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Pregnancy-induced hypercoagulability is probably a physiologically adaptive mechanism to prevent post partum hemorrhage. [1] Pregnancy changes the plasma levels of many clotting factors, such as fibrinogen, which can rise up to three times its normal value. [2] Thrombin levels increase. [3] Protein S, an anticoagulant, decreases
Septic pelvic thrombophlebitis (SPT), also known as suppurative pelvic thrombophlebitis, is a rare postpartum complication which consists of a persistent postpartum fever that is not responsive to broad-spectrum antibiotics, in which pelvic infection leads to infection of the vein wall and intimal damage leading to thrombogenesis in the ovarian veins (left or right, although right is more ...
Fetal warfarin syndrome is a disorder of the embryo which occurs in a child whose mother took the medication warfarin (brand name: Coumadin) during pregnancy.Resulting abnormalities include low birth weight, slower growth, intellectual disability, deafness, small head size, and malformed bones, cartilage, and joints.
The mainstay of VTE management is anticoagulation therapy, which prevents thrombus propagation and embolization. Such treatment reduces the risk of recurrence. [ 5 ] [ 4 ] [ 1 ] The choice and duration of anticoagulation depend on the individual patient's risk factors, bleeding risk, and preferences.
Obstetrics & Gynecology is the official publication of ACOG. It is popularly known as "The Green Journal". [7] In 1986, the organization successfully challenged an anti-abortion law in Pennsylvania before the U.S. Supreme Court in Thornburgh v. American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. [8]
The Federal Trade Commission said there were no task scams in 2020, there were 5,000 in 2023 and then task scams quadrupled by the first half of 2024.
Tranexamic acid appears to be safe for use during pregnancy and breastfeeding. [2] [10] Tranexamic acid is an antifibrinolytic medication. [11] Tranexamic acid was first made in 1962 by Japanese researchers Shosuke and Utako Okamoto. [12] It is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines. [13]
An Australian man who killed his pregnant wife and then put her body in a bath of acid has been sentenced to over 21 years in jail. On Thursday, Dec. 19, Meraj Zafar, 23, appeared via video link ...