Objective: To compare the effect of sublingual versus vaginal misoprostol on preoperative cervical priming in first trimester abortion. Material and methods: One hundred women seeking first trimester abortion were randomized into either sublingual or vaginal groups of 50 each. They were given 400 μg misoprostol via sublingual or vaginal route for cervical priming three hours before the procedur...

The case presentation of a transvaginal cervical cerclage performed at a 7 cm dilation in a patient in the 22nd week of pregnancy, followed by a prolongation of the pregnancy until the gestational age of 38 weeks, was reported in the context of many similar cases managed by the authors of the article during a program of screening and prevention of preterm birth. The particularity of the case wa...

AB The prerequisite for any intervention in the uterus cavity is the dilatation of the cervical canal. The main purpose of this research is to assess that the dilatation by means of the hydraulic dilatator is much less damaging to the cervical canal than the classical alternative, which is more commonly performed and by use of the Hegar dilatators. The procedure: The pathohystological material ...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study is to identify the risk factors for a short latency in preterm delivery at low gestational ages (GA). STUDY DESIGN A retrospective analysis involving, between January 2004 and May 2006, 204 singleton pregnancies with admission diagnosis of preterm labor and, in particular, 91 pregnant women admitted between 24+0 and 31+6 weeks' gestation. RESULTS In pregnant ...

the umbilical vein (uv) has a non pulsating and even pattern in normal fetuses. pulsation of uv has been described in severely growth restricted fetuses with chronic hypoxia. we wanted to see whether uv pulsations could also be seen in fetuses with heart deceleration during labor, as an adjunctive measure to assess the intra partum hypoxia. in a prospective study doppler examination was perform...

background: early diagnosis of abnormal progressive labor and prevention of prolonged labor will cause decreased complications of mothers and fetuses. this was conduced to evaluate the alert line in who recommended program for diagnosis of abnormal labor. methods: subjects were 140 pregnant women. when their cervices were dilated about 3cm, the progress of delivery and condition of mothers and ...

Cervical stenosis is a challenging condition that often recurs despite intervention. Multiple therapeutic options have been described, but a clearly effective and reliable treatment method has yet to be identified. Patients with recurrent stenosis are at risk of developing severe complications such as chronic pelvic pain and infertility. We describe a case of congenital cervical stenosis with s...