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Hot flashes. What about them?
Hot flashes – intense feelings of warmth, often sudden, that characteristically begin from the neck, face, or chest. Routinely, they are associated with perspiration and anxiety. Women at or near…
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Candidiasis. How to manage it.
Candidiasis is an infection caused by a fungus called candida. Several species of candida exist but, Candida albicans is the most prevalent. It can occur in the mouth, skin folds, oesophagus,…
Use the pregnancy checklist to rule out pregnancy before you provide hormonal contraceptives or an IUD.
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 intrauterine device (IUD). Hormonal contraceptives include combined oral contraceptives, progestin-only…
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 completes the pregnancy period without having a complaint that will…
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 the cervix. We call them cervical polyps. There’s a brochure…
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 periods (menstruation). It is not an uncommon problem, and it…
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 rhesus D antigen found on the surfaces of red blood…
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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 and middle-income countries. 85% of the estimated 567,847 new cases…
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 in treating severe hypertension in pregnancy in a low-resource setting…
Hydropic abortion
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 them. More issues arise when the tissues under analysis are…