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“My ovarian cyst got twisted!!”
http://www.alife.org.sg https://www.alife.org.sg/post/doc-my-menses-smells Ovarian cyst torsion with conservation of ovary J, a 28-year-old engineer, would never forget the afternoon when she...
Defying All Odds: Cord prolapse
http://www.alife.org.sg cord prolapse ,a rare complication of induced labour https://www.peterchewgynae.com/womens-clinic-a-miracle-baby-grappling-with-repeated-miscarriages/ C, a 36-year-old teacher was in her third pregnancy. At...
A Miracle Baby: Grappling with Repeated Miscarriages
https://www.alife.org.sg She had had 3 miscarriages for the past 4 years. Y, aged 35, came from a neighboring country. For her first pregnancy, she conceived within...
“Doc, My Menses Smells”
http://www.alife.org.sg She looked worried and upset when she stepped into my consultation room. “Doc, my menses has a fishy smell for the past 2...
COVID-19 and pregnancy
She sighed a big sigh of relief when her COVID-19 tests were negative. M, 29, pregnant with a pair of...
A Mother’s Not-So-Sweet Story: Pregnancy diabetes
M was upset and looked at me in disbelief when I told her the not-so-sweet news. She had failed her...
“Doc, I’m pregnant and bleeding”
M almost freaked out when she saw a patch of fresh blood staining her panty in the morning. She...
Saying Hello and Goodbye to My Unborn Child
Anencephaly “I’m sorry but your baby’s condition is not compatible with life,” I told E. She was dumbfounded. She could...
Massive bleeding after delivery: Postpartum haemorrhage
K,38, would never forget the experience soon after her delivery. She had a massive bleed and had to be resuscitated in...
A close encounter with CMV infection during pregnancy
She was distraught when her blood tests confirmed that she had been infected with CMV- the cytomegalovirus. K, a...
Why am I so upset before menses? Battling PMS
Here is an abstract from what may be called a symptom diary: “March 1: Menstruation begins. As usual, a slight...