OBJECTIVE To determine the normal range of uterine cervix within 4-24 weeks of pregnancy and also assess whether variations are related to some selected extraneous human conditions. SETTING AND DESIGN This was a prospective study conducted in University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Benin, Nigeria, and Nigerian National Petroleum Cooperation Health Centre, Warri, Nigeria. MATERIALS AND METHOD...

OBJECTIVE To compare, in singleton and twin pregnancies, the effectiveness of transvaginal ultrasound versus digital examination in predicting preterm delivery in women with suspected preterm labor. METHODS Transvaginal ultrasound and pelvic examinations were performed on patients admitted with suspected preterm labor between 23 and 33 weeks' gestation. Ultrasound assessment of cervical lengt...

non-ipregnant cervix in vitro have a tendency to contract in response to PGF2,, and to relax with PGE2.9 It is therefore possible that PGE2 is less likely to cause or allow such damage to occur, though it must be said that these experiments have not been performed using strips of pregnancy cervix in vitro, nor have such observations been made in vivo. That cervicovaginal fistulae have also been...

CASE SUMMARY A 3-year-old male, neutered, domestic shorthair cat with a history of chronic regurgitation since being obtained as a kitten was presented for weight loss and regurgitation of all ingested food. The cat was in poor body condition and had a firm swelling in the ventral neck at the time of presentation. Thoracic radiographs showed severe dilation of the entire cervical and cranial in...

an estimated 150-200 million people worldwide are infected with hepatitis c. prevalence is higher in some countries in asia and africa. only limited information about the epidemiology of hepatitis c virus (hcv) infection especially in females is available. the aim of this study is to determine the prevalence of anti-hcv antibodies and the possible factors for transmission in the female populati...