A double-blind placebo-controlled randomized trial on the effect of hyosine n-butyl bromide for improving duration of labor in term pregnancies.

Aim: To compare the effectiveness of intramuscular hyocine n-butyl bromide (HBB) with placebo for shortening the duration of the first stage of labor in term pregnancies.

Methods: A double blind placebo-controlled randomized trial of parturients who presented at term in the active phase of labor was conducted. They were randomly (1:1 ratio) given intramuscular injection of either 40 mg (2 mL) of HBB or 2 mL of water for injection as a placebo.

Palliative interventions for controlling vaginal bleeding in advanced cervical cancer.

Background: This is an updated version of the original Cochrane review published in Issue 5, 2015.Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer among women worldwide, with estimated 569,847 new diagnoses and 311,365 deaths per year. However, incidence and stage at diagnosis vary greatly between geographic areas and are largely dependent on the availability of a robust population screening programme.

Palliative interventions for controlling vaginal bleeding in advanced cervical cancer.

Background: Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer among women worldwide, with around 500,000 new diagnoses and 273,000 deaths per year. However, incidence and stage at diagnosis vary greatly between geographic areas and are largely dependent on the availability of a robust population screening programme. For example, in Nigeria, advanced-stage disease at presentation is common (86% to 89.

Vasectomy: a survey of attitudes, counseling patterns and acceptance among Nigerian resident gynaecologists.

Objectives: Previous Nigerian studies show widespread ignorance and low acceptance of vasectomy among the male population. The objectives of this study were to determine the level of knowledge of, attitudes to, counselling pattern and acceptance of vasectomy among Nigerian Resident Gynaecologists.

Design: A cross-sectional questionnaire based survey.

Intestinal obstruction due to bilateral ovarian cystic teratoma in a pregnant woman: report of a case.

Unlabelled: Teratoma is the most common ovarian tumour associated with pregnancy. The complications in pregnancy include torsion, rupture and malignant transformation mimicking ovarian carcinoma. Its association with intestinal obstruction is uncommon.