title: Pregnancy and neonatal outcomes of women receiving compounded 17-alpha hydroxyprogesterone at San Juan City hospital.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe the pregnancy and neonatal outcomes of women receiving 17alpha-hydroxyprogesterone to prevent subsequent preterm birth in our institution.
  
  
  METHODS
  Forty-two patient received treatment by VITA healthcare and their charts were reviewed for results and outcomes.
  
  
  RESULTS
  An increase in average gestational age at the time of delivery was noticed as well as an increase in weeks gained compared to previous preterm birth.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  More than 75% of the patients prolonged their pregnancy with the use of 17alpha-hydroxyprogesterone. Continuation of the study and stratifying patients will help in identifying other risk factors and establishing criteria for improved prevention of preterm birth and prognosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, San Juan City Hospital, San Juan, Puerto Rico. drapereira16@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Olga M
authors.initials: OM
authors.lastname: Pereira
authors.forename: Soan G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Cruz Ortiz
authors.forename: Amaury
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Llorens
authors.forename: Edgardo Rivera
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Rosa
mesh_terms: D019326:17-alpha-Hydroxyprogesterone / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000328:Adult; D001724:Birth Weight; D004341:Drug Evaluation; D005260:Female; D005865:Gestational Age; D018575:Home Care Services, Hospital-Based; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D007273:Injections, Intramuscular; D008297:Male; D007752:Obstetric Labor, Premature / Q000188:drug therapy*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D047928:Premature Birth / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011647:Puerto Rico; D012008:Recurrence; D050497:Stillbirth / Q000453:epidemiology; D015149:Tocolytic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014505:Urban Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
chemical_list: D015149:Tocolytic Agents; D019326:17-alpha-Hydroxyprogesterone