The Australian & New Zealand journal of obstetrics & gynaecology
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Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol · May 1992
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical TrialA comparison of tiaprofenic acid, mefenamic acid and placebo in the treatment of dysmenorrhoea in general practice.
The efficiency and side-effects of tiaprofenic acid, mefenamic acid and placebo were compared in the treatment of primary dysmenorrhoea. The trial was a double-blind prospective randomized 3-way crossover study during 6 successive menstrual cycles following a 2-cycle run-in period and involved 50 women with primary dysmenorrhoea selected from 96 volunteers between 16 and 35 years of age. Overall pain was significantly less (p less than 0.05) on treatment with tiaprofenic acid than on treatment with mefanemic acid, placebo, or the women's usual treatments. Both active treatments were well tolerated but more side-effects were reported during treatment with mefenamic acid.
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Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol · May 1992
Case ReportsA case of intrauterine fetal death associated with maternal Campylobacter coli bacteraemia.
Campylobacter species are known to cause infectious abortion in domestic animals. In humans, Campylobacter are an important cause of enteritis, an occasional cause of systemic infection and have had a rare association with abortion and perinatal infection. A case history of spontaneous abortion, at 26 weeks' duration, associated with maternal bacteraemia, due to Campylobacter coli is presented. Transmission, pathogenesis, treatment, and the need for further investigation are discussed.