Predictors of hysterectomy: an Australian study

Article Abstract:

Women who go to a doctor because of pelvic pain, menstrual disorders or heaving uterine bleeding are most likely to have a hysterectomy. This was the conclusion of a survey of 3,096 women and 366 doctors. Women with endometriosis, heavy uterine bleeding, pelvic pain or uterine fibroids were two to four times more likely to have a hysterectomy. Smokers were three times more likely to have one.

Risk factors, Hysterectomy

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Contractile activity, membrane potential, and cytoplasmic calcium in human uterine smooth muscle in the third trimester of pregnancy and during labor

Article Abstract:

Between week 28 and the final week of pregnancy, uterine muscle becomes more and more active, according to researchers who used microelectrodes on strips of uterine tissue taken during cesarean deliveries. Prostaglandin F stimulates uterine contraction but then immediately inhibits it to allow the uterus to relax in between contractions.

Physiological aspects, Prostaglandins, Uterus, Uterine contractions

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An Australian twin study of the genetic basis of preeclampsia and eclampsia

Article Abstract:

There appears to be no genetic basis for preeclampsia and eclampsia, according to a study of 2,362 female twins. Preeclampsia and eclampsia are serious complications of pregnancy.

Genetic aspects, Eclampsia, Preeclampsia

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