Current Women's Health Reviews - Volume 9, Issue 4, 2013

Aim of the study: To evaluate the efficiency of using a combined therapy of atosiban, and nifedipine in preterm labor, versus using each drug separately. Study design: Prospective, case-control study. Patients and methods: 150 pregnant patients, presenting to the Obstetric department with symptoms of preterm labor were recruited in the study: Patients were randomly divided into 3 groups, each group comprised 50 pa Read More

This descriptive study was performed between 1 December and 1 March 2010 to reveal what adolescent girls and their mothers know and think about Human Papilloma Virus vaccine. It included 580 female students studying at eight high schools in a city located in the western part of Turkey and 480 mothers. Data were collected with two questionnaires, of which one was completed by the female students and the other was c Read More

Aiming to investigate the epidemiological factors of obstetric fistula, structured questionnaires were used to gather data from women admitted to Kassala hospital, eastern Sudan (2010-2012) with obstetric fistula. Two consecutive women with birth complications and who were discharged from the postnatal ward in the hospital were used to act as controls. During the study period there were 34 cases of obstetric fistula yielding Read More

Introduction: Premature onset of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in women with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) seems to involve both traditional Framingham risk factors as well as lupus-specific factors. We assessed the risk of cardiovascular disease in premenopausal women with lupus and any relationship of cardiovascular disease to disease severity and history of pregnancy hypertensive complications. Methods: Female pa Read More

Primary fallopian tube cancer (PFTC) is rare with an incidence of only 1% of gynaecology cancers. However, reports are emerging that it might be more common than the historical figure. We retrospectively evaluated all women diagnosed with fallopian cancers between November 2010 and October 2011. Incidence of fallopian cancers was 3.6% (6/165) of gynaecological malignancies. 50% (n=3) presented with classical sym Read More

Feminine reproductive health is crucial for her well-being as well as reproduction, and health of neonates. Certain microbes not only impede conception and birth of healthy baby, but can also affect maternal-fetal health, and may severely perturb the feminine reproductive health. Among the alternative strategies to prevent microbial pathogenesis, the probiotics and their metabolites have emerged as potent biotherapeuti Read More

The aim of infusion of a sterile solution into the uterine cavity during labor is to increase the volume or the dilution of the amniotic fluid. This measure can be used prophylactically or therapeutically depending on the aim of infusion. There is as yet no broad consensus on the precise indications for amnioinfusion, particularly regarding prophylactic amnioinfusion for oligohydramnios. This review aims to shed light on th Read More