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Schwebke JR, Morgan FG Jr, Koltun W, Nyirjesy P. A phase-3, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of the effectiveness and safety of single oral doses of secnidazole 2 g for the treatment of women with bacterial vaginosis. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2017;217:678.e1-9.
PMID: 28867602.

Uppal S, Bazzi A, Reynolds RK, Harris J, Pearlman MD, Campbell DA, et al. Chlorhexidine-alcohol compared with povidone-iodine for preoperative topical antisepsis for abdominal hysterectomy. Obstet Gynecol. 2017;130(2):319-327.
PMID: 28697103.

Grimes CL, Patankar S, Ryntz T, Philip N, Simpson K, Truong M, et al. Evaluating ureteral patency in the post-indigo carmine era: a randomized controlled trial. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2017;217(5):601.e1-601.e10.
PMID: 28729014.

Soini T, Rantanen M, Paavonen J, Grenman S, Maenpaa J, Pukkala E, et al. Long-term follow-up after endometrial ablation in Finland: cancer risks and later hysterectomies. Obstet Gynecol. 2017;130(3):554-560.
PMID: 28796675.

Powell CB, Alabaster A, Simmons S, Garcia C, Martin M, McBride-Allen S, et al. Salpingectomy for sterilization: change in practice in a large integrated health care system, 2011-2016. Obstet Gynecol. 2017;130(5):961-967.
PMID: 29016486.

Brunson MR, Klein DA, Olsen CH, Weir LF, Roberts TA. Postpartum contraception: Initiation and effectiveness in a large universal healthcare system. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2017;217:55.e1-9.
PMID: 28257962.

Epidural and Position Trial Collaborative Group. Upright versus lying down position in second stage of labour in nulliparous women with low dose epidural: BUMPES randomised controlled trial. BMJ. 2017;359:j4471.
PMID: 29046273.

Bateman BT, Cole NM, Maeda A, Burns SM, Houle TT, Huybrechts KF, et al. Patterns of opioid prescription and use after cesarean delivery. Obstet Gynecol. 2017;130(1):29-35.
PMID: 28594763.

Prabhu M, McQuaid-Hanson E, Hopp S, Burns SM, Leffert LR, Landau R, et al. A shared decision-making intervention to guide opioid prescribing after cesarean delivery. Obstet Gynecol. 2017;130(1):42-46.
PMID: 28594762.

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Vaginal birth after cesarean delivery. Practice Bulletin No. 184. Obstet Gynecol. 2017;130(5):e217-e233.
PMID: 29064970.

Liu AH, Walker J, Gage JC, Gold MA, Zuna R, Dunn ST, et al. Diagnosis of cervical precancers by endocervical curettage at colposcopy of women with abnormal cervical cytology. Obstet Gynecol. 2017;130(6):1218-1225.
PMID: 29112672.

Cortessis VK, Barrett M, Brown Wade N, Enebish T, Perrigo JL, Tobin J, et al. Intrauterine device use and cervical cancer risk: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Obstet Gynecol. 2017;130(6):1226-1236.
PMID: 29112647.

Lenz CJ, Wysokinski WE, Henkin S, Cohoon KP, Casanegra A, Simmons BS, et al. Ovarian vein thrombosis: incidence of recurrent venous thromboembolism and survival. Obstet Gynecol. 2017;130(5):1127-1135.
PMID: 29016487.

Sundermann AC, Velez Edwards DR, Bray MJ, Jones SH, Latham SM, Hartmann KE. Leiomyomas in pregnancy and spontaneous abortion: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Obstet Gynecol. 2017;130(5):1065-1072.
PMID: 29016496.

Daly N, Farren M, McKeating A, O'Kelly R, Stapleton M, Turner MJ. A medically supervised pregnancy exercise intervention in obese women: a randomized controlled trial. Obstet Gynecol. 2017;130(5):1001-1010.
PMID: 29016485.

Shapiro-Mendoza CK, Rice ME, Galang RR, Fulton AC, VanMaldeghem K, Prado MV, et al. Pregnancy outcomes after maternal Zika virus infection during pregnancy--U.S. Territories, January 1. 2016-April 25, 2017. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2017;66(23):615-621.
PMID: 28617773.

Reagan-Steiner S, Simeone R, Simon E, Bhatnagar J, Oduyebo T, Free R, et al. Evaluation of placental and fetal tissue specimens for Zika virus infection - 50 states and District of Columbia, January-December, 2016. U.S. Zika Pregnancy Registry Collaboration. Zika Virus Response Epidemiology and Surveillance Task Force Pathology Team. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2017;66(24):636-643.
PMID: 28640798.

