Journal Issue - Volume 114 Issue 12 (December 2007)

Editor's Choice

• Editor’s Choice
• Philip Steer
• Published online on Nov 08, 2007
• DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2007.01588.x (p i-ii)

Commentary

• Surgical approaches to treating vaginal agenesis
• L Michala, A Cutner, SM Creighton
• Published online on Nov 08, 2007
• DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2007.01547.x (p 1455-1459)

Systematic reviews

• Systematic review: Cervical stitch (cerclage) for preventing pregnancy loss: individual patient data meta‐analysis
• AL Jorgensen, Z Alfirevic, C Tudur Smith, PR Williamson, 
• Published online on Sep 28, 2007
• DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2007.01515.x (p 1460-1476)

• Systematic review: Accuracy of body mass index in predicting pre‐eclampsia: bivariate meta‐analysis
• JS Cnossen, MMG Leeflang, EEM De Haan, BWJ Mol, JAM Van Der Post, KS Khan, G Ter Riet
• Published online on Sep 28, 2007
• DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2007.01483.x (p 1477-1485)

Gynaecological Surgery

• Laparoscopically assisted sigmoid colon vaginoplasty in women with Mayer–Rokitansky–Kuster–Hauser syndrome: feasibility and short‐term results
• B Cai, JR Zhang, XW Xi, Q Yan, XP Wan
• Published online on Sep 28, 2007
• DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2007.01514.x (p 1486-1492)

• Expectations and experience of labial reduction: a qualitative study
• R Bramwell, C Morland, AS Garden
• Published online on Sep 18, 2007
• DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2007.01509.x (p 1493-1499)

Gynaecological oncology

• Annual surveillance by CA125 and transvaginal ultrasound for ovarian cancer in both high‐risk and population risk women is ineffective
• ER Woodward, HV Sleightholme, AM Considine, S Williamson, JM McHugo, DG Cruger
• Published online on Sep 28, 2007
• DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2007.01499.x (p 1500-1509)

General gynaecology

• A randomised controlled trial of prophylactic levonorgestrel intrauterine system in tamoxifen‐treated women
• SSC Chan, WH Tam, W Yeo, MMY Yu, DPS Ng, AWY Wong, WH Kwan, PM Yuen
• Published online on Nov 08, 2007
• DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2007.01545.x (p 1510-1515)

Sexual health

• Willingness of gynaecologists, doctors in family planning, GPs, practice nurses and pharmacists to adopt novel interventions for treating sexual partners of women with chlamydia
• ST Cameron, L Melvin, A Glasier, G Scott, A Johnstone, H Young
• Published online on Sep 18, 2007
• DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2007.01506.x (p 1516-1521)

Menopause

• Tibolone and low‐dose continuous combined hormone treatment: vaginal bleeding pattern, efficacy and tolerability
• ML Hammar, P Van De Weijer, HR Franke, B Pornel, EMJ Von Mauw, EA Nijland, 
• Published online on Nov 08, 2007
• DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2007.01537.x (p 1522-1529)

General obstetrics

• Meeting the need for emergency obstetric care in Mozambique: work performance and histories of medical doctors and assistant medical officers trained for surgery
• C Pereira, A Cumbi, R Malalane, F Vaz, C McCord, A Bacci, S Bergström
• Published online on Sep 18, 2007
• DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2007.01489.x (p 1530-1533)

Intrapartum care

• Change in knowledge of midwives and obstetricians following obstetric emergency training: a randomised controlled trial of local hospital, simulation centre and teamwork training
• JF Crofts, D Ellis, TJ Draycott, C Winter, LP Hunt, VA Akande
• Published online on Sep 28, 2007
• DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2007.01493.x (p 1534-1541)

• The effect of hyoscine butylbromide on the first stage of labour in term pregnancies
• LA Samuels, L Christie, B Roberts‐Gittens, H Fletcher, J Frederick
• Published online on Sep 28, 2007
• DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2007.01497.x (p 1542-1546)

Maternal medicine

• Effect of gestational hypercholesterolaemia on omental vasoreactivity, placental enzyme activity and transplacental passage of normal and oxidised fatty acids
• A Liguori, FP D’Armiento, A Palagiano, ML Balestrieri, S Williams‐Ignarro, F De Nigris, LO Lerman, M D’Amora, M Rienzo, C Fiorito, LJ Ignarro, W Palinski, C Napoli
• Published online on Sep 28, 2007
• DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2007.01510.x (p 1547-1556)

Epidemiology

• Explaining differences in birthweight between ethnic populations. The Generation R Study
• EJWM Troe, H Raat, VWV Jaddoe, A Hofman, CWN Looman, HA Moll, EAP Steegers, FC Verhulst, JCM Witteman, JP Mackenbach
• Published online on Sep 28, 2007
• DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2007.01508.x (p 1557-1565)