OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to compare second-trimester transvaginal cervical cerclage with conservative management on duration of pregnancy and perinatal outcome in patients with early or advanced cervical changes. STUDY DESIGN A historical cohort analysis was performed. Maternal and neonatal records between 1995 and 1999 were retrospectively reviewed for women presenting between...

OBJECTIVE To assess the effectiveness of misoprostol in cervical ripening before evacuation of conception in the first trimester missed miscarriages, and to compare between oral and vaginal routes of administration. METHODS A randomized controlled study was carried out in Baghdad Teaching Hospital, Baghdad, Iraq in 2006. One hundred and twenty women with first trimester missed miscarriages we...

Endometrial carcinoma is a malignancy originating from the epithelial cells lining uterine cavity. 1,3 Currently, endometrial often found in gynecological malignancies. sixth leading cause of death women. In Indonesia, cancer ranks third for genital after cervical (cervical) and ovarian cancer. An biopsy done to diagnose evaluate abnormal intrauterine bleeding, t. However, patients who cannot u...

1. C l i n i c a l m a t e r i a l . The study was performed in 12 primigravidas, with uncomplicated pregnancies in which labor started spontaneously at term. Membranes ruptured spontaneously after cervical dilatation had progressed beyond 6 cm, usually with füll cervical dilatation (1). The fetus was single, in cephalic presentation. Cephalo-pelvic disproportion was discarded. All the newly bo...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Several factors change pain intensity during parturition, such as parity, chorioamniotic membrane rupture, cervical dilatation, in addition to cultural and environmental influences. So, this study aimed at checking the number of regional analgesia requests and the level of cervical dilatation at analgesia request by parturients with intact chorioamniotic membranes and...

OBJECTIVE To compare the impact of 1000 micrograms of self-administered vaginal misoprostol versus self-administered vaginal placebo at home on preoperative cervical ripening in both premenopausal and postmenopausal women before operative hysteroscopy. DESIGN Two separate but identical parallel, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled sequential trials, one in premenopausal women and one...

Purpose: Prolong labour contributes to increased perinatal and maternal morbidity. Inhibitory impulses in the form of spasm often impair the dilatation of cervix and prolong the duration of labour. This study was undertaken to compare the effect of intramuscular Valathemate bromide [Epidosin] and Hyoscine N Butylbromide [Buscopan] rectal suppository on duration of labour and rate of cervical di...

BACKGROUND Caesarean section at full cervical dilatation has many implications for maternal and neonatal morbidity as well as subsequent pregnancy outcomes. However, increasing trends are reported internationally for second-stage caesarean delivery. OBJECTIVES To review the rate and indication for a caesarean section at full dilatation over a 5-year period at a tertiary referral obstetric cen...

Introduction Women who have undergone radical trachelectomy as a fertility-sparing treatment for early-stage cervical cancer may be at higher risk retained tissues after early-term miscarriage due to cerclage or necrosis. Dilatation and curettage aspiration present additional risks in these women. The aim of this study was assess the efficacy expectant management early pregnancy trachelectomy. ...