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A One Year Retrospective Review of Intrauterine Insemination at the Center for Fertility and Reproductive Medicine of Saint Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
(2020-09-01)Conclusions: As the pregnancy rate found in this study was comparable with other studies and due to its affordability, IUI remains an effective first line method among the available options for infertile couples, especially for those with unexplained sub fertility. ...
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Outcomes and Associated Factors of Mothers Admitted to Intensive Care Unit During Pregnancy and Postpartum at Saint Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College, Ethiopia
(2021-08-01)Background: Despite the drastic decrease in maternal morbidity over the last few decades, because of improvements in obstetric care, maternal mortality remains to be a challenge in developing world. Analyzing intensive care unit (ICU) utilization during pregnancy ...
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Pattern of gynecological admissions and outcomes of patients who are admitted to gynecological ward and ICU of SPHMMC
(2016-01-01)Background
Gynecologic disorders might be grossly classified as emergency and elective. Emergency gynecologic admissions are usually due to abortion, ectopic pregnancy, molar pregnancy, medical complications of pregnancy, ovarian cyst torsion, abnormal ...
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PERINATAL & MATERNAL OUTCOMES AFTER CERVICAL CERCLAGE FOR CERVICAL INSUFFICIENCY AT ST. PAUL’s HOSPITAL MILLENNIUM MEDICAL COLLEGE AND ITS AFFILIATE CENTRES IN ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA
(2021-08-01)BACKGROUND: Cervical insufficiency is an important cause of late miscarriage and extreme preterm labour. Cervical cerclage has been practiced for decades as treatment for cervical insufficiency.
OBJECTIVES; to assess the perinatal outcomes ...
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Perinatal and maternal outcomes in high risk pregnancies with fetal macrosomia at SPHMMC, 2017
(2018-03-01)Introduction: Management of fetal macrosomia has long been an obstetric challenge, and is becoming an increasingly important problem because of its rising incidence and the associated risks to the mother and infant.
Objective: The objective ...
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Perinatal Outcome of Meconium Stained Amniotic Fluid at Saint Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
(2018-01-01)Introduction: meconium stained amniotic fluid occurs in 12 to 20% of laboring mothers and it is a confusing issue because it can be due to either physiologic or a hypoxic insult to the fetus.
Objective: the objective of ...
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Perinatal outcome of non vertex second twin after vaginal delivery of first twin at Saint Paul’s hospital millennium medical college, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: Retrospective Cohort study
(2020-08-01)Background: Considering Presentation of the second twin in determining the route of delivery for vertex first twin remains an area of controversy. This study aimed to determine whether presentation of the second twin following vaginal delivery of a vertex first ...
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PERINATAL OUTCOME OF POST-TERM PREGNANCY AT SPHMMC, YEKATIT 12, & RASDESTA HOSPITALS
(2018-03-01)Background: Post-term pregnancy is defined as pregnancy that has extended to or beyond 42 weeks of gestation (294 days). The incidence varies with the study population. Post-term pregnancy is associated with an increased risk of fetal and neonatal ...
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Pregnancy outcome of hemolysis elevated liver Enzymes and low platelate count syndrome at teaching hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
(2020-05-01)Background: HELLP syndrome is a life-threating complication in pregnancy that occur in 0.5 to 0.9% of all pregnancies and in 10–20% of cases with severe preeclampsia/eclampsia. It is associated with increased rate of both maternal and perinatal ...
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PREOERATIVE ANXIETY AMONG WOMEN UNDERGOING ELECTIVE CAESAREAN SECTION AT HOSPITALS IN ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA
(2021-08-01)Background: Preoperative anxiety is one of the common emotional responses recognized as an important problem that is accompanied with potential negative consequences both before and after the surgical procedure. The purpose of this study was ...
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Prevalence and associated factors of anemia among pregnant women attending ANC follow-up at Saint Paul’s millennium medical college, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2017
(2018-01-01)Background: Anemia impairs cognitive development, reduces physical work capacity and in severe cases increases risk of mortality particularly during prenatal period. There are no previous studies done on anemia in pregnancy in the study area.
Objective: ...
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Prevalence and demographic Features of Vulvar Cancer in Saint Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College, Ethiopia
(2021-08-01)Background: Vulvar cancer is the fourth most common gynecologic malignancy with prevalence around 4% worldwide(S. Nishio et al., 2019). The prevalence is on the increase and late presentation calls for concern. However, in SPHMMC no specific study on the incidence ...
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Prevalence of depression and associated factors among women seeking infertility care at St. Paul’s hospital Millennium medical college, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
(2020-08-01)Background: In developing countries, children are highly valued for social, cultural and economic reasons. Infertile and childless women in developing countries are therefore confronted with a series of societal discrimination and stigmatization which may lead ...
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Prevalence of male factor infertility and associated factors in couples seeking fertility Care at St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
(2021-08-01)Introduction: Infertility affects 10-15% of the couples in their reproductive age. Infertility is related to male factors in 40% of cases and female factors in 40% of the cases. Infertility is a critical component of reproductive health, and has often been ...
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Prevalence of precancerous cervical lesions and the associated determinant factors
(2016-01-01)Background
Cervical cancer remains a major public health problem in developing countries .It kills about 270, 000 women every year and more than 85% of these deaths occur in the developing world (1).Estimate of the global prevalence suggests that each ...
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Prevalence of Superimposed Preeclampsia and associated factors among Women with Chronic Hypertension who gave birth at Saint Paul’s hospital millennium medical college Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
(2020-09-01)Introduction: The prevalence of chronic hypertension during pregnancy is on average around 10% worldwide and of this around 25% on average will develop superimposed preeclampsia. Little is known about superimposed preeclampsia in Ethiopia. So, the objective of ...
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Quality of family planning counseling Among ANC Followers at SPHMMC ANC clinic
(2016-01-01)BackgroundEvery women in the reproductive age has a right to accurate, appropriate, understandable, and unambiguous information related to reproductive health in all parts of the health care facility.
Family planning is defined as the ability of ...
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A SIX-MONTH REVIEW OF PRIMARY PREMATURE OVARIAN INSUFFICENCY AMONG WOMEN SEEKING INFERTILITY CARE AT SPHMMC MICHU REPRODUCTIVE HEALLTH CLINIC ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA
(2021-08-01)Background
The prevalence of primary ovarian insufficiency (POI) is very variable, but it has been estimated to be around 1% of the general population in studies. It's also very likely that the prevalence of POI varies over time and between countries. ...
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Treatment Outcomes of Ectopic Pregnancy Among Women Managed Medically at St. Paul's Hospital Millennium Medical College Addis Ababa/ Ethiopia
(2020-08-01)Background: Ectopic pregnancy, a pregnancy in which the embryo implants outside the endometrial cavity, is an important cause of maternal mortality, especially in developing countries. It can be managed via multiple approaches including medical management using ...