This study was designed to examine the effects of oestradiol (E2) on sperm transport in the swine uterus. The bicornuate swine uterus is optimal for the study of the uterine transport and peristalsis because the influence of various factors can be examined on each uterine horn independently. Forty swine uteri (with or without ovarectomy) were perfused for a period of up to 7 h. Two different E2...

Introduction: Induction of labour is a common obstetric intervention, occurring in approximately 25% term pregnancies developing countries. Pharmacological and mechanical methods commonly used are prostaglandin preparations (PGE1 PGE2) various intracervical catheters (single or double balloon), respectively. Material Methods: Study was conducted Siliguri District Hospital, Siliguri, Darjeeling,...

1Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Queen Alia Military Hospital, Royal Medical Services, Amman, Jordan. Received: 04/05/03; accepted: 23/10/03 ABSTRACT The efficacy, safety and outcome of prostaglandin (PG)E2 was compared with Foley catheter for labour induction in grand multiparous women. At a hospital in Jordan, 147 women with Bishop score ≤ 5 were randomized to receive 3 mg PGE2 vagi...

The goal of obstetrics is a pregnancy that culminates in a healthy infant and a minimally traumatized mother. Ideally all pregnancies should go to term and labour should begin spontaneously. More often than not, the need for delivery is clear but the timing is not emergent and the route is not dictated by foetal demands. A method to initiate the normal process of labour at a time before labour ...

STUDY QUESTION Is the pain associated with levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system (LNG-IUS) insertion reduced by intracervical anesthesia in women without previous vaginal birth? SUMMARY ANSWER Intracervical anesthesia was not associated with reduced pain in women without previous vaginal birth. WHAT IS KNOWN ALREADY The pain associated with the insertion of intrauterine contraceptive...