RETRACTION NOTE TO: Effect of Intra Uterine Granulocyte Colony Stimulating Factor vs. Human Chorionic Gonadotropin at Ovum Pick-Up Day on Pregnancy Rate in IVF/ICSI Cases With Recurrent Implantation Failure.

The Editorial Board has retracted this article. After publication, concerns were raised about this study's reported data. We reached out to the authors to request their raw data, but they could not provide.

Oxytocin versus a combination of tranexamic acid and ethamsylate in reducing intraoperative bleeding during abdominal myomectomy: a randomized clinical trial.

Objective: Myomectomy is the preferred surgical approach to manage uterine fibroids. However, uterine fibroids are highly vascular tumors and, consequently, extremely susceptible to problems from myomectomy-related hemorrhage. Hence, we aim to compare oxytocin efficacy and safety profile versus tranexamic acid (TA) with ethamsylate for reducing bleeding during myomectomy.

Lidocaine vs. tramadol vs. placebo wound infiltration for post-cesarean section pain relief: a randomized controlled trial.

Objectives: In low-income settings, postoperative pain relief could be challenging as a high patient/nurse ratio limits pain assessment and adequate analgesics administration. The multi-center prospective double-blinded parallel randomized controlled trial was done to compare lidocaine, tramadol, and placebo (saline) intraoperative wound infiltration to relieve post-cesarean section wound pain during the first 24 h.

Methods: Ninety-nine cases were equally randomized into three groups, each containing 33 pregnant women undergoing cesarean section under general anesthesia.

Effect of Intra Uterine Granulocyte Colony Stimulating Factor vs. Human Chorionic Gonadotropin at Ovum Pick Up Day on Pregnancy Rate in IVF/ICSI Cases With Recurrent Implantation Failure.

Objective: Recurrent implantation failure is defined as failure to achieve clinical pregnancy after the transfer of four or more good-quality embryos in a minimum of three fresh or frozen cycles in a woman aged less than 40 years. The objective is to compare between the effect of intrauterine G-CSF, hCG, and saline solution injection (as placebo) at the day of ovum pick-up on clinical pregnancy, chemical pregnancy, implantation, and miscarriage rates in patients with recurrent implantation failure undergoing IVF/ICSI.

Methods: This prospective, double blind, parallel, randomized controlled trial included 150 patients equally divided into 3 groups, each containing 50 individuals.

Transverse versus longitudinal blunt extension of the uterine incision during cesarean section in women with a uterine scar of previous cesarean delivery: A randomized controlled trial.

Objective: To compare two different blunt extension techniques of the lower segment transverse uterine incision at cesarean delivery in women with a uterine scar of previous cesarean delivery.

Methods: Study design: Prospective single-blinded parallel multi-center randomized controlled trial involving 392 cases equally divided into two groups. Group one had their incision extended transversely, while group two had their incision extended longitudinally.

Relationship Between Ano-vaginal Distance and Bacterial Vaginosis (Cross-sectional Study).

Bacterial vaginosis is a vaginal condition caused by the overgrowth of anaerobic bacteria, owing to a shift in the vaginal microbial ecosystem. The aim of the study is to investigate the relationship between the ano-vaginal distance and the risk of developing bacterial vaginosis. In this cross-sectional study, the ano-vaginal distance was measured in 100 women participants complaining of vaginal discharge, divided into two groups.

Effect of maternal obesity on labor induction in postdate pregnancy.

Objective: To test the hypothesis that there is a higher rate of unsuccessful induction of labor (IOL) in post-term obese pregnant women compared to non-obese ones.

Methods: In this prospective cohort study, 144 obese (BMI > 30) and 144 non-obese (BMI < 29.9) post-term (> 41 weeks) pregnant women were recruited.

Effect of Prolonged GnRH Agonist Downregulation on ICSI Outcome in Patients With Endometriomas of Less Than 5 cm: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Objective: To evaluate the effect of prolonged Gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH) agonist downregulation in patients with endometriomas of less than 5 cm on the outcome of the proceeding Intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) trial.

Methods: In a randomized controlled trial at a university teaching hospital, 90 patients indicated for ICSI and having unilateral single endometrioma of less than 5 cm in diameter were randomized into 2 groups. Group A (45 patients) received the standard long protocol; whereas group B (45 patients) received 3 consecutive Intramuscular (IM) injections of triptorelin 3.

Letrozole vs. Placebo Pretreatment in the Medical Management of First Trimester Missed Miscarriage: a Randomized Controlled Trial.

Introduction: Misoprostol is used for the medical management of miscarriage as it is more effective in the early stages of pregnancy. Letrozole has an anti-estrogen effect and is used for the pretreatment of miscarriage with misoprostol.

Aim: The aim of this study was compare the efficacy and safety of letrozole with placebo pretreatment in the medical management of first trimester missed miscarriage.

Correction: Letrozole vs. Placebo Pretreatment in the Medical Management of First Trimester Missed Miscarriage: a Randomized Controlled Trial.

[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-122499.].

Prospective study of the effect of maternal body mass index on labor progress in nulliparous women in Egypt.

Objective: To evaluate the impact of maternal body mass index (BMI, calculated as weight in kilograms divided by the square of height in meters) on labor progress in nulliparous women.

Methods: The present prospective cohort study enrolled primigravidae admitted to Kasr Al Ainy hospital, Cairo University, Egypt, during active labor between February 1, 2016, and February 28, 2017. Patients were classified into three equal groups using their BMI at admission: underweight (<18.

GnRH agonist plus vaginal progesterone for luteal phase support in ICSI cycles: a randomized study.

In this prospective randomized study, the effect of daily gonadotrophin-releasing hormone agonist (GnRHa) in the luteal phase on IVF and intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) outcomes was assessed. Women (n = 446) were counselled for IVF-ICSI, and randomized on the day of embryo transfer to group 1 (daily 0.1 mg subcutaneous GnRHa until day of beta-HCG) (n = 224) and group 2 (stopped GnRHa on day of HCG injection) (n = 222).