Background: Hormonal methods of birth control are a safe and reliable way to prevent pregnancy for most women. Their uptake rate in comparism to other contraceptive methods in our environment has not been well documented. Objective: To determine the uptake of hormonal contracepti...
Aim: The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence of dysmenorrhea, associated risk factors, and how it is managed among adolescent girls in junior high schools of the Upper East region in Ghana. Study Design: A descriptive cross-sectional study design was adopted. Place a...
Aims: This study was conducted to investigate the knowledge, attitude and practices (KAP) regarding family planning services among married women of Quetta Pakistan. Methodology: A cross sectional study was conducted in obstetrics & gynecology department from public sector hos...
Background: Endometriosis is defined by the presence of endometrial like glands and stroma without the endometrium and myometrium. It is an estrogen dependent condition and affects 6-10% of females commonly during their reproductive age. Theories have evolved to explain the mecha...
Aims: Collision tumours of the ovary are rare. A pre-surgery diagnosis is possible when there is a high index of suspicion during patient evaluation. This case report highlights the need for this clinical care, evaluation and treatment. Presentation of Case: A 51 year old Para 7...
Background: Prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) programmes provide antiretroviral treatment to HIV-positive pregnant women to reduce the likelihood of their infants acquiring the HIV. However despite concerted efforts to scale-up PMTCT services in Nigeria, t...
Background: Obstetric fistula (OF) is a preventable devastating condition mostly caused by prolonged obstructed labour and the healthcare workers (HCWs) plays a key role in its prevention. Objective: To determine the knowledge and attitude of HCWs towards OF prevention at all lev...
Objective: Present study aimed to assess the effectiveness and safety of Dazel kit (fluconazole 150 mg, azithromycin 1 gm, secnidazole 1 g two tablets) among patients with vaginal infections. Materials and Methods: In this observational study, 705 clinically diagnosed patients wi...
This paper was retracted. Retraction Notice: This paper has been retracted from the journal after receipt of written complains. This journal is determined to promote integrity in research publication. This retraction is in spirit of the same. After formal procedures editor(s) and...
Background: The expected date of confinement is calculated using Naegle’s rule that is 280 days or 40 weeks of gestation, but it is observed that most women tend to deliver between 38 and 42 weeks. Unfortunately, only a few women deliver exactly on the expected date of confinemen...