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The American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Inc.
2010 Maintenance of Certification -- Part II - Annual Board Certification
July 2010 Reading Assignment List

Below is the July 2010 ABOG ABC list for ob-gyns participating in the Maintenance of Certification program. Click on the article titles for the full-text PDF articles.

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Gynecology

• Klibanski A: Clinical practice: Prolactinomas, N Engl J Med 2010(Apr);362(13):1219-26.
• Mavrelos D, Ben-Nagi J, Holland T, et al: The natural history of fibroids, Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2010(Feb);35(2):238-42.
• Tulandi T and Salamah K: Fertility and uterine artery embolization, Obstet Gynecol 2010(Apr);115(4):857-60.
• Wright JD, NathavithArana R, Lewin SN, et al: Fertility-conserving surgery for young women with stage IA1 cervical cancer: Safety and access, Obstet Gynecol 2010(Mar);115(3):585-90.
• Young RH, Goodman A, Penson RT, et al: Case 8-2010: A 22-year-old woman with hypercalcemia and a pelvic mass, N Engl J Med 2010(Mar);362(11):1031-40.

Obstetrics

• Chan WS, Lee A, Spencer FA, et al: Predicting deep venous thrombosis in pregnancy: Out in "LEFt" field? Ann Intern Med 2009(Jul);151(2):85-92.
• Hawkins JL: Epidural analgesia for labor and delivery, N Engl J Med 2010(Apr);362(16):1503-10.
• Hua M, Odibo AO, Macones GA, et al: Single umbilical artery and its associated findings, Obstet Gynecol 2010(May);115(5):930-4.
• Joshi D, James A, Quaglia A, et al: Liver disease in pregnancy, Lancet 2010(Feb);375(9714):594-605.
• Wylie BJ and D'Alton ME: Fetomaternal hemorrhage, Obstet Gynecol 2010(May);115(5):1039-51.

Office Practice (incl. Cross Content & Primary Care)

• Castle PE, Fetterman B, Poitras N, et al: Relationship of atypical glandular cell cytology, age, and human papillomavirus detection to cervical and endometrial cancer risks, Obstet Gynecol 2010(Feb);115(2 Pt 1):243-8.
• Lee IM, Djoussé L, Sesso HD, et al: Physical activity and weight gain prevention, JAMA 2010(Mar);303(12):1173-9.
• Litwin SE and Priester TC: Diagnosing coronary artery disease in women: An update on cardiac imaging modalities, Obstet Gynecol 2010(Jan);115(1):156-69.
• Richter HE, Burgio KL, Brubaker L, et al: Continence pessary compared with behavioral therapy or combined therapy for stress incontinence: A randomized controlled trial, Obstet Gynecol 2010(Mar);115(3):609-17.
• Siston AM, Rasmussen SA, Honein MA, et al: Pandemic 2009 influenza A (H1N1) virus illness among pregnant women in the United States, JAMA 2010(Apr);303(15):1517-25.

Gynecologic Oncology

• Bose D, Meric-Bernstam F, Hofstetter W, et al: Vascular endothelial growth factor targeted therapy in the perioperative setting: Implications for patient care, Lancet Oncol 2010(Apr);11(4):373-82.
• Chan JK, Tian C, Fleming GF, et al: The potential benefit of 6 vs. 3 cycles of chemotherapy in subsets of women with early-stage high-risk epithelial ovarian cancer: An exploratory analysis of a Gynecologic Oncology Group study, Gynecol Oncol 2010(Mar);116(3):301-6.
• Chan JK, Tian C, Teoh D, Monk BJ, et al: Survival after recurrence in early-stage high-risk epithelial ovarian cancer: a Gynecologic Oncology Group study, Gynecol Oncol 2010(Mar);116(3):307-11.
• Gold MA, Tian C, Whitney CW, Rose PG, et al: Surgical versus radiographic determination of para-aortic lymph node metastases before chemoradiation for locally advanced cervical carcinoma: A Gynecologic Oncology Group Study, Cancer 2008(May);112(9):1954-63.
• Muñoz N, Kjaer SK, Sigurdsson K, et al: Impact of human papillomavirus (HPV)-6/11/16/18 vaccine on all HPV-associated genital diseases in young women, J Natl Cancer Inst 2010(Mar);102(5):325-39.
• Nout RA, Smit VT, Putter H, et al: Vaginal brachytherapy versus pelvic external beam radiotherapy for patients with endometrial cancer of high-intermediate risk (PORTEC-2): An open-label, non-inferiority, randomised trial, Lancet 2010(Mar);375(9717):816-23.
• Stone RL, Sood AK, Coleman RL: Collateral damage: Toxic effects of targeted antiangiogenic therapies in ovarian cancer, Lancet Oncol 2010(May);11(5):465-75.

Maternal Fetal Medicine

• Berghella V, Figueroa D, Szychowski JM, et al: 17-alpha-hydroxyprogesterone caproate for the prevention of preterm birth in women with prior preterm birth and a short cervical length, Am J Obstet Gynecol 2010(Apr);202(4):351.e1-6.
• Gómez LM, Sammel MD, Appleby DH, et al: Evidence of a gene-environment interaction that predisposes to spontaneous preterm birth: A role for asymptomatic bacterial vaginosis and DNA variants in genes that control the inflammatory response, Am J Obstet Gynecol 2010(Apr);202(4):386.e1-6.
• Macones GA, Parry S, Nelson DB, et al: Treatment of localized periodontal disease in pregnancy does not reduce the occurrence of preterm birth: Results from the Periodontal Infections and Prematurity Study (PIPS), Am J Obstet Gynecol 2010(Feb);202(2):147.e1-8.
• Roberts JM, Myatt L, Spong CY, et al: Vitamins C and E to prevent complications of pregnancy-associated hypertension, N Engl J Med 2010(Apr);362(14):1282-91.
• Sananes N, Guigue V, Kohler M, et al: Nuchal translucency and cystic hygroma colli in screening for fetal major congenital heart defects in a series of 12,910 euploid pregnancies, Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol 2010(Mar);35(3):273-9.
• Shanks AL, Odibo AO, Gray DL: Echogenic intracardiac foci associated with increased risk for fetal trisomy 21 or not? J Ultrasound Med 2009(Dec);28(12):1639-43.

Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility

• Adams JS and Hewison M: Update in vitamin D, J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2010(Feb);95(2):471-8.
• Bidet M, Bellanné-Chantelot C, Galand-Portier M-B, et al: Fertility in women with nonclassical congenital adrenal hyperplasia due to 21-hydroxylase deficiency, J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2010(Mar);95(3):1182-90.
• Cooper TG, Noonan E, von Eckardstein S, et al: World Health Organization reference values for human semen characteristics, Hum Reprod Update 2010(May);16(3):231-45.
• Gerasimova T, Thanasoula MN, Zattas D, et al: Identification and in vitro characterization of follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) receptor variants associated with abnormal ovarian response to FSH, J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2010(Feb);95(2): 529-36.
• Imai Y, Kondoh S, Kouzmenko A, Kato S: Minireview: Osteoprotective action of estrogen is mediated by osteoclastic estrogen receptor-a, Mol Endocrinol 2010(May);24(5):877-85.
• Kaandorp SP, Goddijn M, van der Post JA, et al: Aspirin plus heparin or aspirin alone in women with recurrent miscarriage, N Engl J Med 2010 (Apr);362(17):1586-96.