(WECT) - Thousands of women suffer from incompetent cervixes, but don't realize it until it's too late. These women start off with normal, healthy pregnancies, then without warning they lose their ...

Daniel Fong (left) and Soheil Ghiasi (right) with their novel foetal oximetry system. (Courtesy: University of California, Davis) Researchers in the US have designed and tested a novel oximetry system ...

Background The knack manoeuvre or counterbracing refers to the pelvic floor muscles (PFM) contraction against intra-abdominal increased pressures. This manoeuvre seems to be effective in the ...

Transabdominal ultrasound (TAUS) demonstrated an 85.7% detection rate for cystic pancreatic lesions, which was also noted with endoscopic US (EUS), with BMI and lesion size significantly affecting the ...

Cervical cerclage, also known as a cervical stitch, is a procedure done in which your doctor will sew your cervix closed. The most common way one is placed is through the vagina and that is done once ...

Background Hypopressive exercises are suggested for the prevention and conservative treatment of pelvic floor dysfunction. The aim of hypopressive exercises is to strengthen abdominal and pelvic floor ...

The study included 188 patients, of whom 87 received a transabdominal cerclage (TAC), in which a stitch is placed higher in the abdomen, and 101 received a transvaginal cerclage (TVC), in which the ...

A pelvic ultrasound is a test doctors use to see the organs inside your pelvis. Pelvic ultrasounds help your doctor or health care provider make sure your reproductive organs are healthy. These ...