Current Women's Health Reviews - Volume 12, Issue 1, 2016

Heart failure is a leading cause of long-term maternal morbidity and mortality in developed countries. The most common cause of maternal heart failure is cardiomyopathy. Peripartum Cardiomyopathy (PPCM) is a distinct idiopathic disease that is not triggered by the hemodynamic changes and myocardial overload associated with pregnancy. Diagnostic criteria include the development of heart failure in the time frame betw Read More

Obstetrical hemorrhage is the leading cause of maternal mortality worldwide. Management of obstetrical hemorrhage involves medical knowledge and surgical skill. Uterotonics for the prevention and treatment of uterine atony remain the cornerstone of medical management. The rising rate of placenta accreta emphasizes the importance of definitive surgical management. Proficiency of uterinesparing techniques for the manag Read More

Sepsis represents a leading cause of maternal morbidity and mortality in the United States and worldwide. Clinical management of sepsis in pregnancy must take into consideration the unique pathophysiology of pregnancy. Etiologies of sepsis in pregnant and post-partum women differ from a patient who is non-pregnant. Moreover, the clinical diagnosis of sepsis in pregnancy can be quite challenging due to the anticipat Read More

Acute-onset, severe systolic or diastolic hypertension can occur during pregnancy or in the postpartum period. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Taskforce on Hypertension during pregnancy recently modified the diagnosis and management of hypertension, describing a hypertensive emergency in pregnancy as persistent (≥ 15 min), acute-onset, severe hypertension, defined as a systolic blo Read More

Postpartum depression (PPD) represents the most frequent cause of postpartum morbidity for mothers. PPD also impairs maternal-infant interactions, often contributing to poor developmental outcomes for children. Recent evidence suggests that telephone-based peer support can help prevent mothers’ symptoms of PPD. In this descriptive qualitative study, integrated knowledge transfer (IKT) and implementation sc Read More

This study aimed to examine the effects of smoking cigarettes on the sperm feature of healthy, normospermia and subnormospermia men. 420 samples of semen were derived from healthy patients and categorized into two groups; normospermia (G. I, n=100; A: smokers=50, B: non-smokers=50) and subnormospermia (G.II; n=320; A: smokers=160, B: non-smokers=160). Semen analysis was performed for all sample Read More

Background: A potential complication of gynecologic surgery is ureteral injury, which if unidentified can result in significant morbidity for the patient. Intraoperative cystoscopy is currently used to screen for ureteral injury during pelvic surgery. Color Doppler sonography has previously been reported as a possible screening modality for ureteral injuries in postoperative patients. Technique: Color Doppler sonography is a Read More

Background and Aim: Cervical pregnancy is a rare form of ectopic pregnancy. Treatment approach depends on hemodynamic status; so, it could be medical therapy or more aggressive treatment like emergent hysterectomy. Case report: We present an interesting case of cervical ectopic pregnancy with high level of βhCG which was successfully treated with multidose methotrexate. Conclusion: In cases of early diagnosis o Read More