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Research Articles (Obstetrics and Gynaecology): Recent submissions

  • Evaluasie van embrio eienskappe om die mees geskikte embrio te selekteer vir oorplasing deur die gebruik van ’n puntestelsel 
    Maharaj, P.; Huyser, Carin (AOSIS Open Journals, 2013)
    The need for establishing a greater knowledge of embryo quality variables is needed. Thus constructing reliable scoring systems is becoming increasingly more evident. This may result in selection of the appropriate embryo ...
  • Voorkoming van infeksies in ’n ge-assisteerde reproduktiewe laboratorium in ’n ontwikkelende land 
    Huyser, Carin; Fourie, Jozef Markus (AOSIS Open Journals, 2013)
    The aim of the current paper is to discuss prevention of infections in a public sector laboratory orientated assisted reproduction treatment setting. Alternative viewpoints on resource management, semen decontamination for ...
  • Human papillomavirus prevalence and type distribution in invasive cervical cancer in sub-Saharan Africa 
    Denny, Lynette; Adewole, Isaac; Anorlu, Rose; Dreyer, Greta; Moodley, Manivasan; Smith, Trudy; Snyman, Leon Cornelius; Wiredu, Edwin; Molijn, Anco; Quint, Wim; Ramakrishnan, Gunasekaran; Schmidt, Johannes (Wiley, 2014-03)
    In sub-Saharan Africa, invasive cervical cancer (ICC) incidence and mortality are among the highest in the world. This cross-sectional epidemiological study assessed human papillomavirus (HPV) prevalence and type ...
  • Reasons why unscreened patients with cervical cancer present with advanced stage disease 
    Snyman, Leon Cornelius; Herbst, U. (OpenJournals Systems, 2013)
    OBJECTIVE: Cervical cancer is the most common gynaecological cancer in South Africa, and the vast majority of women present with an advanced stage of the disease. This can be attributed to the absence of an implemented ...
  • Obstetric haemorrhage and the use of blood and blood products 
    Du Plessis, J.H. (Narina) (In House Publications, 2013-05)
    Obstetric haemorrhage remains one of the most challenging conditions to manage in pregnancy. Irrespective of the level of skill and experience of the attending health care provider, bleeding of an obstetric patient poses ...
  • Office gynaecology 
    Swart, Paul (In House Publications, 2013-05)
    The training of registrars to become obstetrician-gynaecologists is performed in large hospitals, usually associated to an university. These hospitals are mostly level II and III hospitals to which more complicated cases ...
  • Risk assessment in obstetrics 
    Soma-Pillay, Priya (In House Publications, 2013-05)
    The major goal of obstetric care is to ensure the birth of a healthy baby with minimal risk to the mother. Therefore determining which interventions are most likely to improve patient safety is an important global health ...
  • The inherent value of staging in the management of gynaecological cancers 
    Van Aardt, M.C. (Matthys Cornelis) (In House Publications, 2013-05)
    Staging can be defined as assessing the anatomical extent of the tumour. Stages are an artificial subdivision of the ongoing disease process based on the applicable anatomical landmarks. The main goals in treating patients ...
  • The kidney in pregnancy 
    Adam, Sumaiya (In House Publications, 2013-05)
    A close relationship exists between kidney function and a successful pregnancy outcome. Renal disease can affect the outcome of pregnancy, pregnancy can affect the progression of pre-existing renal disease, and pregnancy ...
  • Where are the men? Targeting male partners in preventing mother-to-child HIV transmission 
    Koo, Kevin; Makin, J.D. (Jennifer Dianne); Forsyth, Brian William Cameron (Routledge, 2013-01)
    Involvement of male partners may increase adherence to and improve outcomes of programs to prevent mother-to-child HIV transmission (PMTCT). Greater understanding of factors impeding male voluntary HIV counseling and ...
  • Ultrasound imaging of the anal sphincter complex : a review 
    Abdool, Zeelha; Sultan, Abdul H.; Thakar, Ranee (British Institute of Radiology, 2012-02)
    Endoanal ultrasound is now regarded as the gold standard for evaluating anal sphincter pathology in the investigation of anal incontinence. The advent of three-dimensional ultrasound has further improved our understanding ...
  • Meeting future requirements in gynaecological oncology subspecialty training 
    Snyman, Leon Cornelius (Open Journals Systems, 2012)
    Subspecialty training in gynaecological oncology in South Africa is a very young venture in the discipline of gynaecology. In 2008, the first candidate fulfilled the requirements for the College of Obstetricians and ...
  • Treatment of human sperm with serine protease during density gradient centrifugation 
    Fourie, Jozef Markus; Loskutoff, N.; Huyser, Carin (Springer, 2012)
    PURPOSE Seminal pathogens can bind specifically or nonspecifically to spermatozoa, rendering semen decontamination procedures ineffective, whereby vertical or horizontal transmission of the infection could occur. Serine ...
  • Ovarian endometriosis as a premalignant condition : epidemiological, histological and molecular evidence 
    Dreyer, Greta (Open Journals Systems, 2012)
    Endometriosis is a common monoclonal benign proliferative disorder that may give rise to pelvic malignancy. Epithelial ovarian carcinoma is responsible for a large proportion of gynaecological cancer-associated deaths. ...
  • Development of a measure of the patient-provider relationship in antenatal care and its importance in PMTCT 
    Barry, Oliver M.; Bergh, Anne-Marie; Makin, J.D. (Jennifer Dianne); Etsane, Mama Elsie; Kershaw, Trace S.; Forsyth, Brian William Cameron (Routledge, 2012-06)
    The prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission (PMTCT) is a complex challenge in heavily affected and resource-limited settings such as South Africa. Management of PMTCT requires a cascade of interventions that need ...
  • Intra uterine growth restriction 
    Du Plessis, J.H. (Narina) (In House Publications, 2012-08)
    In the beginning of the 20th century, the only explanation that was offered to a small baby born was that of prematurity. Fetal growth was defined by birth weight alone. The concept that a fetus might suffer poor growth ...
  • Tropical diseases and their impact on maternal and child health 
    Adam, Sumaiya; Lombaard, H.A.D.T. (Hennie) (In House Publications, 2012-08)
    Over a quarter of the world’s population are at risk of parasitic infections. The majority of these infections are confined to the world’s poverty belt, which is largely in sub- Saharan Africa. Dangerous, debilitating ...
  • Ethics opinion : the practitioner in need of care 
    Lindeque, B. Gerhard (In House Publications, 2012-08)
    The generally used way of defining impairment when referring to medical practitioners is the inability to practice medicine with reasonable skill and safety for patients. This may be due to progressive physical or mental ...
  • Assisted reproduction laboratory cost-drivers in South Africa : value, virtue and validity 
    Huyser, Carin; Boyd, Laura Susan (In House Publications, 2012-08)
    An overview is given on selected cost-drivers within an assisted reproduction technology (ART) laboratory, such as procedural costs; sperm preparations; laboratory supplies including embryo culture media and cryopreservation. ...
  • Preventing the development of type 2 diabetes in women with gestational diabetes 
    Soma-Pillay, Priya (In House Publications, 2012-08)
    Gestational diabetes is a carbohydrate intolerance that is first detected in pregnancy and usually disappears after birth. It is characterised by fasting and post-prandial hyperglycemia. The immediate maternal and fetal ...