Uterus

A 37-year-old primigravida presented at 8 weeks’ gestation with sudden abdominal pain, which lasted for one hour. An initial examination revealed a blood pressure (BP) of 89/54 mmHg with a pulse rate of 82/min. The uterus was of appropriately sized for gestational age without her abdominal muscular defence and the viable foetus was detectable by transvaginal ultrasonography. Her haemoglobin level was 11.2 g/dl. After two hours, her pain progressively worsened and abdominal guarding developed.…

Introduction: Cesarean section (often called as C-section) delivery is a type of delivery which, is usually done when the health of mother or baby or both, in certain cases, is at high risk or multiple babes are expected to be delivered. Some other factors also govern the selection of Cesarean section over vaginal delivery such as breech or transverse position of baby, dystocia ,fetal distress, failed labour induction, cephalopelvic disproportion, uterine or amniotic rupture, eclampsia,…

pregnancy is divided into 3 stages, which are referred to as trimesters. Trimester one: In the beginnings of a pregnancy the sperm fertilizes the ovum and it becomes a small mass of cells called a zygote. After about five days it develops into a grouping of cells called a blastocyst and becomes implanted in the uterine wall. It is in the first trimester that most of the major organ systems present themselves and the features are becoming recognizable as human. During the third and fourth weeks,…

Pregnancy Week 17 Week 17 and you are by now [pretty comfortable with the idea of being pregnant, given that you have undergone it all, the symptoms, the crucial phase, tests and all that matters! While the maternity wear are fitting you well in this week, you look pretty much like a pregnant lady than a lady who is just overeating her heart out and also feel the baby inside you with a lot more confidence! Thus, at the continual of the third tri semester, you would very well be surprised to know…

had the medical equipment to search for tumors non-invasively, so Esther had to undergo surgery just so the surgeon could figure out what was going on inside her body that was causing all of these symptoms. In the end, he had to remove her vagina, uterus, right ovary, right fallopian tube, bladder, and urethra. I can’t even imagine the pain and suffering Esther went through both physically and mentally after this procedure. Esther talked about how devastating this news was, and how “hysterical”…

last to reach full maturity within the womb. Your baby will have a full, strong grasp by now. Your baby’s eye color can change after birth. Her irises change color as they gain more pigments in the months after birth. With your baby filling up your uterus, you might find that her movements are slower and mellower than before. She might be settling into longer periods of rest. However, you should be aware of long periods of total inactivity as they signal fetal distress. The dos and don’ts for…

Ectopic Pregnancy Pregnancy takes place when an egg travels out of the ovaries and down one of the fallopian tubes joins with a sperm, becomes fertilized, then travels to the uterus where it grows for the remainder of the pregnancy. However, there are times where the fertilized egg does not make it to the uterus to grow and instead it begins to grow elsewhere, this is called an Ectopic Pregnancy. Ectopic Pregnancy basically means “an out-of-place pregnancy”. About 1-2% of pregnancies are…

In this event professor Carole Mendelson’s discussion was primarily about how the fetus itself signals to the mother when its ready to be born. She also mentioned some of the mechanisms behind the signaling and how this signal is initiated. In the unites states only, about 15 million babies are born immaturely. The rate of preterm birth is approximately 11 percent; about 450,000 babies a year are born immaturely and a lot of them die. This is a very high number which is why this issue needs more…

1. I diagnosis Eleanor with pelvic floor dysfunction (PFD) based on her history and examination. Pelvic floor dysfunction is the inability to control the pelvic floor muscles and failure to function properly is due to old age, obesity, pregnancy, menopause, and a vaginal delivery (Bartling, 2016). Its symptoms include urinary problems, constipation, a heavy feeling or bulge in the pelvis, and pain. Eleanor presents a majority of the risks factors and symptoms. She is more likely to have PFD…

Towards the end of your third trimester, your doctor will check the baby's presentation and position by feeling the belly or with ultrasound. Some of the common complications during pregnancy and their possible treatment are listed below: Breech position If the fetus remains in breech position several weeks before the due date, your doctor will attempt to "turn" the baby into the correct position. This procedure is known as "external version." One way to turn the baby after 36 weeks is by…