Background: Gestational age at delivery is an important determinant of obstetric management and perinatal outcomes, including birth weight, mode of delivery, Apgar score and perinatal survival. However, local evidence describing these outcomes across preterm, term and post-term d...
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Research Article10.9734/arjgo/2026/v9i1352
Premature ovarian insufficiency is defined by loss or marked impairment of ovarian function before the age of 40 years and is associated with menstrual disturbance, infertility, hypo-oestrogenism, and long-term health consequences. Affected women may experience vasomotor symptoms...
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Research Article10.9734/arjgo/2026/v9i1351
Gut microbiome dysbiosis has emerged as a mechanistically coherent contributor to polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), endometriosis, premature ovarian insufficiency (POI), epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC), and diminished ovarian reserve (DOR). Across clinical cohorts, a convergent m...
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Research Article10.9734/arjgo/2026/v9i1349
Background: Hysterectomy remains the most frequently performed major gynaecological surgery worldwide for benign uterine pathology. Although total abdominal hysterectomy (TAH) has long been regarded as a standard approach, total laparoscopic hysterectomy (TLH) has emerged as a mi...
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Research Article10.9734/arjgo/2026/v9i1350
Aim: The World Health Organization Labour Care Guide is an evidence-based tool designed to support respectful and systematic monitoring of women during labour. Effective use of the LCG depends on the knowledge of frontline maternity care providers, particularly midwives. This stu...
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Research Article10.9734/arjgo/2026/v9i1348
Background: Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) is a widespread endocrine disease that affects females of reproductive age, causing considerable reproductive and metabolic complications. Although the syndrome affects women to a great extent, there is paucity of data concerning the...
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Research Article10.9734/arjgo/2026/v9i1347
Background: Hydrops fetalis is a severe fetal condition characterised by abnormal fluid accumulation in at least two fetal compartments, including the pleural, pericardial, or peritoneal spaces, with or without subcutaneous oedema. Non-immune hydrops fetalis accounts for most rep...
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Research Article10.9734/arjgo/2026/v9i1345
Succenturiate placenta is a rare placental morphological variant characterized by one or more accessory lobes connected to the main placental disc by fetal blood vessels traversing the membranes. Although often asymptomatic, it is clinically significant due to its association wit...
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Research Article10.9734/arjgo/2026/v9i1346
Background: Ovarian carcinoma, the third leading cancer affecting women worldwide, presents in advanced stages in nearly 75% of cases, where cytoreductive surgery (CRS) with platinum-based chemotherapy remains the standard treatment, and contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CEC...
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Research Article10.9734/arjgo/2026/v9i1344
Background: Childbirth is a significant physiological and psychosocial event with lasting implications for women’s physical, emotional, and social well-being, as well as for their future health-seeking behaviours and those of their families. Aim: This study aimed to explore the c...
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Research Article10.9734/arjgo/2026/v9i1343