Background: Endometrial cancer is the most common gynaecological malignancy in developed countries and its incidence is increasing in Malaysia. Despite favourable outcomes, disease recurrence remains a significant cause of morbidity and mortality. Local data on recurrence pattern...
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Research Article10.9734/arjgo/2026/v9i1360
Background: Cervical cancer remains a major public health challenge, particularly in Ghana, where screening uptake remains low despite the availability of effective preventive interventions. Understanding the individual, institutional, and community factors associated with cervic...
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Research Article10.9734/arjgo/2026/v9i1359
Aim: To alert medical practitioners that female genital mutilation (FGM) is still practised, to strengthen awareness of its harmful consequences, and to encourage enforcement of existing laws as a deterrent. Presentation of Case: This case concerns a 2-year-old girl who presented...
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Research Article10.9734/arjgo/2026/v9i1357
Background: Recurrent haematometra is an uncommon clinical presentation that may complicate the diagnosis of female genital tuberculosis. This report describes a young woman with persistent heavy menstrual bleeding, recurrent intrauterine blood accumulation, and an initial radiol...
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Research Article10.9734/arjgo/2026/v9i1358
Background: Cesarean section is an essential obstetric intervention when medically indicated; however, repeat cesarean delivery may increase operative difficulty and maternal morbidity. Aims: This study compared intra-operative and post-operative maternal morbidity between primar...
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Research Article10.9734/arjgo/2026/v9i1356
Chinoya Andrea Nwaokike, Divine Favour Chidumebi Chinedu, Fahidah Damilola Adediran, Achiri Njie Fon-Achu, Anushka Holkar, Chijioke Chizoba Egwu, Mithra Sindhu Madhu, Vera Chinenye Mmaduabuchi, Oluwatosin Opeyemi Adesina, Davidson Chikamguzoro Davidson, Nnabuike Kevin Odo, Chisom Priscilla Eze, Rimzim Sanjay Bajoria & Nidhi Parag Pardeshi·Asian Research Journal of Gynaecology and Obstetrics·2026
Background: Maternal health-seeking behaviour is important for promoting safe pregnancy, timely detection of complications and improved maternal and neonatal outcomes. This study assessed maternal health-seeking behaviours among pregnant women attending antenatal clinics in prima...
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Research Article10.9734/arjgo/2026/v9i1353
Ectopic pregnancy is a potentially life-threatening condition that may be difficult to recognise when classical symptoms are absent. Chronic ectopic pregnancy can resemble pelvic inflammatory disease because both conditions may present with lower abdominal pain, cervical motion t...
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Research Article10.9734/arjgo/2026/v9i1354
Malignancy during pregnancy is uncommon and can be difficult to recognise because disease-related symptoms may overlap with physiological changes of gestation. Cancer of unknown primary (CUP) presenting with disseminated skeletal involvement during pregnancy is particularly rare....
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Research Article10.9734/arjgo/2026/v9i1355
Background: Gestational age at delivery is an important determinant of obstetric management and perinatal outcomes, including birth weight, mode of delivery, Apgar score and perinatal survival. However, local evidence describing these outcomes across preterm, term and post-term d...
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Research Article10.9734/arjgo/2026/v9i1352
Premature ovarian insufficiency is defined by loss or marked impairment of ovarian function before the age of 40 years and is associated with menstrual disturbance, infertility, hypo-oestrogenism, and long-term health consequences. Affected women may experience vasomotor symptoms...
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Research Article10.9734/arjgo/2026/v9i1351
Gut microbiome dysbiosis has emerged as a mechanistically coherent contributor to polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), endometriosis, premature ovarian insufficiency (POI), epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC), and diminished ovarian reserve (DOR). Across clinical cohorts, a convergent m...
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Research Article10.9734/arjgo/2026/v9i1349
Background: Hysterectomy remains the most frequently performed major gynaecological surgery worldwide for benign uterine pathology. Although total abdominal hysterectomy (TAH) has long been regarded as a standard approach, total laparoscopic hysterectomy (TLH) has emerged as a mi...
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Research Article10.9734/arjgo/2026/v9i1350
Aim: The World Health Organization Labour Care Guide is an evidence-based tool designed to support respectful and systematic monitoring of women during labour. Effective use of the LCG depends on the knowledge of frontline maternity care providers, particularly midwives. This stu...
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Research Article10.9734/arjgo/2026/v9i1348
Background: Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) is a widespread endocrine disease that affects females of reproductive age, causing considerable reproductive and metabolic complications. Although the syndrome affects women to a great extent, there is paucity of data concerning the...
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Research Article10.9734/arjgo/2026/v9i1347
Background: Hydrops fetalis is a severe fetal condition characterised by abnormal fluid accumulation in at least two fetal compartments, including the pleural, pericardial, or peritoneal spaces, with or without subcutaneous oedema. Non-immune hydrops fetalis accounts for most rep...
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Research Article10.9734/arjgo/2026/v9i1345