anticipated birth of a periviable infant 

  Edmonds, Brownsyne Tucker; Savage, Teresa A.; Kimura, Robert E.; Kilpatrick, Sarah J.; Kuppermann, Miriam; Grobman, William; Kavanaugh, Karen (Taylor & Francis, 2018)

  Objective: To examine prospective parents’ perceptions of management options and outcomes in the context of threatened periviable delivery, and the values they apply in making antenatal decisions during this period. Study ...
• Comparison of an additional early visit to routine postpartum care on initiation of long-acting reversible contraception: A randomized trial 

  Bernard, Caitlin; Wan, Leping; Peipert, Jeffrey F.; Madden, Tessa (Elsevier, 2018)

  Objective To investigate whether an early 3-week postpartum visit in addition to the standard 6-week visit increases long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) initiation by 8 weeks postpartum compared to the routine ...
• The emerging role of zinc transporters in cellular homeostasis and cancer 

  Bafaro, Elizabeth; Liu, Yuting; Xu, Yan; Dempski, Robert E (Nature Publishing group, 2017-07-28)

  Zinc is an essential micronutrient that plays a role in the structural or enzymatic functions of many cellular proteins. Cellular zinc homeostasis involves the opposing action of two families of metal transporters: the ZnT ...
• Disease Extent at Secondary Cytoreductive Surgery is Predictive of Progression-free and Overall Survival in Advanced Stage Ovarian Cancer: an NRG Oncology/Gynecologic Oncology Group study 

  Rose, Peter G.; Java, James J.; Morgan, Mark A.; Secord, Angeles Alvarez; Kesterson, Joshua P.; Stehman, Frederick B.; Warshal, David P.; Creasman, William T.; Hanjani, Parviz; Morris, Robert T.; Copeland, Larry J. (Elsevier, 2016-12)

  Purpose GOG 152 was a randomized trial of secondary cytoreductive surgery (SCS) in patients with suboptimal residual disease (residual tumor nodule >1 cm in greatest diameter) following primary cytoreductive surgery for ...
• Ondansetron Exposure Changes in a Pregnant Woman 

  Lemon, Lara S.; Zhang, Hongfei; Hebert, Mary F.; Hankins, Gary D.; Haas, David M.; Caritis, Steve N.; Venkataramanan, Raman (Wiley, 2016-09)

  Pregnancy results in many physiologic changes that can alter the pharmacokinetic profiles of medications used during pregnancy. One of the primary factors leading to these pharmacokinetic changes is altered activity of ...
• Adult Comorbidity Evaluation 27 score as a predictor of survival in endometrial cancer patients 

  BINDER, Pratibha S; PEIPERT, Jeffrey F; KALLOGJERI, D; BROOKS, Rebecca A; MASSAD, Leslie S; MUTCH, David G; POWELL, Matthew A; THAKER, Premal H; McCOURT, Carolyn K (Elsevier, 2016-12)

  BACKGROUND The incidence of endometrial cancer increases with age and is associated with medical comorbidities such as obesity and diabetes. While a few cohort studies of less than 500 patients showed an association between ...
• Long-acting reversible contraception use among residents in obstetrics/gynecology training programs 

  Zigler, Rachel E.; Peipert, Jeffrey F.; Zhao, Qiuhong; Maddipati, Ragini; McNicholas, Colleen (Dove Press, 2017-01-10)

  Background: The objective of the study was to estimate the personal usage of long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) among obstetrics and gynecology (Ob/Gyn) residents in the United States and compare usage between ...
• Anticipated pain as a predictor of discomfort with intrauterine device placement 

  Dina, Blair; Peipert, Leah; Zhao, Qiuhong; Peipert, Jeffrey F. (Elsevier, 2018-02)

  Background Intrauterine devices have been gaining popularity for the past 2 decades. Current data report that >10% of women who use contraception are using an intrauterine device. With <1% failure rates, the intrauterine ...
• Sexually transmitted diseases and infertility 

  Tsevat, Danielle G.; Wiesenfeld, Harold C.; Parks, Caitlin; Peipert, Jeffrey F. (Elsevier, 2017-01)

  Female infertility, including tubal factor infertility, is a major public health concern worldwide. Most cases of tubal factor infertility are attributable to untreated sexually transmitted diseases that ascend along the ...
• The novel ZIP4 regulation and its role in ovarian cancer 

  Fan, Qipeng; Cai, Qingchun; Li, Pengfei; Wang, Wenyan; Wang, Jing; Gerry, Emily; Wang, Tian-Li; Shih, Ie-Ming; Nephew, Kenneth P.; Xu, Yan (Impact Journals, 2017-09-30)

  Our RNAseq analyses revealed that ZIP4 is a top gene up-regulated in more aggressive ovarian cancer cells. ZIP4's role in cancer stem cells has not been reported in any type of cancer. In addition, the role and regulation ...

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