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Ectopic pregnancies resolve in around 20 days after methotrexate treatment
Methotrexate treatment helps resolve ectopic pregnancies after a median of 22 days, a recent study has found. Baseline levels of human chorionic gonadotrophin (hCG) may help predict the timing of resolution.
Ectopic pregnancies resolve in around 20 days after methotrexate treatment
31 May 2022
Acid reflux drug fails to show benefit in pre-eclampsia treatment
Omeprazole falls short of improving the maternal circulating profile of sFlt-1 (soluble Fms-like tyrosine kinase-1), PlGF (placental growth factor), and ET-1 (endothelin-1) in women with established pre-eclampsia, as shown in a study.
Acid reflux drug fails to show benefit in pre-eclampsia treatment
29 May 2022
Preop radiotherapy, immediate reconstruction feasible in breast cancer patients
Preoperative radiotherapy (preop RT), followed by skin-sparing mastectomy and immediate deep inferior epigastric perforator (DIEP) flap reconstruction, is technically feasible and safe in breast cancer patients who require mastectomy, the PRADA* trial suggests.
Preop radiotherapy, immediate reconstruction feasible in breast cancer patients
25 May 2022
Antidepressant exposure in pregnancy not a risk factor for neonatal seizures, epilepsy
In pregnant women, the use of serotonergic antidepressants does not appear to put babies at risk of developing seizures or epilepsy, as reported in a study.