Rule out pregnancy before starting a hormonal contraceptive or insert an IUD: The Pregnancy Checklist.
We recommend that family planning providers rule out pregnancy before they start any woman on a hormonal contraceptive or an…
Calcium lactate in pregnancy: What you need to know.
Calcium based antacids like calcium lactate are invaluable medications in pregnancy to the extent that almost no pregnant mother ever…
Cervical Polyps: What you should know.
Cervical polyps are not uncommon. We present to you, a patient-centred article about the abnormal swellings we can find on…
Abnormal Uterine bleeding: The basics you must know.
We define abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB) previously termed dysfunctional uterine bleeding as abnormal bleeding that is unrelated to the typical…
Rho (D) Immune Globulin (RhoGAM) uses in Obstetrics: What you need to know!
Rho (D) Immune Globulin (RhoGAM) is a biologic antibody derived from human plasma1. It is a medication that targets the…
Cervical cancer: Revised FIGO staging.
Cervical cancer is the fourth commonest cancer in the world. It, is, however, the second commonest amongst women in low…
Use of oral antihypertensives in severe hypertension in pregnancy: There’s compelling evidence from a new study.
Thomas Easterling et al. conducted an open-label, randomized controlled trial to assess the efficacy and safety of three oral antihypertensives…
Hydropic abortion: A differential diagnosis of complete and partial hydatidiform moles you ought to know.
Extensive overlap exists in the histologic appearance of partial and complete moles that even experienced pathologists can have difficulty differentiating…
Let’s talk about a miscarriage (Spontaneous abortion).
Deep in the remote villages of Uganda and a few suburban areas, a miscarriage is almost always attributed to a…
Uterine fibroids: Take a brief look.
Surgery for uterine fibroids is not an uncommon procedure: I have performed quite a number, removing fibroids that are nearing…