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The Desire Of Infertile Patients For Multiple Births, Ginny Ryan, S. Zhang, A. Dokras, Craig Syrop, Bradley Van Voorhis
The Desire Of Infertile Patients For Multiple Births, Ginny Ryan, S. Zhang, A. Dokras, Craig Syrop, Bradley Van Voorhis
Ginny L. Ryan
OBJECTIVE: To determine the proportion of infertile women who prefer a multiple birth over a singleton, patient characteristics associated with this desire, and patient knowledge about the risks of multiple births. DESIGN: Prospective analysis. SETTING: Academic university hospital-based infertility center and private general gynecology clinic. PATIENT(S): Four hundred sixty-four female patients with infertility who presented for their initial visit. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): Demographic characteristics, infertility history, desire regarding multiple births, knowledge of the risks of multiple births, and goals of infertility evaluation and treatment were determined by using a 41-question survey. Univariate analysis was performed to assess patient characteristics associated …
Eating Disorders In The Obstetric And Gynecologic Patient Population, A. Andersen, Ginny Ryan
Eating Disorders In The Obstetric And Gynecologic Patient Population, A. Andersen, Ginny Ryan
Ginny L. Ryan
The eating disorders anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa and eating disorders not otherwise specified disproportionately affect women, have profound effects on the overall well-being of women and their children, and can have mortality rates as high as those found with major depression. These disorders may present to obstetrician-gynecologists (ob-gyns) clinically as menstrual dysfunction, low bone density, sexual dysfunction, miscarriage, preterm delivery, or low birth weight in offspring. Ninety percent of eating disorders develop before the age of 25 in otherwise healthy young women, a group that characteristically seeks the majority of their health care from ob-gyns. For all of these …