Search

Clinical Articles / BY: Elizabeth Taylor, MD, FRCSC June 2018
Early miscarriage has been reported to occur in 17% to 31% of pregnancies,[ 1 , 2 ] and is defined as a ... with metformin may protect against miscarriage.[ 17 ]  Other causes Although early pregnancy loss most ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Constantin Shuster, MD June 2018
... interventions to prevent them remain elusive.[ 11 , 17 , 18 ] Multiple-component interventions, specifically ... (from 24.1% to 22.5%) and for nontargeted conditions (from 17.8% to 17.3%).[ 21 ] However, recent analyses found that the ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Jeffrey Roberts, MD, FRCSC May 2018
... live birth rates, and for ovarian reserve surveillance.[ 17 , 18 ] A transvaginal pelvic ultrasound with antral ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Caitlin Dunne, MD, FRCSC May 2018
... age 30 to 34 at 8% to 21%. By age 35 to 39 the rate is 17% to 28%, and over age 40 the rate is 34% to 52%.[ 6 ] ... 27; and for a three-child family the maximum age is 23.[ 17 ] For women age 35 to 40, fertility investigations are ... in the oil-based group (39% versus 28%, OR 1.38, 95% CI 1.17–1.64). The underlying mechanism for this possible ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Jason Wong, MD, MPH, CCFP, FRCPC May 2018
... optimism) may also be increasing STI transmission.[ 17 , 18 ] A substantial proportion of cases in 2015 involved ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Jon Havelock, MD, FRCSC May 2018
... congenital adrenal hyperplasia (confirmed with an elevated 17-hydroxyprogesterone level) and androgen-producing tumors ... younger than 30 having 12 or more follicles per ovary.[ 17 ] This indicates that a polycystic-appearing ovary is not ...
Editorials / BY: Sharadh Sampath, MD, FRCSC April 2018
... developed at the 2nd Diabetes Surgery Summit (DSS-II).[ 17 ] Metabolic surgery should be considered for patients with ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Ali Zentner, MD, FRCPC, Diplomate ABOM April 2018
... index (AHI) scores, 18% of the 359 patients had mild OSA, 17% had moderate OSA, and 51% had severe apnea.[ 15 ] An ... from weight loss should be considered before surgery.[ 17 ] Weight-loss and weight-gain history  A weight-loss and ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Kevin Wing, MD, FRCSC April 2018
... both Interior Health, with a consultation wait time of 17.8 weeks, and Vancouver Coastal Health, with a consultation ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Ben Jong, MD April 2018
... plates. The conservative group included 4 type-III and 17 type-V. Mean follow-up time for the surgical group was ...