Review of statistics usage in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Article Abstract:

Widespread misuse of statistics in journal articles may necessitate review by trained statisticians. Researchers reviewed 145 articles in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology for their use of statistical information. Appropriate statistics and conclusions were found in 44 articles (30.3%). Statistics were misused in 46 articles (31.7%), and showed gross error in 27 of these 46 articles. The use of statistics could not be evaluated in over half of the articles because statistics were either incomplete or lacked detail. Appropriate and complete statistics are needed in medical articles to substantiate study hypotheses.

Publishing industry, Methods, Usage, Medical research, Statistics, Statistics (Data), American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology (Periodical)

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Diethylstilbestrol and adenocarcinoma of the vagina

Article Abstract:

In 1971, three doctors reported 7 cases of clear cell adenocarcinoma in women whose mothers had taken diethylstilbestrol during pregnancy. This type of cancer of the vagina had been very rare up until then. This was the first report of a cancer that was caused prenatally by a drug taken by the mother.

Causes of, Complications and side effects, Adenocarcinoma, Diethylstilbestrol, Vaginal cancer

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The microbiologic effect of digital cervical examination

Article Abstract:

A digital exam in pregnant women can introduce bacteria into the vagina. Obstetricians often insert their finger into the vagina to see if the women is close to delivery. In a study of 35 women in labor, 80% had more bacteria in vaginal fluids after a digital exam than before.

Risk factors, Medical examination, Pregnant women, Bacterial infections, Vagina

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