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Staff Publications

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Find out what your colleagues have been writing. This section features articles published by staff working for St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals and Halton, Knowsley and St Helens community staff.

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Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals Staff

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St Helens and Knowsley Hospital Staff - Publications pre April 2024

P.PO.57 Management of placenta praevia

​ Introduction  Placenta praevia is associated with significant fetal and maternal morbidity and mortality. Careful management and compliance with evidence-based local guidelines is imperative to optimise both fetal and maternal outcomes. Methods  Women diagnosed with placenta praevia were retrospectively recruited from two neighbouring hospitals in North West England from a 6-month..

Published: 17/05/2017
Authors: McCallin K, D'Costa D, , Harrison S

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Multiple foreign bodies of long duration in adult vagina

​ Introduction  Foreign bodies of long duration are not unusual in adult vagina. Several published in literature involve children, especially pre-pubertal girls often related to curiosity. Variety of objects have been retrieved ranging from tampons, sex toys, forgotten pessaries, pens, pencil tops, bottles, aerosol caps, fruits, vegetables and packets containing illicit..

Published: 19/07/2016
Authors: Dhannapuneni JS, , Srivastava N

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Hydrothermal Ablation

​ Introduction  Heavy menstrual bleeding (HMB) has major impact on a woman’s quality of life. Interventions should aim to improve this rather than focusing on menstrual blood loss. Up to 60% of women with HMB undergo hysterectomy within 5 years of referral to a gynaecologist. Several ablative techniques have been developed to..

Published: 19/07/2016
Authors: Myagerimath R,

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Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome

​ Background  Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome (OHSS) is characterised by presence of multiple luteinized cysts within the ovaries leading to ovarian enlargement. It is commonly associated with assisted fertility treatment. Spontaneous OHSS is an extremely rare event in natural conceptions although a few cases have been described in association with multiple or..

Published: 19/07/2016
Authors: , Mackin D, , Tempest N

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Glucose Tolerance Test

​ Introduction  Diabetes is a disorder of carbohydrate metabolism requiring immediate lifestyle changes. Over 650 000 women give birth in England and Wales each year with 2–5% of these women being diabetic. Approximately 87.5% of pregnancies complicated by diabetes are due to gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) that is dependent on various factors. GDM is associated..

Published: 19/07/2016
Authors: Albert S, , Myagerimath R

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Turner Syndrome

​ Abstract Advances in reproductive medicine using oocyte donation have made it possible for women with Turner syndrome (TS) to achieve successful pregnancies. These pregnancies carry substantial fetal and maternal risks, with hypertensive disorders or pregnancy and fetal growth restriction common, and an increased risk of aortic dissection, sometimes fatal, for..

Published: 19/07/2016
Authors: , Brockbank A

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St Helens Community Staff

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North West Boroughs Community Health Staff

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