OBJECTIVE: Prostaglandin and nitric oxide (NO) are both known to be involved in cervical ripening at term. The aim of the study was to investigate if NO has an effect on cervical expression of cyclooxygenase-1 (COX-1) and cyclooxygenase-2 (…
Treatment with flurbiprofen (100 mg twice a day for 5 days), tranexamic acid (1.5 gm three times a day for 3 days and 1 gm twice a day for another 2 days), and an intrauterine contraceptive device releasing 20 micrograms levonorgestrel per …
A total of 261 of 17,000 pregnancies were complicated by pre-eclampsia/hypertension in pregnancy. Seven to twelve years later 237 were available for follow-up together with 33 women, who had a normotensive pregnancy in 1969-1973. The associ…
The effects of flurbiprofen (100 mg) and naproxen sodium (500 mg) on intrauterine pressure and menstrual pain were assessed in 8 women with primary dysmenorrhea using a double-blind parallel study technique. Intrauterine pressure was record…