Triple P with T-shaped lower segment suture; an effective novel alternative to hysterectomy in morbidly adherent anterior placenta previa.

Purpose: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of the Triple-P procedure as a conservative method in women with morbidly adherent placenta (MAP).

Materials And Methods: A prospective trial conducted on 20 women performing elective cesarean sections (CS) at 37 weeks for anterior placenta previa accreta or increta. All women were young aged with low parity and previous CS deliveries.

A new look at low-dose aspirin: Co-administration with tamoxifen in ovulation induction in anovulatory PCOS women.

Background: To evaluate the efficacy of co-administration of low-dose aspirin (LDA) and tamoxifen on ovulation rates, endometrial thickness and clinical pregnancy rates in anovulatory PCOS women.

Methods: A randomized clinical trial was conducted among 188 anovulatory PCOS women at Suez Canal University Hospitals, Ismailia - Egypt. Patients were divided into 2 groups.

Prevalence of postpartum depression regarding mode of delivery: a cross-sectional study.

To explore the prevalence of postpartum depression (PPD), as well as the relationship between delivery mode and postpartum depression among postnatal women utilizing the Arabic validated version of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS). 412 women with singleton gestation during their 3rd trimester without medical or psychological problems preceding or during pregnancy were included. All pregnant women were asked to fill out the Arabic version of Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale.

Day 1 change in maternal serum β-HCG levels as an early predictor of successful medical therapy in ectopic pregnancies.

To evaluate the role of β-HCG level changes between days 0 and 1 as an early predictor of methotrexate success in cases of tubal ectopic pregnancy. A retrospective study included 86 tubal ectopic pregnancies treated with a single-dose methotrexate protocol of 50 mg/m of body surface. β-HCG measurements were taken on days 0, 1, 4 and 7 where day 0 is the day of methotrexate injection.

Psychological impact of female genital mutilation among adolescent Egyptian girls: a cross-sectional study.

Objectives: Worldwide, at least 200 million women and girls have undergone female genital mutilation (FGM). The medical and sexual consequences have been documented, but the psychological impact has not been studied to the same extent. The aim of this study was to explore the relationship between FGM and psychiatric problems among adolescent girls.

Assessment of sexually related personal distress accompanying premenopausal sexual dysfunction with an Arabic version of the Female Sexual Distress Scale.

Objective: To assess sexually related personal distress among premenopausal women with female sexual dysfunction (FSD) via a validated Arabic version of the Female Sexual Distress Scale (FSDS).

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among women attending Suez Canal University Hospital, Egypt, between May 2015 and July 2016. In a pilot study to evaluate test-retest reliability and internal consistency, 42 sexually active premenopausal women (aged ≥20 years) completed the Arabic FSDS at recruitment and 2 weeks later.

Prevalence and differences between type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus regarding female sexual dysfunction: a cross-sectional Egyptian study.

Objective: To evaluate the female sexual dysfunction in both type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM).

Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out at Suez Canal University Hospitals from the start of February 2015 to the end of May 2016 among 189 married premenopausal women attending endocrinology and diabetology outpatient clinic for regular follow-up; 25 of whom refused to participate and 18 more were excluded due to incomplete data sets resulting in a final sample of 146 diabetic females. Ninety healthy women were recruited from the administrative staff at the hospital as a control group.

Use of the Foley catheter versus a double balloon cervical ripening catheter in pre-induction cervical ripening in postdate primigravidae.

Aim: To compare the efficacy of two mechanical devices for pre-induction of labor cervical ripening: the Foley catheter and the Cook cervical ripening balloon.

Methods: This interventional study included 78 postdate primigravid women randomly allocated into two groups: the Foley or Cook balloon catheter. Removal of the catheters was planned approximately 12 h after insertion if spontaneous expulsion had not occurred.

Chlorhexidine vaginal wipes prior to elective cesarean section: does it reduce infectious morbidity? A randomized trial.

Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of preoperative vaginal cleansing using chlorhexidine 0.25% antiseptic wipes on rates of postcesarean section (CS) infectious morbidities (endometritis, febrile morbidity and wound infection).

Methods: This prospective randomized trial was conducted among 218 pregnant women scheduled for term elective CS.

