Efficacy and Safety of a Regimen for Medical Abortion up to 63 Days of Gestation: A Retrospective Study in Northern Greece.

: First trimester medical abortion with the combination of mifepristone and misoprostol is highly effective. The aim of this study was to assess the efficacy and safety of a modified medical abortion protocol, offering a structured outpatient approach up to 9 weeks (63 days) of gestation. This study may contribute to existing evidence by evaluating a slightly altered regimen and its real-world effectiveness in clinical practice.

Smoking Status in Pregnancy: A Retrospective Analysis in Northern Greece.

Smoking has adverse effects on both maternal and fetal health and its incidence varies among different countries. The aim of this study was to identify the prevalence of smoking during pregnancy and to identify factors associated with smoking. This was a retrospective study conducted at the Third Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, during an 11-year period (2013-2023).

Prevention of Maternal Rh D Alloimmunization: A Comparative Review of Guidelines.

Importance: Rhesus alloimmunization refers to the sensitization of an Rh D-negative mother after exposure to D-positive fetal red blood cells, which can lead to significant fetal and neonatal morbidity and mortality.

Objective: The aim of this study was to review and compare the most recently published international guidelines on the prevention of maternal alloimmunization.

Evidence Acquisition: A comparative review of guidelines from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, the British Committee for Standards in Hematology, the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics, the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, and the Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Canada regarding the prevention of maternal Rh D alloimmunization was conducted.

Post IVF heterotopic pregnancy with one in cervix and one in uterus. Successful delivery after termination of the cervical pregnancy with intraamniotic feticide.

Introduction: Cervical pregnancy is a rare kind of ectopic pregnancy. Heterotopic pregnancy is a condition, where we have one sac in the uterus and one in another location, usually because of IVF treatment. This scenario can become a life-threatening condition, if remain untreated.

Performance of International Ovarian Tumor Analysis (IOTA) predictive models in preoperative discrimination between benign and malignant adnexal lesions: preliminary outcomes in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Greece.

Objectives: To apply the International Ovarian Tumor Analysis (IOTA) predictive models, the logistic regression model 2 (LR2) and the IOTA Assessment of Different NEoplasias in the adneXa (ADNEX), in patients with ovarian masses and to compare their performance in preoperative discrimination between benign and malignant adnexal lesions.

Methods: This was a retrospective diagnostic accuracy study with prospectively collected data, performed between January 2019 and December 2022, in a single tertiary gynecologic oncology center in Greece. The study included women with an adnexal lesion which underwent surgery within 6 months after of using the LR2 and ADNEX protocol to assess the risk of malignancy.