Parra-Saavedra M, Reefhuis J, Piraquive JP, Gilboa SM, Badell ML, Moore CA, et al. Serial head and brain imaging of 17 fetuses with confirmed Zika virus infection in Columbia, South America. Obstet Gynecol. 2017;130(1):207-212.
PMID: 28594771.

Osmundson SS, Schornack LA, Grasch JL, Zuckerwise LC, Young JL, Richardson MG. Postdischarge opioid use after cesarean delivery. Obstet Gynecol. 2017; 130(1):36-41.
PMID: 28594766.

Reddy UM, Davis JM, Ren Z, Greene MF. Opioid use in pregnancy, neonatal abstinence syndrome, and childhood outcomes: Executive summary of a Joint Workshop by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, American Academy of Pediatrics, Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the March of Dimes Foundation. Opioid Use in Pregnancy, Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome, and Childhood Outcomes Workshop Invited Speakers. Obstet Gynecol. 2017;130(1):10-28.
PMID: 28594753.

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Asymptomatic microscopic hematuria in women. Committee Opinion No. 703. Obstet Gynecol. 2017;129:e168-72.
PMID: 28368896.

Reagan KM, O'Sullivan DM, Gannon R, Steinberg AC. Decreasing postoperative narcotics in reconstructive pelvic surgery: a randomized controlled trial. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2017;217:325.e1-10.
PMID: 28551445.

Adams-Piper ER, Guaderrama NM, Chen Q, Whitcomb EL. Impact of surgical training on the performance of proposed quality measures for hysterectomy for pelvic organ prolapse. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2017;216:588.e1-5.
PMID: 28189609.

Giri A, Hartmann KE, Hellwege JN, Velez Edwards DR, Edwards TL. Obesity and pelvic organ prolapse: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2017;217:11-26.e3.
PMID: 28188775.

Al-Mukhtar Othman J, Akervall S, Milsom I, Gyhagen M. Urinary incontinence in nulliparous women aged 25-64 years: a national survey. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2017;216:149.e1-11.
PMID: 27720862.

Dune TJ, Price TK, Hilt EE, Thomas-White KJ, Kliethermes S, Brincat C, et al. Urinary symptoms and their associations with urinary tract infections in urogynecologic patients. Obstet Gynecol. 2017;130(4):718-725.
PMID: 28885414.

Mody L, Juthani-Mehta M. Urinary tract infections in older women: a clinical review. JAMA. 2014;311(8):844-854.
PMID: 24570248.

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Pelvic organ prolapse. Practice Bulletin No. 185. Obstet Gynecol. 2017;130:e234-50.
PMID: 29064971.

Herzog TJ, Ison G, Alvarez RD, Balasubramaniam S, Armstrong DK, Beaver JA, et al. FDA ovarian cancer clinical trial endpoints workshop. Gynecol Oncol. 2017;147(1):3-10.
PMID: 28844539.

Pignata S, Scambia G, Bologna A, Signoriello S, Vergote IB, Wagner U, et al. Randomized controlled trial testing the efficacy of platinum-free interval prolongation in advanced ovarian cancer: the MITO-8, MaNGO, BGOG-Ov1, AGO-Ovar2.16, ENGOT-Ov1, GCIG Study. J Clin Oncol. 2017;35(29):3347-3353.
PMID: 28825853.

Childers CP, Childers KK, Maggard-Gibbons M, Macinko J. National estimates of genetic testing in women with a history of breast or ovarian cancer. J Clin Oncol. 2017;35(34):3800-3806.
PMID: 28820644.

Wentzensen N, Massad LS, Mayeaux EJ Jr, Khan MJ, Waxman AG, Einstein MH, et al. Evidence-based consensus recommendations for colposcopy practice for cervical cancer prevention in the United States. J Low Genit Tract Dis. 2017;21(4):216-222.
PMID: 28953109.

Woodcock J, LaVange LM. Master protocols to study multiple therapies, multiple diseases, or both. N Engl J Med. 2017;377(1):62-70.
PMID: 28679092.

Carson JL, Triulzi DJ, Ness PM. Indications for and adverse effects of red-cell transfusion. N Engl J Med. 2017;377(13):1261-1272.
PMID: 28953438.

Lippitt MH, Fairbairn MG, Matsuno R, Stone RL, Tanner EJ 3rd, Wick EC, et al. Outcomes associated with a five-point surgical site infection prevention bundle in women undergoing surgery for ovarian cancer. Obstet Gynecol. 2017;130(4):756-764.
PMID: 28885412.

de Oliveira WK, de Franca, G V A, Carmo EH, Duncan BB, de Souza Kuchenbecker R, Schmidt MI. Infection-related microcephaly after the 2015 and 2016 Zika virus outbreaks in Brazil: a surveillance-based analysis. Lancet. 2017; 390(10097):861-870.
PMID: 28647172.

