[Paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia in pregnancy. Value of adenosine and other anti-arrhythmia agents].

Adenosine versus Verapamil and other Antiarrhythmic Drugs: Paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia is the most common sustained arrhythmia during pregnancy. Verapamil has been the most commonly used agent for the treatment of PSVT with a narrow QRS complex. Potential side effects of verapamil including systemic hypotension, acute heart failure, bradyarrhythmia and heart block may occur in pregnant women; after placental transfer bradycardia, heart block, depression of contractility and hypotension may be induced in the fetus.

Evaluation of vaginal and perineal area during the use of external sanitary protection throughout the menstrual cycle.

A clinical study evaluated potential external genital effects associated with the use of sanitary protection. The subjects used either a pad with traditional cellulose absorbent core or one containing cellulose and absorbent gelling material. Assessments included objective (transepidermal water loss, vaginal pH) and semi-quantitative subjective--methods (skin irritation grading, gynaecological inspection).

[Quantitative study of vaginal flora during the menstrual cycle].

The aerobic and facultatively anaerobic vaginal flora of 242 healthy women were examined during menstrual cycles. The most frequently isolated microorganisms at the first premenstrual examination were coagulase-negative staphylococci (61%), followed by enterococci (25%), Gardnerella vaginalis (19%), diphtheroids (12%), group B streptococci (6.8%), Escherichia coli (5.