Comparing Pre-Induction Ultrasound Parameters and the Bishop Score to Determine Whether Labor Induction Is Successful.

: The incidence of labor induction is steadily increasing worldwide. The main aim of this study was to evaluate the ultrasound parameters and their mutual correlation and to analyze the parameters' predictive capability in assessing the success of labor induction. The secondary goal was to assess patients' tolerability and acceptance of transvaginal ultrasound and digital gynecological examination.

Case Report: Labor induced coccydynia associated with Modic I changes successfully treated with platelet-rich plasma.

Imaging can aid in determining potential causes of coccygeal pain and therefore guide clinicians to carry out individualized treatment. We represent a case of postpartum coccydynia treated by platelet-rich plasma (PRP) which was assessed and followed by MRI. A primipara with uncomplicated labor developed coccygeal pain after delivery that significantly limited her postpartum recovery.

EFFECT OF DIPPING PATTERN OF GESTATIONAL HYPERTENSION ON MATERNAL SYMPTOMS AND PHYSICAL FINDINGS, BIRTH WEIGHT AND PRETERM DELIVERY.

The study aimed to determine if the non-dipping pattern of blood pressure (BP) influences preterm delivery in gestational hypertension (GH), but also maternal clinical findings and birth weight. Sixty women with GH, i.e.

ALGORITHM OF OVULATION INDUCTION IN PATIENTS WITH POLYCISTIC OVARY SYNDROME.

Introduction: Polycystic ovary syndrome is the most frequent endocrine disturbance in the reproductive period of women's life and the most frequent cause of anovulatory infertility. Ovulation and pregnancy in patients having polycystic ovary syndrome may be a result of a wide range of therapeutic options, and the treatment assumes a gradual approach--from simple noninvasive to expensive and demanding procedures.

Material And Methods: A systematic literature survey concerning the efficiency of particular ovulation induction methods in respect of the reproductive outcome was carried out with the aim of establishing the algorithm for ovulation induction in infertile patients having polycystic ovary syndrome.

Fetal ultrasound scan--prerogatives for the basic level.

Adequate level of prenatal ultrasound scan is a prerequisite for a successful definition of high risk population that needs further investigations. "Basic", standardized fetal mid-trimester scan, with an informative report enables not only diagnosis of anomaly but also evaluation of state of pregnancy in general. This paper was aimed at reviewing the benefits of and requirements for a complete basic mid-trimester fetal ultrasound scan and the necessary documentation.

[Adaptation of the immune system as a response to pregnancy].

Introduction: Pregnancy is an intriguing immunologic phenomenon. In spite of genetic differences, maternal and fetal cells are in close contact over the whole course of pregnancy with no evidence of either humoral and/or cellular immunologic response of mother to fetus as an allotransplant. The general opinion is that the fundamental protective mechanism must be located locally at the contact-plate, between the maternal and fetal tissues.