Twin pregnancy with one normal fetus and one complete hydatidiform mole: Outcome of expectant management.

Twin pregnancy with one fetus and one complete mole falls amongst extremely rare obstetric situations. The spectrum of complications associated with it is wide. Once diagnosed, the choice between continuation and termination of pregnancy depends upon couple's preference and readiness to accept possible complications.

Retained Fetal Bones: Rare cause of Abnormal Uterine Bleeding.

Intrauterine retention of fetal bones is a rare complication of unsafe abortion. Patients may present with infertility, chronic pelvic pain, menorrhagia and vaginal discharge. Here, we discuss a management of young female patient with uterine bleeding after miscarriage.

Hysterectomy as a management option for morbidly adherent placenta.

Objective: To determine the outcome of interval (delayed) hysterectomy as compared to cesarean (immediate) hysterectomy in cases of placental invasion in previous cesarean sections.

Study Design: Comparative study.

Place And Duration Of Study: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Unit II, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, Karachi, Pakistan, from January 2008 to June 2011.

Comparision of obstetric outcome among teenage and non-teenage mothers from three tertiary care hospitals of Sindh, Pakistan.

Objective: To compare the obstetric outcome of teenage pregnancies with that of non teenage pregnancies.

Methods: A prospective case-control study was conducted in three tertiary care hospitals of Sindh, Pakistan from September 2008 to November 2008. The data regarding obstetric outcome of all teenagers (13-19 years) delivering in the three hospitals was compared with that of selected non teenage women (20 to 35 years) taken as controls.

Therapeutic termination of second trimester pregnancies with low dose misoprostol.

Objective: To determine the effectiveness of 50 microg misoprostol for midtrimester termination of pregnancies.

Design: Experimental, cross-sectional study.

Place And Duration Of Study: Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Unit II, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, Karachi, a tertiary care centre, from 1st Jan 2003 to 30th June 2005.