Chronic puerperal uterine inversion is a rare and life-threatening obstetric emergency which requires emergent treatment. We present a case of a 27-year-old Gravida 2 Para 2 (2002) with chronic uterine inversion. A bleeding, 4 x 4 x 5 cm fleshy knob like mass protruding from the cervix, was seen during vaginal inspection. Two-dimensional transvaginal sonography and 3-dimensional imaging clinched the diagnosis of uterine inversion. The patient underwent Haultain's procedure and was discharged improved with resumption of normal menses. Postpartum transvaginal sonography revealed a normally positioned uterus.

Human ; Female ; Pregnancy ; Uterine Inversion ; Vagina ; Gravidity ; Postpartum Period

Chronic puerperal uterine inversion is a rare and life-threatening obstetric emergency which requires emergent treatment. We present a case of a 27-year-old Gravida 2 Para 2 (2002) with chronic uterine inversion. A bleeding, 4 x 4 x 5 cm fleshy knob like mass protruding from the cervix, was seen during vaginal inspection. Two-dimensional transvaginal sonography and 3-dimensional imaging clinched the diagnosis of uterine inversion. The patient underwent Haultain's procedure and was discharged improved with resumption of normal menses. Postpartum transvaginal sonography revealed a normally positioned uterus.

Human ; Female ; Adult ; Pregnancy ; Uterine Inversion ; Vagina ; Gravidity ; Postpartum Period

Chlinnical observation was conducted on 10 cases of infants of diabetic mother at II Sin Woman's Hopital and the Busan National University Hospital during 19 months from Jan. 1977 to Jul. 1978. The results were summarized as follows : 1. Frequency of diabetic mothers was 0.094% and most of them were in 3rd decade of age. 5 mothers treated, two of them treated irregularly, and five not treated during pregnacy had the mean duration of 3 years from onset of diabetic symptoms to delivery. 2. Diabetic mother whose mean gravidity was 3.6 had histories of toxemia(50%), natural abortions or stillbirths(19%), and I case of polyhydramniosis and pyelonephritis respectively. 3. Among 10 cases of infants of diabetic mothers (5 full terms and 5 preterms), four large for gestational age, three appropriate for gestational age, and three small for gestational age, seven of them were delivered with vaginal and three with C-S deliveries. 4. Among 10 cases of infants of diabetic mothers, two of three infants with hypoglycemia had Apgar score below 6 at 1 minute and died soon after birth, and I case showed hypoglycemic symptoms such as tremor, sweating and so on. Hyperbilirubinemia ranging from 10 to 18 mg/dl in 3 cases, RDS 2 cases, and congenital anomaly 3 cases were also observed.
Apgar Score ; Busan ; Gestational Age ; Gravidity ; Humans ; Hyperbilirubinemia ; Hypoglycemia ; Infant* ; Mothers* ; Parturition ; Pyelonephritis ; Sweat ; Sweating ; Tremor

The authors compared the basic characteristics of rural woman in relation to family planning for June 1967 and June 1969 in Kyung San Country Kyungpook Province, Korea. The statistics showed that these characteristics are gradually changing. The marriage age was slightly higher than the past year and the formal education of women increased. The ideal children number, and tile gravidity and mortality rates decreased. At the same time the number of induced abortions, the knowledge of family planning, and the acceptance rate of contraception increased. These phenomena seem to follow the present worldwide trend.
Abortion, Induced ; Child ; Contraception ; Education ; Family Planning Services* ; Female ; Gravidity ; Gyeongsangbuk-do ; Humans ; Korea ; Marriage ; Mortality

From Feb, 1977, through Aug. 1977, 100 venous blood samples obtained from women within 48 hr after delivery were examnied for fetomaternal transfusion by the Nierhaus acid elution technique. Blood smears were scanned at 100 high power field for enumeration of fetal erythrocytes. 1. The incidence of fetomaternal transfusion was 26% 2. The incidence of fetomaternal transfusion was the highest (39.1%) in mothers of blood type O, the lowerst(12%) in mothers of blood type B. 3. The incidence of fetomaternal transfusion was no correlation with gravidity, parity, numbers of abortion and induction of labor by pitocin. 4. The incidence of fetomaternal transfusion was higher in caesarean section and manual delivery of placenta than normal veginal delivery and sponeaneous delivery of placenta. 5. The incidence of fetomaternal transfusion was increased in case of low cord hemoglobin level.
Cesarean Section ; Erythrocytes ; Female ; Fetomaternal Transfusion* ; Gravidity ; Humans ; Incidence ; Mothers ; Oxytocin ; Parity ; Placenta ; Pregnancy

