Reliability of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in diagnosis and assessment the depth of invasion of placental accreta in high risk gravid women.

Objectives: To evaluate sensitivity, specificity and accuracy of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) in diagnosis and assessment the depth of invasion of placenta accreta (PA) in high risk gravid women.

Materials & Methods: The study included 58 pregnant women with multiple risk factors for PA. Placental mapping by ultrasound was followed by MRI when the patients were diagnosed or suspicious by ultrasound to have PA.

Stem Cell Markers Describe a Transition From Somatic to Pluripotent Cell States in a Rat Model of Endometriosis.

Objective: To study Thy1 as a fibroblast marker, SSEA1 as a marker of intermediate pluripotency, and Oct4 as a marker of established pluripotency in rat model of endometriosis.

Design: In vivo animal study.

Materials And Methods: Endometriosis was induced in 20 albino female rats through autologous transplantation of one uterine horn to mesentery of intestine.

Sublingual misoprostol versus intravenous oxytocin in reducing bleeding during and after cesarean delivery: A randomized clinical trial.

Objective: This study compares the efficacy of sublingual misoprostol versus intravenous oxytocin in reducing bleeding during and after cesarean delivery.

Materials And Methods: A randomized clinical trial conducted on 120 pregnant women at term (37-40 weeks) gestation scheduled for elective cesarean delivery, who were assigned to either sublingual misoprostol 400 μg or intravenous infusion of 20 units of oxytocin after delivery of the neonate. The main outcome measures were blood loss at and 2 hours after cesarean delivery, change in hematocrit value, need for any additional oxytocic drugs, and drug-related side effects.