Forceps Delivery
This delivery methds is infrequently used because of the position of the baby or weak labor or other reasons, spontaneous delivery of the baby may not be possible or would be unnecessarily protracted, Forceps may be necessary. These are instruments with cuplike blades which are used with some form of anesthesia.
The use of forceps […]

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Sterilization has become the leading method of contraception for women(10.7 million women), closely followed by the oral contraceptive pill(10.4 million women). Since the 1970s, perfection of sterilization procedures has made this method popular. Although some of the newer surgical techniques make reversal of sterilization theoretically possible, anyone considering sterilization should assume that the operation is […]

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Depo-Provera Depo-Provera is a long-acting synthetic progesterone that is injected intramuscularly every three months. Although used in other countries for years, the FDA did not approve it for use in the United States until 1992. Researchers believe that the drug prevents ovulation.

Depo-Provera encourages sexual spontaneity because the user does not have to remember to take […]

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currently, researchers are investigating two other approaches: the development of a vaccine against group B strep and the development of a rapid, easily available, and accurate screening test that could be performed in labor with immediate results. A screening test would identify the women who carry GBS at the time of delivery and reduce the […]

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Premature rupture of the membranes(PROM) occurs as an uncontrollable gush or leakage of fluid. By definition, PROM is rupture of the membrane that occurs more than 12 hours before the onset of labor. If this occurs before 37 weeks gestation, it may be called preterm premature rupture o/the membranes(PPROM).
In the past, due to concern that […]

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Sterilization in men is less complicated than in women. The procedure, called a vasectomy, is usually done on an outpatient basis using a local anesthetic. The surgeon(generally a urologist) makes an incision on each side of the scrotum. The vas deferens on each side is then located, and a piece is removed from each. The […]

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Depo-Provera Depo-Provera is a long-acting synthetic progesterone that is injected intramuscularly every three months. Although used in other countries for years, the FDA did not approve it for use in the United States until 1992. Researchers believe that the drug prevents ovulation.

Depo-Provera encourages sexual spontaneity because the user does not have to remember to take […]

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Beta-Adrenergic Receptor Agonists. A group of cells called adrenergic receptors are found on the surface of smooth muscle cells. An agonist is a drug or other substance that can combine with the receptor cells. In the uterine muscle, stimulation of the beta-adrenergic receptors by an agonist causes the receptors to inhibit uterine contractions. Two beta-adrenergic […]

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For many years every skilled obstetrician felt obligated to design his own forceps and to name them after himself. However, only a few basic types have survived to present-day use. All forceps have two blades that are readily separated from one another but can be joined together, much as the two blades of a pair […]

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There is no completely safe drug that will predictably and reliably turn off true preterm labor. Besides the uncertain value of the medications in stopping preterm labor, they all carry risks to the mother or the fetus or both. They must be used only with close observation. If a woman clearly has a vaginal or […]

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