Prelabour rupture of membrane (PROM) is a cause for 85% of the neonatal period morbidities and fatalities. PROM is the main cause of preterm deliveries and accounts for 30-40% of these cases, indeed it complicates three percent of all pregnancies. The fetal and maternal mortality and morbidity risks of PROM, increases when the rupture occurs early in the course of pregnancy. In this study we sought to compare the detection efficiency of the standard diagnostic test of PROM with other new methods such as urea and Creatinine of vaginal fluid and Amnisure tests. The study sample is composed of 90 women divided into three groups; each woman had informed consent, questionnaire with full history, clinical examination (general and abdominal and sterile speculum examination to detect cervical dilatation, amniotic fluid leakage for sample collection to do Fern, Amnisure, Creatinine and urea tests. General investigations and ultrasound were done for each patient. Mean vaginal fluid Creatinine level among the group (1) were 0.44±0.14, versus 0.38±0.12, and 0.24±0.08 among group (2) and (3) respectively. When the results of the tests compared with the standard method of diagnosis, the specificity was 100% for Amnisure, vaginal fluid Creatinine and urea, while it was 80% for fern test. The sensitivity was 97% for Amnisure, 95% for vaginal fluid urea, 91% for vaginal fluid Creatinine and 60% for fern test. Amnisure is superior for other tests followed by vaginal fluid urea level, Creatinine and lastly Fern test.
Hyaluronic acid (HA) is an anionic, non-sulfated glycosaminoglycan distributed widely throughout connective, epithelial, and neural tissues. The study included 40 infertile females. A full history taking, complete general examination, complete gynecological examination, and infertility workup including basal hormonal analysis, and uterine cavity assessment by ultrasound and tubal patency evaluation by hysterosalpingogram was done in addition to husband’s seminal fluid analysis. The control group did not receive any ovarian stimulation drugs, while the 2nd group was treated with letrozole + gonadotropin. The ovarian stimulation protocol was chosen for each patient according to her age, history, and hormonal assay. Evaluation of thickness and pattern of the endometrium, size, and the number of mature follicles was performed by transvaginal ultrasonography on the 2nd day of the menstrual cycle and cycle day 11-14 before hCG injection. The study showed no correlation between HA and LH at triggering day in women who received letrozole plus Gonadotropin but a positive correlation was documented between HA concentration and E2 in addition to a positive correlation with progesterone, the number of follicles, and endometrial thickness at the day of triggering of ovulation. The study revealed that mean hyaluronic acid concentration was elevated significantly (P<0.05) in pregnant women after stimulation protocol compared with nonpregnant (164.2 vs. 152.1 pg/ml). HA was significantly higher in women who undergo ovarian stimulation with letrozole which was a good protocol in the treatment of women with ovulatory problems.
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