European journal of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology
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Eur. J. Obstet. Gynecol. Reprod. Biol. · Mar 2019
Randomized Controlled TrialRandomised controlled trial to study the efficacy of exercise with and without metformin on women with polycystic ovary syndrome.
1. To study the efficacy of exercise in improving clinical symptoms, anthropometry, glucose tolerance and laboratory profile in women with Polycystic ovarian syndrome. 2. To study the combined efficacy of exercise and metformin on above parameters in women with polycystic ovary syndrome. ⋯ Regular exercise should be recommended for the women with PCOS. It results in statistically significant improvement in menstrual cycle pattern, hirsutism, body mass index, weight, waist circumference waist-hip ratio. Addition of metformin resulted in added benefits on menstrual cycle, hirsutism, weight, body mass index, waist circumference, waist hip ratio, serum testosterone and Oral Glucose Tolerance Test (OGTT).
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Eur. J. Obstet. Gynecol. Reprod. Biol. · Mar 2019
Randomized Controlled TrialCardiotocography alone vs. cardiotocography with ST segment analysis for intrapartum fetal monitoring in women with late-term pregnancy. A randomized controlled trial.
Randomized studies have obtained conflicting results regarding the usefulness of fetal electrocardiographic (ECG) ST-segment analysis, possibly because these studies included non-homogeneous populations. We designed a study to determine whether this monitoring technique is potentially useful for populations at risk for fetal heart rate alterations during labor, i.e. groups of women who share late-term pregnancy as a risk factor. ⋯ In a population comprising only late-term pregnancies, fetal ECG monitoring had no benefits for the mother or fetus. Additional studies are needed of protocols for using ST waveform analysis in selected population groups.