Falls among pregnant women in Enugu, Southeast Nigeria.

Background: Falls during pregnancy are major public health issues and a common cause of maternal injury during pregnancy. There is paucity of data on prevalence and risk factors of falls during pregnancy in African population including Nigeria.

Objective: To determine the prevalence and risk factors associated with falls during pregnancy in Enugu, Nigeria.

A survey of women's knowledge and perception of hormone replacement therapy (hrt) in Enugu, South East Nigeria.

Background: As a result of alteration in the physiological, biochemical and psychological environment of a woman due to menopause, there may be need for hormone replacement therapy (HRT). This concept is new in our poor resource setting, thus the knowledge and perception of HRT will be invaluable to appropriate adjustment to menopausal period.

Objective: The objective of this study was to determine the knowledge and perception of hormone replacement therapy among women in Enugu South-East Nigeria.

The frequency and pattern of female genital tract malignancies at the university of Nigeria teaching hospital, enugu, Nigeria.

Background: Female genital tract malignancy is common in our low resource setting. Options now exist for prevention, detection, treatment, and palliative care for the wide spectrum of female genital tract malignancies. Women will continue to die from these cancers unless health professionals and civil society adopt means to control female genital tract cancers in our low resource setting.

Peripartum cardiomyopathy.

Peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) is a rare form of unexplained cardiac failure of unknown origin, unique to the pregnant woman with highly variable outcome associated with high morbidity and mortality. PPCM is fraught with controversies in its definition, epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis and management. PPCM is frequently under diagnosed, inadequately treated and without a laid down follow-up regimen, thus, the aim of this review.

Postpartum practices of parturient women in enugu, South East Nigeria.

Background: Postpartum period is an important and interesting period in the life of the nursing mothers. It is a medically neglected period that receives relatively less attention than pregnancy and delivery.

Aim: To describe the postpartum practices of women in Enugu, South East Nigeria.

An overview of menopause associated vasomotor symptoms and options available in its management.

Background: Vasomotor Symptoms are the most common and distressing menopausal complaint, for which women seek advice from their physician.

Objective: To review menopausal associated vasomotor symptoms and options available in its management.

Methods: Pertinent literature on menopause associated vasomotor symptoms, selected references, textbooks, journals and internet services using the PubMed and Medline databases were included in this review.

Coinfection with hepatitis B and C viruses among HIV positive pregnant women in Enugu south east, Nigeria.

Background: Hepatitis B and C viruses coinfection in HIV positive pregnant women is a common public health problem and recognized worldwide. The consequences of this problem in our poor resource setting with the risk of mother to child transmission is obvious with increased morbidity and mortality in our environment.

Objective: To determine the prevalence of coinfection patterns of HBV and HCV among HIV positive pregnant women in Enugu Nigeria.

Endometriosis.

Background: Endometriosis is a common mysterious and fascinating gynaecological condition with diverse clinical manifestations, highly variable and unpredictable clinical course with decreased quality of life. Despite extensive research, endometriosis is fraught with controversies.

Methods: Review of pertinent literature on endometriosis, selected references, internet services through gynaecological search which have been critical in the understanding of this puzzling gynaecologic condition were included in the review.