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Hyperemesis Gravidarum: Constant Nausea and Violent Vomiting Introduction: Hyperemesis Gravidarum is a pregnancy-associated disorder that is both severe and violent and can potentially lead to fetal and maternal morbidity. During pregnancy, it is very common to develop pregnancy-associated nausea and mild vomiting symptoms. This is the more common and harmless condition known as “morning sickness”. Unfortunately, due to the similarity…
Massive Ovarian Cysts & Recurrent Miscarriage – Antai Hospital Massive Ovarian Cysts (MOCs) or Giant Ovarian Cysts (GOCs) are benign growths of the ovary presenting with diameters more than 10cm. The cysts, although massive, are not associated with cancer, nor will they develop into any other form of cancer. However, they are associated with recurrent miscarriage and potential infertility, making…
Infertility is when someone is unable to have children. It can be defined as the engagement of the normal sexual life of a couple, without any contraceptive measures for a period of 12-months and achieving zero pregnancies. This scenario is widely accepted as the definition of infertility. Infertility is caused by male factors, female factors, and common factors of both…
Miscarriage Management: D&C and Hysteroscopy – Antai Hospital D&C Introduction Dilation and Curettage are currently one of the most practiced gynecological procedures, where its primary function is to retrieve a terminated pregnancy from the uterine cavity. The pregnant patient will have the pregnancy or products of conception removed from the endometrial cavity trying to avoid removing tissue beyond the decidua…
Uterine Fibroids: Diagnosis & Treatment – Antai Hospital Uterine fibroids (UFs), also known as uterine leiomyomas, are benign neoplasms of the uterus that affect women of reproductive age in their 20s, 30s, and 40s. They may be asymptomatic or cause a range of severe and chronic symptoms. The most common presenting symptom is heavy menstrual bleeding, which can lead to…
Adenomyosis: Cause & Treatment – Antai Hospital Introduction Adenomyosis is a common condition of the female reproductive system, specifically, it affects the uterus. Displace tissue of the endometrium is now growing inside the muscle wall of the uterus, in the form of multiple adenomyomas or lesions. Tiny brown ball-like tissues carry all the properties of endometrial tissues, so they are…
Luteal Phase Deficiency: Diagnosis & Treatment – Antai Hospital Introduction Luteal phase Deficiency, also known as Luteal Phase Defect, is a disorder of the corpus luteum located inside the ovaries. Broadly speaking, it refers to an abnormality in the luteal phase: the secretion of progesterone by the corpus luteum. For this reason, LPD is also referred to as Corpus Luteum…