Introduction Melasma and postinflammatory hyperpigmentation (PIH) are conditions commonly encountered by dermatologists, they often distressing to patients. While PIH can improve with time once the inflammatory process is controlled, melasma a condition that requires prolonged treatment maintenance. There numerous options, ranging from UV protection topical therapies (such as hydroquinone), mor...

ObjectiveTo compare obstetric and perinatal outcomes between pregnancies conceived using in vitro fertilization (IVF) natural of the same women.DesignThis was a case-control study deliveries November 2008 January 2020 which each IVF pregnancy matched to woman (1:1 ratio).SettingUniversity hospital.Patient(s)We included women with consecutive live singleton (>24 weeks gestation) at Edith Wolfson...

To investigate the clinical features and perinatal treatment of thrombocytopenia induced by different causes during pregnancy.Clinical data from 195 pregnant women with thrombocytopenia attending 2 tertiary hospitals from January 2014 to October 2016 were retrospectively studied. The obtained data were analyzed with SPSS 19.0 software.There were 117 (60.0%), 55 (28.2%), and 23 cases (11.8%) of ...

Preeclampsia (PE) is a major contributor to maternal and fetal mortality. The cause of preeclampsia remains unclear, but oxidative stress on the endothelium leading to endothelial dysfunction is said to be the root cause of the disease. The aim of this study was to measure and determine the plasma levels of key angiogenic factors in pregnancy as an indicator for the early onset of preeclampsia ...

Objective: Aim of StudyTo determine the effect of music therapy on stress level and physiological indicators on women with PIH Materials and Methods: Method of study The study was conducted at Medical College Calicut, Kerala in 2006 in women with PIH in the gestational age of 30-36 weeks. The sample considered of 60 women in the study group and 30 in the control group. The study group was subje...

BACKGROUND Altered renal function is an essential component of the pathophysiological process in pre-eclampsia. Kidneys play an important role in the turnover of low molecular weight substances such as creatinine, uric acid and cystatin C. The present study was undertaken if these serum markers were characteristically altered in Indian pregnant women. METHODS Serum levels were therefore deter...

Background/Aim. A substantial line of evidence indicates that Kv4.2 and Kv4.3 channels are the major components rapid transient-outward potassium currents (A-type cur-rents). It is speculated those may be involved in maintenance membrane potential, as well regulation propagation frequency action potentials. However, very little known about presence function A-type human vascular smooth muscles ...

The objective of this investigation was to compare bradykinin (BK) action on isolated intact or denuded human umbilical artery (HUA) in normal pregnancy, pregnancy-induced hypertension (PIH) and gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). Bradykinin contracted HUA in a concentration-dependent manner in all investigated groups. Control BK contractions were unchanged by L-NOARG (NO-synthase inhibitor), ...

BACKGROUND Partners In Health (PIH) works with the Ministry of Health to provide comprehensive health services in Haiti. Between 1994 and 2009, PIH recommended exclusive formula feeding in the prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) of HIV program and provided support to implement this strategy. We conducted this study to assess HIV-free survival and prevalence of diarrhea and malnut...