Zhang G, Feenstra B, Bacelis J, Liu X, Muglia LM, Juodakis J, et al. Genetic associations with gestational duration and spontaneous preterm birth. N Engl J Med. 2017 Sep 6. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1612665.
PMID: 28877031.

Pacheco LD, Hankins GD, Saad AF, Costantine MM, Chiossi G, Saade GR. Tranexamic acid for the management of obstetric hemorrhage. Obstet Gynecol. 2017;130(4):765-769.
PMID: 28885402.

Temming LA, Dicke JM, Stout MJ, Rampersad RM, Macones GA, Tuuli MG, et al. Early second-trimester fetal growth restriction and adverse perinatal outcomes. Obstet Gynecol. 2017;130(4):865-869.
PMID: 28885423.

Schoen CN, Grant G, Berghella V, Hoffman MK, Sciscione A. Intracervical foley catheter with and without oxytocin for labor induction: a randomized controlled trial. Obstet Gynecol. 2017;129(6):1046-1053.
PMID: 28486381.

Yamamoto L, Targa LS, Sumita LM, Shimokawa PT, Rodrigues JC, Kanunfre KA, et al. Association of parasite load levels in amniotic fluid with clinical outcome in congenital toxoplasmosis. Obstet Gynecol. 2017;130(2):335-345.
PMID: 28697120.

Zwiers C, Lindenburg ITM, Klumper FJ, de Haas M, Oepkes D, Van Kamp IL. Complications of intrauterine intravascular blood transfusion: lessons learned after 1678 procedures. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2017;50(2)L180-186.
PMID: 27706858.

Bernstein PS, Combs CA, Shields LE, Clark SL, Eppes CS. The development and implementation of checklists in obstetrics. Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine. SMFM Patient Safety and Quality Committee. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2017;217(2):B2-B6.
PMID: 28549984.

Stankovic ZB, Sedlecky K, Savic D, Lukac BJ, Mazibrada I, Perovic S. Ovarian preservation from tumors and torsions in girls: prospective diagnostic study. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2017;30(3):405-412.
PMID: 28137453.

Wolffenbuttel KP, Hersmus R, Stoop H, Biermann K, Hoebeke P, Cools M, et al. Gonadal dysgenesis in disorders of sex development: diagnosis and surgical management. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2016;12(6):411-416.
PMID: 27769830.

Matalliotakis M, Goulielmos GN, Matalliotaki C, Trivli A, Matalliotakis I, Arici A. Endometriosis in adolescent and young girls: report on a series of 55 cases. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2017;30(5):568-570.
PMID: 28559048.

Lee SY, Kim ML, Seong SJ, Bae JW, Cho YJ. Recurrence of Ovarian Endometrioma in adolescents after conservative laparoscopic cyst enucleation. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2017;30(2):228-233.
PMID: 26612115.

American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Breast and Labial Surgery in Adolescents. Committee Opinion No. 686. Obstet Gynecol. 2017;129:e17-19.
PMID: 28002312.

Seungdamrong A, Steiner AZ, Gracia CR, Legro RS, Diamond MP, Coutifaris C, et al. Preconceptional antithyroid peroxidase antibodies, but not thyroid-stimulating hormone, are associated with decreased live birth rates in infertile women. Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Reproductive Medicine Network. Fertil Steril. 2017;108:843-50.
PMID: 29102040.

Shandley LM, Spencer JB, Fothergill A, Mertens AC, Manatunga A, Paplomata E, et al. Impact of tamoxifen therapy on fertility in breast cancer survivors. Fert Steril. 2017;107(1):243-252.e5.
PMID: 27887709.

Xu B, Zhang Q, Zhao J, Wang Y, Xu D, Li Y. Pregnancy outcome of in vitro fertilization after Essure and laparoscopic management of hydrosalpinx: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Fertil Steril. 2017;108(1):84-95.e5.
PMID: 28579408.

Fragouli E, McCaffrey C, Ravichandran K, Spath K, Grifo JA, Munne S, et al. Clinical implications of mitochondrial DNA quantification on pregnancy outcomes: a blinded prospective non-selection study. Hum Reprod. 2017;32(11):2340-2347.
PMID: 29040520.

Avis NE, Crawford SL, Greendale G, Bromberger JT, Everson-Rose SA, Gold EB, et al. Duration of menopausal vasomotor symptoms over the menopause transition. Study of Women's Health Across the Nation. JAMA Intern Med. 2015;175(4):531-539.
PMID: 25686030.

Pocock SJ, Stone GW. The primary outcome fails - what next?. N Engl J Med. 2016;375(9):861-870.
PMID: 27579636.