Obstetrics and Gynecology
Azam Tarafdari; Fatemeh Keikha; Mahrouz Malek; Azin Ghamari
Volume 6, Issue 2 , March 2021, , Pages 95-98
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Background and Objective: Being considered a common benign uterine disorder, Adenomyosis (AD) is defined as the presence of an endometrial gland and stroma within the myometrium. It causes symptoms such as dysmenorrhea, menorrhagia, chronic pelvic pain, and infertility. It has a step-by-step treatment, ...
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Background and Objective: Being considered a common benign uterine disorder, Adenomyosis (AD) is defined as the presence of an endometrial gland and stroma within the myometrium. It causes symptoms such as dysmenorrhea, menorrhagia, chronic pelvic pain, and infertility. It has a step-by-step treatment, initiating with medical therapy, conservative surgery, and finally, the hysterectomy. As some of the women with adenomyosis are nulligravid and want to become pregnant later, most patients prefer fertility-preserving surgery.Case Report: This study describes the management of diffuse posterior AD in a 36-year-old virgin female by triple flap technique and levonorgestrel intrauterine device (LNG-IUD) insertion during operation to prevent future recurrence and reduction of patient’s symptoms. The application of the triple flap technique and LNG-IUD in this patient was associated with excellent results.Conclusion: The wide excision of the lesion leads to symptom improvement, especially hypermenorrhea and dysmenorrhea; besides, the reconstruction of the uterine wall with this technique increases the risk of the possibility of future pregnancy for our patient.
Fahimeh Ghotbizadeh Vahdani; Sedigheh Hantoushzadeh; Maryam Deldar Pasikhani; Azin Ghamari; Maryam Hajatpour; Zahra Panahi
Volume 4, Issue 2 , May and June 2019, , Pages 51-56
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Background & Objective: Due to increased rate of risk factors, the incidence of placenta accreta (PA) is increasing worldwide. This study aimed to investigate the important factors regarding the occurrence of PA, as well as outcomes and complications of Trans Abdominal Hysterectomy (TAH) in the patients ...
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Background & Objective: Due to increased rate of risk factors, the incidence of placenta accreta (PA) is increasing worldwide. This study aimed to investigate the important factors regarding the occurrence of PA, as well as outcomes and complications of Trans Abdominal Hysterectomy (TAH) in the patients with PA.
Materials & Methods: The study was performed as an observational cross-sectional study. Between March 2011 and March 2017, 177 patients, known cases of PA that undergone TAH, were enrolled in our study. Extracted data include demographic characteristics, patient’s medical history, surgical approach and complications, such as blood loss and urologic problems.
Results: The average of maternal age and gestational age were 33.6±4.70 (range= 22-43) years and 34.6±3.16 weeks, respectively. Neither maternal age (P < /em>=0.652) nor BMI (P < /em>=0.659) had significant association with abnormal placentation. Previous history of dilation & curettage (D&C) was found in 34 patients that was not related to the occurrence of the PA (P < /em>=0.508).Twenty-one (11.9%) of the patients needed urological intervention that did not associated with placental position, skin and uterine incision (P < /em>=0.258, 0.410 and 0.219). There is no relation between amount of blood loss with gestational age (P < /em>=0.7) and number of C/S (P < /em>=0.4), gestational age (P < /em>=0.7), anesthesia (P < /em>=0.2), and curettage history (P < /em>=0.3).
Conclusion: Our mortality and morbidity rate is much lower than reported ones, indicating the high-level ability, skill and knowledge of the surgeons.
Sedigheh Borna; Nasim Khorami; Azin Ghamari; Fahimeh Ghotbizadeh Vahdani
Volume 4, Issue 1 , March and April 2019, , Pages 24-28
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Background & Objective: This prospective study aimed to determine the relationship between maternal and amniotic fluid (AF) lipid profiles in the second trimester with pregnancy outcomes.
Materials & Methods: One hundred-eighty singleton pregnant women, with a gestational age of 16-22 weeks, ...
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Background & Objective: This prospective study aimed to determine the relationship between maternal and amniotic fluid (AF) lipid profiles in the second trimester with pregnancy outcomes.
Materials & Methods: One hundred-eighty singleton pregnant women, with a gestational age of 16-22 weeks, were enrolled in this study. All women underwent amniocentesis, and 2 mL of AF was investigated for AF lipid profile. Furthermore, the serum maternal lipid profile was evaluated simultaneously. All participants were followed up until the delivery, and postnatal outcomes were recorded.
Results: Mean maternal age and body mass index (BMI) of all participants were 5.8±33 years and 25.6±2.8 kg/m2, respectively. Mean maternal estriol, cholesterol, and triglyceride levels, as well as mean cholesterol and triglyceride levels of AF, were significantly different between term and preterm; intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR) and non-intrauterine growth retardation (non-IUGR); and low birth weight and normal weight neonates (P < /em><0.001). The AF cholesterol level was an independent predictor of term or preterm delivery, while the maternal estriol level was an independent predictor of IUGR or normal growth.
Conclusion: Maternal and amniotic fluid lipid profiles could be good indicatives of fetus growth.