Browsing Research Articles (Obstetrics and Gynaecology) by Title

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  • Mobile phone radiation does not induce pro-apoptosis effects in human spermatozoa 
    Falzone, Nadia; Huyser, Carin; Franken, Daniel R.; Leszczynski, Dariusz (Radiation Research Society, 2010-08)
    Recent reports suggest that mobile phone radiation may diminish male fertility. However, the effects of this radiation on human spermatozoa are largely unknown. The present study examined effects of the radiation on ...
  • Model strategies to address barriers to cervical cancer treatment and palliative care among women in Zimbabwe: a public health approach 
    Tapera, Oscar; Dreyer, Greta; Nyakabau, Anna Mary; Kadzatsa, Webster; Stray‑Pedersen, Babill; Hendricks, Stephen James Heinrich (BMC, 2021-04)
    BACKGROUND: Cervical cancer treatment and care remains limited in Zimbabwe despite the growing burden of the disease among women. This study was aimed at investigating strategies to address barriers in accessing treatment and ...
  • Molecular biomarkers for gestational diabetes mellitus 
    Dias, Stephanie Charmaine; Pheiffer, Carmen; Abrahams, Yoonus; Rheeder, Paul; Adam, Sumaiya (MDPI Publishing, 2018-09-26)
    Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is a growing public health problem worldwide. The condition is associated with perinatal complications and an increased risk for future metabolic disease in both mothers and their ...
  • A multinational review : oesophageal cancer in low to middle-income countries 
    Hull, Rodney; Mbele, Mzwandile; Makhafola, Tshepiso Jan; Hicks, Chindo; Wang, Shao Ming; Reis, Rui Manuels; Mehrotra, Ravi; Mkhize-Kwitshana, Zilungile; Hussain, Showket; Kibiki, Gibson; Bates, David O.; Dlamini, Zodwa (Spandidos, 2020-10)
    Oesophageal cancer (OC) is an aggressive neoplasm that manifests in the gastrointestinal tract and is the result of numerous factors that can contribute to the development of the disease. These may include old age, nutritional ...
  • Near miss audit in obstetrics 
    Pattinson, Robert Clive; Pattinson, Bob (Elsevier, 2009)
    No abstract available.
  • New guidelines for Zika virus 2016 
    Soma-Pillay, Priya (In House Publications, 2016)
    Zika virus has caused a self- limiting pyrexial illness across Africa and South East Asia for decades. Recently there has been a rapid spread of the Zika virus in South America. However, to date, the zika virus has not ...
  • No association between ADIPOQ or MTHFR polymorphisms and gestational diabetes mellitus in South African women 
    Dias, Stephanie Charmaine; Adam, Sumaiya; Rheeder, Paul; Pheiffer, Carmen (Dove Medical Press, 2021)
    PURPOSE : Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is a growing public health concern. GDM affects approximately 14% of pregnancies globally, and without effective treatment, is associated with short- and long-term complications ...
  • Non-directive counselling for fetal anomalies 
    Adam, Sumaiya; Lindeque, B. Gerhard (In House Publications, 2017)
    A 17-year-old woman at 20 weeks gestation is referred for a detailed anomaly scan. The fetus is diagnosed with anencephaly.
  • NT-proBNP : when is it useful in obstetric medicine? 
    Ker, James A.; Soma-Pillay, Priya (Sage, 2018-03)
    Pregnancy, viewed as a stress test of the haemodynamic system, may unmask underlying cardiac disease. Pregnancy may also induce de novo cardiac disease. N-terminal pro brain-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) is a useful ...
  • Obesity, oligomenorrhoea and PCOS in adolescence 
    (In House Publications, 2018)
    Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is the most common endocrinopathy affecting female reproductive health. The diagnosis of PCOS in adolescence is challenging due to the high prevalence of menstrual dysfunction and acne ...
  • 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 ...
  • Obstetric litigation - time to reflect? 
