Three-dimensional power Doppler and endometrial volume as predictors of malignancy in patients with postmenopausal bleeding.

Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of 3D power Doppler angiography (3D-PDA) for distinguishing between benign endometrial lesions and endometrial carcinoma in patients with postmenopausal bleeding (PMB).

Material And Methods: One-hundred and fifty women with PMB and an endometrial thickness (ET) of ≥4 mm on 2D sonography were assessed by 3D-PDA before endometrial sampling to obtain definitive histological diagnosis of endometrial pathology. Endometrial volume (EV), vascularity index (VI), flow index (FI) and vascularity-flow index (VFI) were calculated by computer-aided analysis.

Role of blunt suture needle in episiotomy repair at uncomplicated vaginal deliveries in reducing glove perforation rate: a randomized controlled trial.

Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the role of blunt suture needles for episiotomy repair at uncomplicated vaginal deliveries in reducing glove perforation rate.

Methods: This was a prospective randomized controlled trial wherein 300 nulliparous women with uncomplicated vaginal deliveries were randomized to episiotomy repair with either blunt or sharp suture needles. Patient demographics and clinical variables were collected.

Meperidine for uterine dystocia and its effect on duration of labor and neonatal acid-base status: a randomized clinical trial.

Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of meperidine, administered during the first stage of labor in patients with uterine dystocia, on the duration of labor and neonatal acid-base status at birth.

Material And Methods: We randomly assigned 240 nulliparous women with a singleton pregnancy at term who were diagnosed with uterine dystocia in labor at 4-6-cm cervical dilatation to receive either a single dose of 50 mg meperidine in 10 mL of saline (slow intravenous injection over 2 min) or 10 mL of isotonic saline (control group). The primary outcome measures were duration of labor (from the time of beginning of the intervention to the time of the expulsion of the fetal head) and umbilical cord arterial acid-base status.

Impact of seroconversion and antichlamydial treatment on the rate of pre-eclampsia among Egyptian primigravidae.

Objective: To evaluate the effect of antichlamydial treatment and Chlamydia pneumoniae seroconversion on the incidence of pre-eclampsia among Egyptian primigravidae.

Methods: The present prospective study included 600 healthy normotensive primigravidae who attended an outpatient clinic at 10-16weeks of pregnancy. A single venous blood sample was collected to test for C.