Background: Prevalence of hydatidiform mole is not clearly defined, partly because most studies have reported different prevalence rates from different regions. However, there is no previous study that has determined the prevalence and associated risk factors of HM among patients with incomplete abortion evacuated at Bugando Medical Centre (BMC) and Sekou Toure Regional Hospital (STRH). Methods...

BACKGROUND Abortion in Iran, like other Islamic countries is severely restricted except in a few exceptions. However, some women who have an unwanted or mistimed pregnancy are seeking abortion. OBJECTIVES This study aimed to compare the contraceptive use and its related factors among repeat and first- time induced abortion seekers in Iran. PATIENTS AND METHODS In this cross-sectional study,...

BACKGROUND In Zanzibar, a semi-autonomous region of Tanzania, induced abortion is illegal but common, and fewer than 12% of married reproductive-aged women use modern contraception. As part of a multi-method study about contraception and consequences of unwanted pregnancies, the objective of this study was to understand the experiences of Zanzibari women who terminated pregnancies. METHODS Th...

INTRODUCTION The labor at term finishes normal pregnancy. Both labor at term and first trimester spontaneous abortion are connected with increasing cytotoxic immune response within decidua. Th1 cytokines including IL-2 and INF-gamma are able to exert an effect on HPA axis and result in ACTH secretion. Oxytocinase serum level during pregnancy rises with the fetal development and arrest of oxytoc...

Transcatheter uterine artery embolization is well described and performed for treatment of symptomatic uterine leiomyomas, for postpartum hemorrhage, and for hemorrhage following hysterectomy. Embolic agents have included polyvinyl alcohol, gelfoam, coils, and Embospheres®. We present a case of severe uterine hemorrhage after a missed abortion (after two instances of dilatation and curettage), ...

Manual vacuum aspiration is employed for the evacuation of retained products conception or incomplete abortion. A five-year review manual was conducted at University Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital from January 2012 to 2017. The aim this study evaluate prevalence, indicators and complications associated with Hospital. data collected book. revealed that 1453 patient had Gynaecological Surgeries,...