Gestational Trophoblastic Disease

Preeclampsia/Eclampsia is a complicated pregnancy-induced syndrome that usually occurs after the 20th week of gestation. Together with gestational hypertension, the continued presence of chronic hypertension, and the superimposition of preeclampsia on chronic hypertension, preeclampsia is one of the four categories of hypertensive disorders during pregnancy, which affect 5%-10% of all pregnancies [1]. Preeclampsia is a leading cause of maternal mortality and morbidity, as well as a major cause of

The indole test is a test that determines the ability of an organism to separate from the tryptophan molecule. The organism Enterobacter aerogenes is aseptically removed from an agar slant and spread over a square on the Indole dry slide. If there was a positive reaction the slide would turn a red color, and if there was no color change then the results would be negative. The next tests are the Methyl Red broth and Voges Proskaur broths are inoculated using the broth inoculation technique used in

prostate cancer 6. Myeloma 7. Melanoma 8. Mesothelioma 9. Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) 10. Osteosarcoma 11. Acute nonlymphoblastic leukemia 12. Hepatoma 13. Rhabdomyosarcoma, mycosis fungoides, uterine carcinoma, and histiocytosis 14. Gestational trophoblastic disease 15. Ewing sarcoma, Kaposi sarcoma, Wilms tumor, and brain tumors 1. Cisplatin is an alkylating medicine that produces intra-strand and inter-strand cross-linking of DNA, resulting in strand breakage. It has broad variety of anti-tumor

during my clinical practice in the obstetric and gynaecology unit of the hospital I trained in my country. Confidentiality will be maintained at all times. During the period of my placement, I was assigned Mrs M who was diagnosed with Gestational Trophoblastic Disease (GTD). During my break period,

A woman is at her most fertile when she is in the ages 20 to 24. Infertility is generally defined as the inability to conceive after one year of unprotected sex. At the age of 30 fertility starts to gradually decline, the chance of successfully conceiving each cycle drops from 22% to just 6 to 8% between 30 and 40 years of age. This big drop in fertility is due to the ageing of a female’s eggs. When born women have around a million eggs, by the time they reach their mid-thirties this number will

The World Health Organization reports that “81 percent of women in developing countries have one prenatal visit, but only 36 percent have the recommended four visits”. Prenatal care is important for both mother and fetus. In most countries midwifes are the ones that take care of the expecting mothers and deliver their babies. In the United States however midwifes have become less and less used, due to the rise of OB-GYN’s. Deciding which care provider would be the best for each pregnancy is hard

It was not until a few months has passed that I realized it was not my time to start a new journey. Even though I was upset, I believe God wanted me to see the side as a patient first. I was diagnosed with cancer five years ago with gestational trophoblastic disease. The cancer was already in the late stages when it was discovered and had metastasized to my lungs. What was supposed to be a consultation with my new oncology doctor ended with me being hospitalized with twelve hours of aggressive

consultations (accounting for about 60%) with a prevalence of about 15% in Nigeria.3 According to the World Health Organization (WHO) and International Committee for Monitoring Assisted Reproductive Technology (ICMART), infertility is defined clinically as a disease of the reproductive system characterized by a failure to achieve successful pregnancy after twelve months or more of regular unprotected sexual intercourse.4 Reproduction either in vivo or in vitro is dependent on the presence of viable gametes (sperm