Efficacy of Tranexamic Acid on Myomectomy-Associated Blood Loss in Patients With Multiple Myomas: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial.

Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of tranexamic acid (TA) in decreasing blood loss during and after open myomectomy for patients with 3 or more uterine fibroids.

Methods: This prospective randomized trial was conducted among 132 women subjected to abdominal myomectomy. Patients were equally divided into 2 groups by simple randomization.

Maternal serum interleukin-6 in the management of patients with preterm premature rupture of membranes.

Aim: To evaluate the clinical usefulness of maternal serum interleukin-6 for the detection of subclinical chorioamnionitis and in the prediction of the latency period in patients with preterm premature rupture of membrane (PPROM).

Methods: The study group included 60 patients at 24-34 weeks of gestation complaining of PPROM. Laboratory investigations included serial measurements of IL-6, TLC and CRP.

Antenatal steroids at 37 weeks, does it reduce neonatal respiratory morbidity? A randomized trial.

Objective: To assess the effect of prophylactic corticosteroids administration at 37 weeks before term elective cesarean section (CS) in reducing neonatal respiratory morbidity and admission to neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).

Methods: This randomized trial was conducted focusing on women subjected to term elective CS. Women who were eligible for the study were divided into two groups.

Efficacy of tranexamic acid in decreasing blood loss in elective caesarean delivery.

Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of tranexamic acid (TA) in decreasing blood loss during and after elective caesarean section (CS).

Methods: This prospective randomized trial was conducted among 124 pregnant women subjected to term elective CS. Patients were equally divided into two groups.

Timing of urinary catheter removal after uncomplicated total abdominal hysterectomy: a prospective randomized trial.

Objective: To assess whether immediate (0h), intermediate (after 6h) or delayed (after 24h) removal of an indwelling urinary catheter after uncomplicated abdominal hysterectomy can affect the rate of re-catheterization due to urinary retention, rate of urinary tract infection, ambulation time and length of hospital stay.

Study Design: Prospective randomized controlled trial conducted at Suez Canal University Hospital, Egypt. Two hundred and twenty-one women underwent total abdominal hysterectomy for benign gynecological diseases and were randomly allocated into three groups.

Prevalence of female sexual dysfunction during pregnancy among Egyptian women.

Aim: The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of female sexual dysfunction (FSD) during pregnancy in a sample of women from Egypt.

Materials And Methods: This prospective cohort study was conducted among pregnant women who presented to the Obstetrics Outpatient Clinic - Suez Canal University Hospital for routine antenatal care between February 2012 and February 2013. The 451 women who completed the study attended during their first trimester with a singleton pregnancy and were in a stable relationship with their partners for the last 6 months.

Assessment of female sexual function among women with pelvic organ prolapse or urinary incontinence via an Arabic validated short-form sexual questionnaire.

Objective: To assess female sexual function among women with pelvic organ prolapse or urinary incontinence via an Arabic, validated, short-form sexual questionnaire (PISQ-12).

Methods: The present study was conducted among women attending Suez Canal University Hospital, Ismailia, Egypt, between September 2009 and August 2011. In the pilot study, 42 women completed the final version of the Arabic PISQ-12 at recruitment and then 2 weeks later, and the data were compared to evaluate reliability and internal consistency.

Maternal serum leptin as a marker of preeclampsia.

Purpose: To assess maternal leptin levels as a marker for preeclampsia (PE) and to explore the possibility of leptin being a marker of severity of preeclampsia.

Participants And Methods: Comparative prospective study was conducted among a total of 72 pregnant women at 28-38 weeks of gestation. They were divided into two groups (control and study) according to the absence or presence of clinical parameters of preeclampsia.

Prevalence and risk factors for female sexual dysfunction among Egyptian women.

Purpose: To assess sexual function among married women and determine associated risk factors for sexual dysfunction.

Participants And Method: Cross-sectional hospital-based study involving 509 non-pregnant married females 20-59 years old who were enrolled into the study after approval of the ethics committee. The study population was recruited among women attending gynecology outpatient clinic or their relatives visiting inpatients of obstetrics and gynecology department at Suez Canal University Hospital.