Introduction During pregnancy, up to 80% of women experience nausea and/or vomiting (N/V). For the majority of women, N/V resolves by the 16th week of pregnancy. A severe and prolonged form of N/V, hyperemesis gravidarum (HG), affects 0.3–2% of pregnancies. The criteria that define HG include dehydration, ketonuria, and more than 5% weight loss (Nelson-Piercy 1998) (McCarthy et al. 2014).…
Recurrent Miscarriage: Breakdown of Causes & Treatment – Antai Hospital
Recurrent Miscarriage – Breakdown of causes and treatment Recurrent miscarriage or Recurrent Spontaneous Abortions (RSAs) affect 1-3% of all couples in their pregnancy journeys. In 2020, the numbers are between the range of 10,000-15,000 people affected by this, and the data sees a linear progression, increasing as the years progress. Immunological factor (presence of anti-embryonic antibodies) Antai Hospital has discovered…
Bicornuate Uterus: Reconstructive Surgery For Healthy Pregnancy – Antai Hospital
Bicornuate Uterus: Diagnosis & Effective Surgical Management A normal uterus always bears a shape resembling a pear, during the process of embryonic development of the uterus, there is a fusion process known as the Mullerian Ducts fusion process,which also extends down to form the vagina. During the embryonic development process (embryogenesis), abnormalities that arise affect both sides of the fusion…
Adenomyosis: Effective Treatment At Antai Hospital
Introduction Adenomyosis is also known as endometriosis interna. Adenomyosis is a condition whereby tissues that were supposed to be lined inside the uterus grow on the muscular wall outside of the uterus. Symptoms of Adenomyosis Following are the symptoms of Adenomyosis: – Excruciating menstrual cramps (dysmenorrhea) – Heavy and prolonged bleeding during…
Do chromosomal abnormalities in couples cause the occurrence of recurrent miscarriages? – Antai Hospital
Do chromosomal abnormalities in couples cause the occurrence of recurrent miscarriages? The answer is NO because despite having genetic abnormalities, it does not mean that you are unhealthy. If you or your partner have been diagnosed by your doctors for having chromosomal abnormalities and have been advised to either give up on having children, seek adoption or surrogacy. We are…
Cervical Atresia Treatment: Explained – Antai Hospital
Introduction Cervical atresia is caused by the painless dilation of the cervix and the inability to lock in, causing the amniotic membrane to prolapse and resulting in a potential water rupture and subsequently, a miscarriage. This situation occurs in the midstof pregnancy, and will cause repeated abortion in the middle of pregnancy, also can be said to be late habitual…
Endometriosis Treatment without Hysterectomy – Antai Hospital
Endometriosis Treatment: Pregnancy Can Be Achieved Introduction In layman terms, the endometrium covers the body cavity of the uterus, and if for some reason the endometrium grows in other parts of the body (not limited to the pelvic cavity), it is known as Endometriosis. Endometriosis is known to cause infertility, miscarriage, painful periods and painful intercourse, so it is easily…
Asherman’s Syndrome aka Intrauterine Adhesions : Effective Treatment – Antai Hospital
Treatment of Intrauterine Adhesions Keywords: endometrium; hysteroscopic surgery; intrauterine adhesion; pathophysiology; prevention Introductions Intrauterine adhesion (IUA), and its severe form Asherman syndrome (Asherman’s syndrome), is a common uterine disease, often accompanied with severe clinical problems contributing to a significant impairment of reproductive function, such as menstrual disturbance (amenorrhea), infertility or recurrent miscarriage. Among these, its correlated infertility may be one…
PCOS & Oligomenorrhea: Effective One Time Surgical Treatment – Antai Hospital
PCOS & Oligomenorrhea – Antai Hospital Introduction: Oligomenorrhea Oligomenorrhea is the condition where the patient is a woman that menstruates very infrequently and irregularly. Their cycle is usually at intervals of longer than 30-35 days and it causes them to only menstruate 4-8 times a year, or less, instead of once every month. Some change in menstrual flow is normal…
Adenomyosis & Recurrent Early Miscarriage: No Hysterectomy – Antai Hospital
Adenomyosis and Recurrent Early Miscarriage Overview Every month, the innermost layer of your uterus (endometrium) will thicken and shed, and that is how menstruation happens. Adenomyosis is a uterine condition where the cells and tissues that were supposed to thicken on your endometrium end up growing in the middle layer of the uterus (myometrium) instead. We call these wrongly situated…