Retrospective Analysis of Hyperemesis Gravidarum and Its Psychological Impact during Hospital Admission.

Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate hyperemesis gravidarum in pregnant women and its psychological impact.

Methods: This retrospective study included 109 pregnant females suffering from hyperemesis gravidarum admitted during 2019-2020 at Maternity Ain shams university hospital.

Results: Disease severity and laboratory investigations such as Na and K levels ( = 0.

Early Diagnosis of Classic Homocystinuria in Kuwait through Newborn Screening: A 6-Year Experience.

Kuwait is a small Arabian Gulf country with a high rate of consanguinity and where a national newborn screening program was expanded in October 2014 to include a wide range of endocrine and metabolic disorders. A retrospective study conducted between January 2015 and December 2020 revealed a total of 304,086 newborns have been screened in Kuwait. Six newborns were diagnosed with classic homocystinuria with an incidence of 1:50,000, which is not as high as in Qatar but higher than the global incidence.

Prediction of Neoplastic Transformation of Hydatidiform Mole: Current Evidence.

Gestational trophoblastic disease is not an uncommonly encountered pathology in clinical practice. The rate of post-molar neoplastic transformation is around 5-20% with higher rates after complete versus partial molar pregnancies. Recently, a role for molecular and genetic markers in the prediction of neoplastic transformation has emerged.

The role of levonorgestrel intra-uterine system in the management of adenomyosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective studies.

Introduction: The levonorgestrel intrauterine system (LNG-IUS) is a long-acting hormone-releasing uterine device that has many non-contraceptive benefits. The study aims to assess the safety and efficacy of LNG-IUS in the management of adenomyosis.

Material And Methods: We searched the following bibliographic databases: MEDLINE via PubMed, SCOPUS, Web of Science, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), EMBASE and Google Scholar for the relevant studies which used LNG-IUS in management of patients with clinically or ultrasonographic diagnosed adenomyosis.

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.