    Odendaal, H.J.; Howarth, Graham; Pattinson, Robert Clive; Pattinson, Bob (In House Publications, 2011-02)
    Invariably there is an unhappy story behind every case of litigation involving obstetric care where a child has been compromised. Families live with the consequences, and, if litigating, obviously feel somebody is at fault ...
  • Obstetric medical care and training in South Africa 
    Wium, Lizemarie; Vannevel, Valerie; Bothma, Salome (Sage, 2019-03)
    Obstetric medicine as a speciality is yet to be developed in South Africa. South Africa is regarded as a developing country. The burden of HIV and metabolic syndrome creates a need for advanced maternal care. An increase ...
  • Obstetrics knowledge and skills training as a catalyst for change 
    Pattinson, Robert Clive; Bergh, Anne-Marie; Makin, J.D. (Jennifer Dianne); Pillay, Y.; Moodley, J.; Madaj, B.; Ameh, C.; Van den Broek, N. (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2018-09)
    BACKGROUND. Poor emergency obstetric care has been shown by national confidential enquiries into maternal deaths to contribute to a number of maternal deaths in South Africa. OBJECTIVES. To assess whether a structured ...
  • Odon device for instrumental vaginal deliveries : results of a medical device pilot clinical study 
    Schvartzman, Javier A.; Krupitzki, Hugo; Merialdi, Mario; Betran, Ana Pilar; Requejo, Jennifer; Nguyen, My Huong; Vayena, Effy; Fiorillo, Angel E.; Gadow, Enrique C.; Vizcaino, Francisco M.; Von Petery, Felicitas; Marroquin, Victoria; Cafferata, María Luisa; Mazzoni, Agustina; Vannevel, Valerie; Pattinson, Robert Clive; Gulmezoglu, A. Metin; Althabe, Fernando; Bonet, Mercedes; World Health Organization Odon Device Research Group (BioMed Central, 2018-03-12)
    BACKGROUND : A prolonged and complicated second stage of labour is associated with serious perinatal complications. The Odon device is an innovation intended to perform instrumental vaginal delivery presently under development. ...
  • 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 ...
  • Oncogenic and incidental HPV types associated with histologically confirmed cervical intraepithelial neoplasia in HIV-positive and HIV-negative South African women 
    Van Aardt, M.C. (Matthys Cornelis); Dreyer, Greta; Snyman, Leon Cornelius; Richter, Karin Louise; Becker, P.; Mojaki, S.M. (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2016-06)
    BACKGROUND. In Africa, data on the relationship between oncogenic human papillomavirus (HPV) types, immune status and cervical preinvasive lesions are lacking. METHODS. We investigated low-risk (lrHPV) and high-risk ...
  • Optimising the International Classification of Diseases to identify the maternal condition in the case of perinatal death 
    Allanson, Emma R.; Tunçalp, Ozge; Gardosi, Jason; Pattinson, Robert Clive; Francis, Andre; Vogel, Joshua P.; Erwich, Jan Jaap H.M.; Flenady, Vicki J.; Frøen, J. Frederik; Neilson, James; Quach, Amanda; Chou, Doris; Mathai, Matthews; Say, Lale; Gülmezoglu, A. Metin (Wiley, 2016-11)
    OBJECTIVE : The WHO application of the tenth edition of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10) to deaths during the perinatal period (ICD Perinatal Mortality, ICD-PM) captures the essential characteristics ...
  • Organophosphate poisoning in pregnancy : is it a cry for help? 
    Cebakulu, Sylvia; Pattinson, Robert Clive (Health and Medical Publishing Group, 2018-11)
    Organophosphate poisoning seems to be a fairly common cause of mortality in young and teenage mothers. The attending healthcare personnel, especially nursing staff and doctors, should always have a high index of suspicion ...
  • Ovarian cysts and tumours in children and adolescents 
    Bryant, Emma P. (In House Publications, 2018)
    Ovarian masses are an uncommon finding in children and adolescents with an incidence of around 2.6/100000 per year excluding functional ovarian lesions of which the true incidence is unknown.1,2 While ovarian tumours ...