Influence of Aquatain™, a monomolecular surface film on surface tension for controlling the filarial vector (Diptera: Culicidae).

Surface tension is a phenomenon in the liquid media and plays an important part in the development and survival of aquatic animals. Influence of Aquatain™ monomolecular film on surface tension was determined against mosquito larvae and pupae at different temperatures (10, 15, 20, 25, 30 and 35 °C) and Aquatain™ doses (0.5, 1.

Measurement of maternal serum amyloid A as a novel marker of preterm birth.

Objective: To study the association between maternal serum amyloid A (mSAA) levels and preterm birth (PTB).

Methods: This prospective observational nested case control study was conducted at Ain Shams University Maternity Hospital, Cairo, Egypt, between May 2017 and December 2017. The study recruited pregnant women at 26-34 weeks presented with threatened preterm labor (PTL).

Maternal serum amyloid A level as a novel marker of primary unexplained recurrent early pregnancy loss.

Objective: To assess maternal serum amyloid A (SAA) levels among women with primary unexplained recurrent early pregnancy loss (REPL).

Methods: A prospective study was conducted among women with missed spontaneous abortion in the first trimester at Ain Shams University Maternity Hospital, Cairo, Egypt, between January 21 and December 25, 2014. Women with at least two consecutive primary unexplained REPLs and no previous live births were enrolled.

Can three-dimensional ultrasound measurement of fetal adrenal gland enlargement predict preterm birth?

Purpose: To assess the diagnostic accuracy of three-dimensional (3D) ultrasound measurements of fetal adrenal gland volume (AGV) and fetal zone enlargement (FZE) as predictors of PTB compared to measurements of cervical length (CL) and cervicovaginal fetal fibronectin (CVFF).

Method: This prospective study included women presenting at 28-36 weeks of gestation with threatened preterm labor (TPL). Fetal AGV and FZE were measured using 3D ultrasound.

The association between pentraxin 3 in maternal circulation and pathological intrauterine fetal growth restriction.

Objective: To assess the diagnostic accuracy of maternal serum pentraxin 3 (PTX3) in identifying pathological intrauterine fetal growth restriction (IUFGR) among women presented in the third trimester of pregnancy with a small for gestational age (SGA) fetus.

Study Design: This case control study was conducted in Ain-Shams University Maternity Hospital, Abbasiya Square, Cairo, Egypt and included women diagnosed at the third trimester of pregnancy as having a SGA fetus. Cases included pregnant women with pathological IUFGR, while women with physiologically SGA fetus were included in the control group.

Can Porphyromonas gingivalis be a novel aetiology for recurrent miscarriage?

Objective: To study the association between Porphyromonas gingivalis (P. gingivalis) infection and recurrent miscarriage.

Methods: This case control study included women with early pregnancy failure admitted for surgical evacuation of retained products of conception.

Drotaverine to improve progression of labor among nulliparous women.

Objective: To reevaluate the role of the antispasmodic drug drotaverine in shortening the length of the active first stage of labor among nulliparous women.

Methods: In a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial, 422 young nulliparous women admitted to Ain-shams University Maternity Hospital, Cairo, Egypt, in spontaneous labor were initially enrolled between May and December 2012. Drotaverine hydrochloride (40mg) or placebo was given at the start of the active phase of labor and then repeated every 2hours (maximum 3 doses).

Superficial incisional surgical site infection rate after cesarean section in obese women: a randomized controlled trial of subcuticular versus interrupted skin suturing.

Purpose: To compare the superficial incisional surgical site infection (SSI) rate after cesarean section (CS) in obese women using subcuticular versus interrupted skin suturing.

Methods: The current randomized controlled clinical trial was conducted at Ain Shams University Maternity Hospital. Obese non-diabetic women who underwent elective CS were randomized into two groups: group I included women who had their skin closed with interrupted mattress suture using non-absorbable polypropylene, and group II included women who had their skin closed with subcuticular suture using the same suture material.

The role of adding metformin in insulin-resistant diabetic pregnant women: a randomized controlled trial.

Purpose: The aim of the present study is to assess the impact of adding oral metformin to insulin therapy in pregnant women with insulin-resistant diabetes mellitus.

Methods: The current non-inferiority randomized controlled trial was conducted at Ain Shams University Maternity Hospital. The study included pregnant women with gestational or pre-existing diabetes mellitus at gestations between 20 and 34 weeks, who showed insulin resistance (defined as poor glycemic control at a daily dose of ≥1.

Diagnostic validity of cervicovaginal human chorionic gonadotrophin at 26-36 weeks of gestation as a biochemical predictor of preterm birth.

Aim: The aim of this study was to assess the diagnostic accuracy of qualitative and quantitative assay of human chorionic gonadotrophin (hCG) in cervicovaginal secretion as a biochemical predictor of preterm birth.

Material And Methods: A prospective study was conducted at Ain-Shams University Maternity Hospital, Cairo, Egypt. A total of 390 pregnant women were included in the statistical analysis: 90 women who presented with threatened preterm labor and 300 asymptomatic pregnant women with matched age, gestational age, bodyweight, parity and obstetric history.

Risk of postpartum uterine synechiae following uterine compression suturing during postpartum haemorrhage.

Background: Uterine compression suturing is considered a successful, safe, inexpensive and simple ‎method for the conservative treatment of atonic postpartum haemorrhage (PPH). However, insufficient data are available about the potential risk of subsequent intrauterine ‎synechiae (IUS).

Aim: To determine the risk of postpartum uterine synechiae in women who received isolated uterine compression suturing for the management of major uncontrolled PPH.

First trimester assessment of pentraxin-3 levels in women with primary unexplained recurrent pregnancy loss.

Objective: To evaluate the potential role of measuring first-trimester maternal Pentraxin-3 levels in patients with primary unexplained recurrent pregnancy loss.

Study Design: A case control study was conducted in Ain Shams University Maternity Hospital. Cases included 45 women with primary unexplained recurrent pregnancy loss and early pregnancy failure admitted for medical or surgical termination of pregnancy.

Letrozole versus clomiphene citrate for superovulation in Egyptian women with unexplained infertility: a randomized controlled trial.

Objectives: To compare the efficacy of letrozole with clomiphene citrate (CC) in Egyptian women with unexplained infertility.

Study Design: This randomized controlled trial was conducted at Ain Shams University Hospital and Dar Al Hekma hospital between February 2010 and May 2011.

Patients And Methods: Two hundreds and seventy women with unexplained infertility were randomized into two groups using computer-generated randomization plan, and were given letrozole 2.