OBJECTIVE The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists recommends that patient-focused terminology be used in early pregnancy care. The objective of the study was to evaluate whether inappropriate terminology is continuing to be used in Scottish gynaecology services. METHODS A case note review (1259 records) and a patient survey (648 replies) assessed usage of four inappropriate term...

The nomenclature used to describe clinical events in early pregnancy has been criticized for lack of clarity and promoting confusion. There is no agreed glossary of terms or consensus regarding important gestational milestones. In particular there are old and poorly descriptive terms such as 'missed abortion' and 'blighted ovum', which have persisted since their introduction many years ago (Rob...

BACKGROUND This study aims to assess the efficacy of a combination of mifepristone and misoprostol in the management of missed miscarriage and anembryonic pregnancy. METHODS Data of 220 consecutive women with miscarriage, undergoing medical evacuation of the uterus were collected prospectively at an early pregnancy assessment unit in a tertiary referral hospital. Each woman received a single ...

Objective: To review the clinical indications and different causes of first-trimester vaginal bleeding by ultrasound. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Setting: Department Radiology, Faisal Hospital, Faisalabad, Pakistan. Period: March 2022 to June 2022. Material & Methods: A total 150 female patients aged between 16-45 years with in first trimester (gestational age up 12 weeks) were inc...

Objective: To observe the sonographic advancement of Doppler technique Superb Microvascular imaging (cSMI) for detecting fetal cardiac activity (FCA) in early pregnancy when not detected on grey scale ultrasound and conventional Doppler.
 Study Design: Cross-sectional study.
 Place Duration Study: Radiology Department Gynaecological Department, Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission Genera...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Miscarriage is a common complication of early pregnancy with medical and psychological consequences. Dilation and Curettage are considered as two standard caring ways for early pregnancy failure. Alternatively misoprostol has been used as a single agent for termination of early pregnancy. Aim of the present study was to compare the usefulness of serum β-hCG measurement ...

The aetiology of recurrent miscarriage (at least three consecutive miscarriages) usually remains unsolved. The vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) family of proteins, together with their receptors and the Tie (tyrosine kinase with immunoglobulin and epidermal growth factor homology domains) receptors, are crucial for embryonic development. Therefore, we used immunohistochemistry to analys...