The Impact of Shiatsu Massage on Labour Pain and Anxiety: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Background: Labour pain experienced by women during childbirth can significantly affect the mother's psychological condition and birthing process. This study aimed to determine the effect of shiatsu massage on pain and anxiety during labour.

Method: This randomized controlled trial was conducted on 80 nulliparous pregnant women who gave birth in four low-risk maternity clinics in Samarinda, Indonesia, from February to May 2022.

Gut Microbiota Composition in the First and Third Trimester of Pregnancy among Malay Women is Associated with Body Mass Index: A Pilot Study.

Background: This study has analysed the pattern of gut microbiota during the first and third trimesters among pregnant Malay women.

Methods: This was a pilot prospective observational study involving 12 pregnant Malay women without any endocrine disorders and on neither antibiotics nor probiotics. Demographic details and anthropometric measurements were obtained, and the faecal 16S ribosomal ribonucleic acid (rRNA) metagenome microbiota of the first and third trimesters (T1 and T3) were analysed.

Delayed presentation of a huge abdominopelvic mass during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Background: Giant ovarian cysts are rare in developed countries due to advanced achievements in medical diagnostics. However, in the midst of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, patients with non-COVID-19-related illnesses tend to delay their health-seeking attention; thus, they had presented late.

Case Presentation: A 25-year-old single lady complained of a 3-month worsening abdominal pain and distention.

Gut microbiota in pregnant Malaysian women: a comparison between trimesters, body mass index and gestational diabetes status.

Background: The primary purpose of the study is to determine the variation of gut microbiota composition between first (T1) and third trimester (T3); gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and non-gestational diabetes mellitus (NGDM); and also within a different category of Body Mass Index (BMI) of selected pregnant Malaysian women.

Methods: A prospective observational study on selected 38 pregnant Malaysian women attending a tertiary medical centre was carried out. Those with preexisting diabetes, metabolic syndrome or any other endocrine disorders were excluded.

Endometrioma Presented as Acute Abdomen in a Peritoneal Dialysis Patient: A Case Report and Literature Review.

Laparoscopic management in patients on peritoneal dialysis offers good postoperative outcome and early resumption to peritoneal dialysis. This is a report of a 43-year-old woman with end-stage kidney disease on peritoneal dialysis presented with left iliac fossa pain due to a large endometrioma. Emergency diagnostic laparoscopy was performed with careful laparoscopic entry, Tenckhoff catheter care and anti-adhesive application.

Spontaneous Rupture in a Non-Laboring Uterus at 20 Weeks: A Case Report.

BACKGROUND Uterine rupture is uncommon but when it happens, it can cause significant morbidity and mortality to both mother and fetus. Incidence reportedly is higher in scarred than in unscarred uteri. Most cases occur in laboring women in their third trimester with a previous history of uterine surgery, such as caesarean delivery or myomectomy.

Prevalence of sexual dysfunction in pregnancy.

Purpose: This study aims to determine the prevalence of sexual dysfunction during pregnancy and to determine its associated factors.

Methods: This 6-month cross-sectional study adopted convenience sampling; inclusion criteria were healthy pregnant women, sexually active and living together with their partner for 3 months prior to recruitment into this study. Women who received advice to avoid sexual intercourse, with any medical illness and/or those conceived via assisted reproductive technology were excluded.

Clinical and urodynamic assessment in patients with pelvic organ prolapse before and after laparoscopic sacrocolpopexy.

Introduction And Hypothesis: We hypothesized that patient-reported urinary symptoms and urodynamic evaluation improve after laparoscopic sacrocolpopexy (LSC) despite deeper vesicovaginal space dissection.

Methods: This was a retrospective study of women with pelvic organ prolapse who underwent LSC from January 2013 to January 2016 in a tertiary center. Urinary function was clinically evaluated using the International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire - Short Form (ICIQ-SF), the Overactive Bladder Symptom Score (OABSS) and the Pelvic Floor Distress Inventory Questionnaire- - Short Form 20 (PFDI-20).

[CLINICAL OUTCOMES OF LAPAROSCOPIC SACROCOLPOPEXY FOR PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE: A RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS OF 500 CASES FROM A SINGLE INSTITUTION].

(Objectives) Laparoscopic sacrocolpopexy (LSC) is becoming a more popular alternative for pelvic organ prolapse (POP) repair in Japan in the recent years. This study aimed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of LSC. (Patients and methods) This is a retrospective study on all the LSC cases that were performed in Urogynecology center, Kameda Medical Center, Japan from January 2013 to March 2016.

Oestrogen-soaked vaginal packing for decubitus ulcer in advanced pelvic organ prolapse: a case series.

Introduction: Cervicovaginal decubitus ulceration is a well-known complication of advanced pelvic organ prolapse (POP). There is no consensus for its management. This case series describes the outcome of using repeated vaginal packs soaked with oestrogen cream to reduce POP and promote decubitus ulcer healing.

Severe acute pancreatitis in pregnancy.

This is a case of a pregnant lady at 8 weeks of gestation, who presented with acute abdomen. She was initially diagnosed with ruptured ectopic pregnancy and ruptured corpus luteal cyst as the differential diagnosis. However she then, was finally diagnosed as acute hemorrhagic pancreatitis with spontaneous complete miscarriage.

Gender bias in training of medical students in obstetrics and gynaecology: a myth or reality?

Objective: To investigate the experience of medical students during a clinical attachment in obstetrics and gynaecology (O&G).

Study Design: A questionnaire was distributed to medical students who completed their O&G posting between August 2012 and August 2013. The first part included basic demographic details (age, gender, and ethnicity) and frequency of actual clinical experience; the second part explored students' perception of their training and their relationship with other staff, in particular feeling of discrimination by specified groups of medical personnel.