Ectopic pregnancy should always be suspected and ruled out with a carefully done early trimester ultrasound in women with risk factors of ectopic pregnancy especially history of previous ectopic pregnancy. With the advent of transvaginal ultrasound, the ectopic pregnancies are ra...
Antenatal care (ANC) service has been one of the major mechanisms to curbing maternal mortality in the world. This study analyzed the economic impact of COVID-19 on ANC in Niger State, Nigeria from March – July 2020. The study objective was to evaluate the economic impact of COVI...
Introduction: The purpose of this study was to assess the knowledge and awareness of cervical cancer among women who came for screening at the regional hospital Buea- South West Region of Cameroon. Materials and Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study involving women aged fr...
Background: Ectopic pregnancy continues to be a life threatening gynaecological emergency. In the past decade morbidity and mortality has decreased dramatically but the incidence is rising worldwide. Objective: To determine the incidence, pattern of presentation, diagnosis and ma...
Background: Episiotomy is the commonest operative procedures in obstetrics, and belied by many to expedite delivery. In most tertiary hospitals in Nigeria, majority of the episiotomies are repaired by house officer, with varying degree of complications. Objective: To determine th...
Background: The use of Jatropha curcas leaves in folklore medicine has gained popularity in recent times due to its medicinal value but without regards to its adverse health effect. Aim: This study aimed at investigating the effect of J. curcas leaves on the fertility of male Wis...
Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) is a dehumanizing cultural practice, depriving women of sexual satisfaction and freedom; and the right to decide what happens to their body qualifying it a public health issue globally. The aim of this article is to examine the practice of female g...
Background: Malaria is associated with increased morbidity and mortality and of public health concern. Long- lasting insecticide- treated bed nets (LLINs) is an effective method of prevention and control of malaria. Aim: To determine the relationship between socio-demographic cha...
Aims: To explore the factors associated with the utilization of ANC services among women of child bearing in Osogbo, Nigeria. Study Design: A descriptive cross-sectional mixed-methods design was used for this study and both quantitative and qualitative methods were used for data...
Aims: Pelvic organ prolapse (POP) regards an increasing number of women. The gold standard procedure for the POP is abdominal sacrocolpopexy. Adhesions often occur after pelvic surgery, with a lower incidence after laparoscopy. We present a laparoscopic sacrocolpopexy in a patien...
Pollution of water sources by leachate and the toxicity that ensues have been reported globally. However, there is still need to evaluate its effects on reproductive hormones; considering the influence of environment on reproduction and the increasing number of infertility cases...
Aim: The effect of pollution due to gas flaring on men native to Ebocha, in the Niger Delta Area of Nigeria was investigated. Materials and Methods: Blood specimens from twenty approximately healthy men from Ebocha community within the age groups 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54...
Objective: It was to evaluate the satisfaction and delay in obtaining blood products during obstetric emergencies at the Sylvanus Olympio University Hospital Center. Methodology: This is a prospective study conducted from June 2017 to May 2018, including 252 pregnant women and wo...
Background: The use of household insecticides for the eradication of insects especially mosquitoes in Nigeria is increasing. These insecticides are used without consideration of their adverse effect on human health. Aim: This study was aimed at accessing the effect of common hous...
Background: There is a general belief that Chrysophyllum albidum fruit (cherry) has the ability to induce abortion (miscarriage) in pregnant women due to its sour taste. Aim: This study sought to investigate if this fruit actually induces miscarriage or not. Methods: Freshly harv...