Objective: To compare the efficacy of progesterone alone and progesterone plus human chorionic gonadotrophin in the management of threatened abortion. Study design: Quasi experimental Duration & settings of study: The study was conducted in the department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology Unit-I, at Bahawal Victoria Hospital, Bahawalpur from 01-11-2007 to 31-10-2008. Material & method: Total 60 patie...

The aim of this study was to compare the effects of oral and suppository of Progesterone in pregnant women lower than 12th weeks of gestation with threatened abortion to prevent miscarriage. This random clinical trial study was conducted on 200 pregnant women with threatened abortion and gestational age ≤ 12 weeks who were referred to Kosar obstetrics and gynecology clinic in Shahid Motahari ho...

OBJECTIVE To compare the efficacy and tolerability of two different types of vaginal progesterone (P), Crinone 8% gel (Fleet Laboratories Ltd., Watford, United Kingdom) and Utrogestan capsules (Laboratories Besins International, Paris, France), used for luteal support after in vitro fertilization (IVF) cycles. DESIGN Cohort study. SETTING In Vitro Fertilization Polyclinic, Zagreb, Croatia. ...

Background Patients with arrested preterm labor (PTL) are at increased risk for recurrence of preterm birth (PTB). Maintenance tocolysis after arrest of acute PTL is of questionable value. The objective of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of 200 mg vaginal progesterone in order to prevent PTB in women with episodes of threatened PTL. MaterialsAndMethods This is a randomized double blind ...

BACKGROUND In a previous study, progesterone treatment of female monkeys immunized with live, attenuated SHIV89.6 abrogated the generally consistent protection from vaginal simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) challenge. The mechanisms responsible for the loss of protection remain to be defined. The objective of the present study was to determine whether Depo-Provera administration alters protec...

BACKGROUND Premature birth is considered one of the main problems in modern Obstetrics. It causes more than 50 % of neonatal mortality; it is responsible for a large proportion of infant morbidity and incurs very high economic costs. Cervical length, which can be accurately measured by ultrasound, has an inverse relationship with the risk of preterm birth. As a result, having an effective inter...

background: threatened abortion is a common complication of pregnancy. in order to prevent miscarriage in the cases with threatened abortion, this study was conducted to determine whether progesterone suppository is effective in allowing pregnancy to proceed beyond week 20 in women with threatened abortion. methods: this single-blind clinical trial study was done on 60 pregnant women with threa...