A 24-year-old sexually active woman presents with lower abdo…
A 24-year-old sexually active woman presents with lower abdominal pain, abnormal vaginal discharge, and pain during intercourse. She reports that her symptoms have worsened over the past several days. On pelvic exam, she has cervical motion tenderness and purulent cervical discharge. Gonorrhea infection is suspected. When assessing a woman with possible gonorrhea, which of the following is of most concern?
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A 32-year-old woman at 28 weeks of gestation is diagnosed with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) after an abnormal oral glucose tolerance test. She has no prior history of diabetes. Which of the following best explains the physiological mechanism contributing to the development of gestational diabetes?
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