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B H Valentine

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PubMed1993

Evaluation of laparoscopy and endocervical swab in the diagnosis of Chlamydia trachomatis infection of the female genital tract.

A group of 60 consecutive women admitted to the gynaecology department of Eastbourne District General Hospital for pelvic pain were entered into this study. Evidence of C. trachomatis infection of the genital tract was investigated by detection of chlamydial lipopolysaccharide antigen in the peritoneal fluid collected from the pouch of Douglas during laparoscopy and in the endocervical swab. The test used was an Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA). Peritoneal fluid was positive in 11 subjects (18%, P < 0.05), endocervical swab was positive in 3 (5%, P < 0.05). The difference was statistically significant (P = 0.01, two tailed test at 1% level). Ten women with a positive ELISA on the peritoneal fluid had a negative cervical swab, 2 women with a positive cervical swab had negative peritoneal fluid and in only one woman were both cervical swab and peritoneal fluid positive.

Adult↗
PubMed1992

Laser ablation of recurrent Paget's disease of vulva and perineum.

We describe the management by CO 2 laser of a case of recurrent extramammary Paget's disease of vulva and perineum, previously managed on three occasions with conventional surgical excision. Ablation of the whole lesion took less than 30 minutes, and the patient was able to go home on the third postoperative day. There were no significant complications. At follow-up after 12 months, multiple biopsies from the lasered area have shown no recurrence, and the symptomatic improvement has been satisfactory.

Aged↗
PubMed1980

Hyperemesis gravidarum due to thyrotoxicosis.

A case of hyperemesis gravidarum at 9 weeks' gestation is described for which no cause could initially be found. Intravenous feeding was needed as a life preserving measure and following improvement on this regime the patient went into a thyrotoxic crisis which was successfully diagnosed and treated. The continuing pregnancy and its outcome is described. The need for practitioners to remember vomiting as a presenting sign of thyrotoxicosis is stressed.

Adult↗
PubMed1977

Intravenous oxytocin and oral prostaglandin E2 for ripening of the unfavourable cervix.

A clinical trial involving 60 patients was conducted to assess the relative efficacy of intravenous oxytocin and oral prostaglandin E2 in ripening the unfavourable cervix, when given as a priming dose on the day before induction of labour. There was significant improvement in the Bishop score, and the subsequent induction-delivery interval following priming with prostaglandin. This improvement appeared to be dose-related.

Cervix Uteri↗
PubMed1977

Treatment of recurrent pregnancy hypertension by prophylactic anticoagulation.

A patient is described who had two pregnancies complicated by severe pre-eclampsia in the second trimester which resulted in intrauterine death. During the third pregnancy anticoagulant therapy with warfarin was instituted at 14 weeks gestation and a healthy female infant was delivered at 38 weeks gestation.

Adult↗
PubMed1976

Menstruation per urethram. A case report.

The case history is presented of a 24-year-old woman who had a uterus duplex, grossly underdeveloped cervices, absent vagina and who menstruated regularly through a communication between one cervical canal and the urethra.

Cervix Uteri↗