Premature luteinization and pregnancy outcomes in depot goserelin-downregulated assisted reproductive technology cycles: A cross-sectional study from Ethiopia.

Objective: To compare the rate of premature luteinization in depot goserelin-downregulated in vitro fertilization (IVF) cycles with other IVF protocols at a teaching hospital in Ethiopia.

Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study on the effects of premature luteinization on IVF outcomes at St. Paul's Hospital Millennium Medical College, a tertiary teaching hospital in Ethiopia.

Effectiveness of Lactational Amenorrhea Method in Ethiopia: A Multi-Center Prospective Cohort Study.

Background: Although the lactational amenorrhea method (LAM) is one of the most commonly used contraception methods during the first six months of a woman's postpartum period, there has been little research on its effectiveness in general and particularly in Ethiopia. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of LAM and the experiences of Ethiopian women who used it.

Methods: This was a multi-center prospective cohort study of postpartum women from five Ethiopian regions and one city administration.

Determinants of term premature rupture of membrane: case-control study in Saint Paul's Millennium Medical College Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Background: The term premature rupture of the membranes is the rupture of the membranes before the onset of labor beyond 37 weeks of gestation. Several factors, including obstetric, gynecologic, socioeconomic, and medical, are identified as potential risk factors. This clinical event has detrimental maternal and neonatal complications.

Prevalence of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus among pregnant women attending antenatal care clinic of St. Paul's Hospital Millennium Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Background: The prevalence of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) varies worldwide among racial and ethnic groups, population characteristics (eg, average age and body mass index (BMI) of pregnant women), testing method, and diagnostic criteria. This study was aimed at determining the prevalence of GDM using the one-step 75-g Oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) protocol, with plasma glucose measurement taken when patient is fasting and at 1 and 2 h and identify associated risk factors among pregnant women attending antenatal care clinic at St. Paul Hospital Millennium Medical College (SPHMMC) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

A one year review of eclampsia in an Ethiopian Tertiary Care Center (Saint Paul's Hospital Millennium Medical College, SPHMMC).

Eclampsia remains one of the five major causes of maternal mortality in developing countries. Advances in diagnosis and management have led to a significant reduction in maternal mortality and morbidity from this disease in developed countries. In developing countries the incidence of maternal death attributed to eclampsia remains high and, in Ethiopia, maternal mortality from this complication has instead risen over the last decade.