background and objectives: the diagnosis of pregnancy associated adnexal masses is rising due to routine utilization of sonography in prenatal care. the purpose of this study was to describe pregnancy associated adnexal masses over a period of 10 years. patients and methods: a retrospective study was reviewed hospital records of all pregnant women with adnexal mass that underwent surgical resec...

Background and Objectives: The diagnosis of pregnancy associated adnexal masses is rising due to routine utilization of sonography in prenatal care. The purpose of this study was to describe pregnancy associated adnexal masses over a period of 10 years. Patients and Methods: A retrospective study was reviewed hospital records of all pregnant women with adnexal mass that underwent surgical rese...

Article history: Received 29 July 2008 Received in revised form 1 December 2008 Accepted 3 December 2008 Available online 10 December 2008 Communicated by P.R. Holland PACS: 42.50.Ct 42.50.Md

Article history: Variations in Earth's rates of s Received 29 September 2008 Received in revised form 2 December 2008 Accepted 2 December 2008 Available online 21 January 2009 Editor: R.D. van der Hilst

OBJECTIVE To describe the frequency, characteristics, and patient outcomes for women who accessed Emergency Medical Services (EMS) for obstetric emergencies at the ports of entry (POE) between El Paso, Texas, United States of America, and Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico. METHODS A descriptive study of women 12-49 years of age for whom an EMS ambulance was called to an El Paso POE location fr...

Article history: Received 23 September 2008 Received in revised form 28 December 2009 Accepted 29 December 2009

Article history: Received 13 December 2008 Received in revised form 29 April 2009 Accepted 29 June 2009