Comparison of magnesium and methyldopa for the control of blood pressure in pregnancies complicated with hypertension.

Objectives: Although magnesium is now the drug of choice for the prevention of eclamptic seizures only few studies have evaluated whether magnesium may reduce blood pressure in pregnancies complicated with hypertension.

Methods: A total of 33 patients with pregnancy-induced hypertension were randomized to either magnesium or methyldopa treatment. Of these 16 received magnesium and 17 methyldopa.

Follow-up after repair of vaginal vault prolapse with abdominal colposacropexy.

Background: Vaginal vault prolapse after hysterectomy is a rare complication, with a prevalence of less than 1/2%. The vaginal depth an axis can be restored by colposacropexy with preservation of coital function. The aim of this follow-up study was to assess the results of colposacropexy with special attention to recurrence of prolapse and urogenital symptoms.