2014
Performance of a checklist to exclude pregnancy at the time of contraceptive initiation among women with a negative urine pregnancy test
Min J, Buckel C, Secura G, Peipert J, Madden T. Performance of a checklist to exclude pregnancy at the time of contraceptive initiation among women with a negative urine pregnancy test. Contraception 2014, 91: 80-84. PMID: 25218500, PMCID: PMC4267981, DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2014.08.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultChecklistCohort StudiesContraceptive Agents, FemaleContraindicationsDrug ImplantsFalse Negative ReactionsFemaleHumansIllinoisIntrauterine DevicesLuteal PhaseMiddle AgedMissouriPatient CompliancePregnancyPregnancy TestsPregnancy Trimester, FirstPregnancy, UnplannedProspective StudiesSensitivity and SpecificityYoung AdultConceptsNegative urine pregnancy testUrine pregnancy testLuteal phase pregnanciesNegative predictive valuePregnancy checklistPregnancy testPositive predictive valuePredictive valueContraceptive initiationEarly pregnancyPositive urine pregnancy testHigh negative predictive valueInitiation of contraceptionSame-day initiationUrine pregnancy testingDays of enrollmentProspective cohort studyShort acting methodsContraceptive CHOICE ProjectCohort studyPositive screenReversible contraceptionPatient historyIntrauterine devicePregnancy testing
2012
The role of physical examination in diagnosing common causes of vaginitis: a prospective study
Singh R, Zenilman J, Brown K, Madden T, Gaydos C, Ghanem K. The role of physical examination in diagnosing common causes of vaginitis: a prospective study. Sexually Transmitted Infections 2012, 89: 185. PMID: 23019659, PMCID: PMC4104961, DOI: 10.1136/sextrans-2012-050550.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSelf-obtained vaginal swabsBacterial vaginosisVulvovaginal candidiasisVaginal dischargeDiagnosis of BVPelvic inflammatory diseaseSymptomatic vaginal dischargePrevalence of infectionDiagnostic test resultsAbdominal painInfection clinicBimanual examinationProspective studyPhysical examinationSpeculum examinationInflammatory diseasesDiagnostic findingsCommon causePatient historyVaginal swabsCliniciansDiagnostic testsParticipants' historyDiagnosisWomen