OBJECTIVE: To examine the outcomes (tolerability, toxicity, and recurrence) of vaginal brachytherapy (VBT) among endometrial cancer (EC) patients treated with small cylinder size. METHODS: Patients with EC who received adjuvant VBT between September 2011 and December 2015 were reviewed. Patients were fitted with the largest vaginal cylinder they could comfortably accommodate, from 2.0–3.0 cm diameter. Small cylinders were defined as size 2.3 cm or less. Patient, tumor, or treatment characteristics were correlated with need for small cylinders. Treatment tolerability, measures of gastrointestinal (GI), genitourinary (GU), and vaginal toxicity, and rates of recurrence were analyzed. RESULTS: Three hundred four patients were included. Small cylinders were used in 51 patients (17%). Normal body mass index (BMI; p<0.001), nulligravidity (p<0.001), and shorter vaginal length (p<0.001) were associated with small cylinder size. There was no acute or late grade 3 toxicity. Rates of acute (grade 1–2) GI, GU, or vaginal symptoms were low (10%, 11%, and 19%, respectively). Small cylinder size was associated with increased likelihood of reporting acute GI (p<0.05) but not GU or vaginal symptoms. Small cylinder size was associated with higher risk of grade 1–2 vaginal stenosis (odds ratio [OR]=4.7; 95% confidence interval [CI]=1.5–14.7; p=0.007). There was no association between cylinder size and recurrence rate (p=0.55). CONCLUSION: VBT is generally very well tolerated, however, patients fitted with smaller cylinders (commonly nulligravid and low BMI) may have increased side effects. Further study to improve the dosimetry of VBT for patients requiring small cylinders may be worthwhile.
Body Mass Index ; Brachytherapy* ; Constriction, Pathologic ; Endometrial Neoplasms* ; Female ; Gravidity ; Humans ; Recurrence

OBJECTIVE: We used data from the 2010 to 2012 Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys to investigate whether the age at menopause is related to age at last delivery. METHODS: This was a cross-sectional study of the data for 714 women who became menopausal within the 3 years preceding the Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. RESULTS: Smoking, exercise, drink, educational level, and income were adjusted in model 1, and the mean ages at menopause were 50.5±0.3, 51.2±0.2, 51.2±0.3, and 50.2±0.4 years for women with <25, ≥25 and <30, ≥30 and <35, ≥35 years age at last delivery, respectively (P=0.049). Smoking, exercise, drink, educational level, income, age at first delivery, age at last delivery, and gravidity were adjusted in model 2, and the respective mean ages at menopause were 50.5±0.5, 50.7±0.4, 50.3±0.4, and 49.2±0.5 years (P=0.03). In both models, older age at last delivery showed higher age at menopause compared with women with younger age at last delivery. CONCLUSION: Korean women with older age at last delivery were associated with younger age at menopause. Increased number of pregnancies was related to older age at menopause.
Cross-Sectional Studies ; Female ; Gravidity ; Humans ; Korea* ; Menopause* ; Nutrition Surveys* ; Pregnancy ; Smoke ; Smoking

High gravidity hydatidiform mole (HM) without normal pregnancy is very rare. The challenge of managing such cases will dwell on the concern of having normal conception versus having another molar gestation and its neoplastic sequelae.

Presented in this paper is a case of a 32-year-old, gravida 5 para 0 (0040) who was admitted for the management of her fifth molar pregnancy. She underwent suction curettage and administration of methotrexate chemoprophylaxis. Genetic testing was done, which revealed a homozygous mutation in NLRP7, the gene implicated in recurrent molar gestations. This paper discusses the proper approach to determine the cause of recurrent molar pregnancies, as well as the management and prognosis of such cases.

Human ; Female ; Adult ; Gravidity ; Methotrexate ; Vacuum Curettage ; Hydatidiform Mole ; Homozygote ; Genetic Testing ; Mutation ; Prognosis ; Chemoprevention ; Molar

Animals ; Electromagnetic Fields ; adverse effects ; Female ; Gravidity ; radiation effects ; Humans ; Maternal Exposure ; adverse effects ; Pregnancy

A 29 year old nulligravid, married for 11 years sought consult due to recurrent urinary tract infection and primary infertility. Physical examination revealed a dilated urethral orifice accommodating two fingers and a blind vaginal pouch 0.5 cm deep with a pinpoint opening at the apex. The septum was excised and the dilated urethra repaired. Patient became pregnant two months after the operation and subsequently delivered via low transverse cesarean section to a 3700 gram baby. Surgical resection is the treatment of choice and postoperative dilation may be necessary to prevent restenosis. Outlook for pregnancy is encouraging and the mode of delivery must be based on individual circumstances.?

Human ; Female ; Adult ; Pregnancy ; Urethra ; Dilatation ; Parturition ; Marriage ; Cesarean Section ; Gravidity ; Infertility ; Urinary Tract Infections