The objective of this descriptive study was to characterize the transfers of mothers from the Sapopemba Birth Center to reference hospitals in São Paulo, from September 1998 to July 2008. The studied population was 229 cases of mother transfers. Data were obtained from medical records and record books of the transferred women. Descriptive analysis was performed. The transfer rate was 5.8% (5.5%...

Uterine fibroids (UF) are common, benign gynecologic tumors, affecting one in three to four women, with estimates of up to 80%, depending on the population studied. Their etiology is not well established, but it is under the influence of several risk factors, such as early menarche, nulliparity and family history. More than 50% of affected women are asymptomatic, but the lesions may be related ...

OBJECTIVE As the consequences of Mycoplasma genitalium in pregnant women are unknown, we examined the relationship between prenatal M. genitalium infection and SAB. METHODS The presence of M. genitalium was determined by PCR in urine from 82 women who subsequently experienced a SAB and 134 women who maintained their pregnancies past 22 weeks gestation. The relationships between M. genitalium ...

OBJECTIVE To identify socio-demographic and lifestyle determinants of weight gain in a sample of premenopasual black South African (SA) women. METHODS Changes in body composition (dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry, computerised tomography), socio-economic status (SES) and behavioural/lifestyle factors were measured in 64 black SA women at baseline (27 ± 8 years) and after 5.5 years. RESULTS ...

Clear cell carcinoma (CCC) represents 2-10% of all epithelial ovarian cancers. 24-50% of the patients are known to have associated pelvic endometriosis. Women typically present between the ages of 40 and 70 with the peak incidence at age 52. CCC is rarely described in young females with youngest reported age being 23 years [1]. Risk factors for ovarian cancers include family history, age and nu...

Preeclampsia, a hypertensive disorder of pregnancy is estimated to complicate 2%-8% of pregnancies and remains a principal cause of maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality. Preeclampsia may present at any gestation but is more commonly encountered in the third trimester. Multiple risk factors have been documented, including: family history, nulliparity, egg donation, diabetes, and obesity. S...

BACKGROUND To investigate the relation between maternal thyroid function and the outcome of external cephalic version (ECV) in breech presentation. METHODS Prospective cohort study in 141 women (≥ 35 weeks gestation) with a singleton fetus in breech. Blood samples for assessing thyroid function were taken prior to ECV. Main outcome measure was the relation between maternal thyroid function an...

One hundred and thirty six healthy white females within 30 months of their last menstrual period (mean age 52 years) were examined to determine the usefulness of a risk factor questionnaire in predicting bone density and subsequent loss. Bone density was assessed at baseline and at 12 monthly intervals. None of the proposed risk factor variables with the exception of nulliparity correlated with...

Endometrial cancer is the second most common gynaecological cancer and the fifth most common female cancer overall, in the Western world. In the Asian continent, it ranks as the third common cancer in the female genital tract. Most women with endometrial carcinomas are post-menopausal, with the majority of cases occurring between fifty and sixty five years of age. Up to 25% of affected women ar...

OBJECTIVE To assess the factors associated with failed induction of labour (IOL) in a secondary care hospital. METHOD This is a retrospective cross sectional study on women admitted for labour induction in Aga Khan Hospital for women Karimabad from 1st Jan, 2009 to 31st Dec, 2009. Induction was considered successful if the patient delivered vaginally and failed if it ended up in Caesarean Sec...