Title Physiological uterine involution in primiparous and multiparous women: ultrasound study /
Authors Paliulytė, Virginija ; Drąsutienė, Gražina Stanislava ; Ramašauskaitė, Diana ; Bartkevičienė, Daiva ; Zakarevičienė, Jolita ; Kurmanavičius, Juozas
DOI 10.1155/2017/6739345
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Is Part of Obstetrics and gynecology international.. London : Hindawi Publishing Corporation. 2017, Vol. 2017, Article ID 6739345.. ISSN 1687-9589. eISSN 1687-9597
Keywords [eng] uterine involution ; ultrasound ; primiparous ; multiparous
Abstract [eng] Purpose. To examine the uterine involution period after uncomplicated delivery in primiparous andmultiparous women. Methods. Longitudinal prospective study. Repeated parameters were measured and endometrial contents and diastolic notch were observed. Measurements of primiparous and multiparous women were carried out after labour on the 1st, 3rd, 10th, 30th, 42nd, and 60th postpartum days. The analysis was performed using SPSS version 21. Results. The median uterus parameters are bigger in multiparous group in physiological puerperium, but the decreasing trend is the same. The endometrial cavity on the 10th day was significantly wider in multiparous women and mainly echo-negative view of the uterine cavity was observed.The evaluation of the uterine angle deviation changes from an extremely retroverted position to a more anteverted position. RI of the uterine artery in both groups was low immediately after labour and significantly increased onemonth postpartum. Notching of the uterine artery undergoes changes, but diastolic notch does not appear in all postpartum women even after two months following labour. Conclusions.The puerperium period after normal vaginal delivery depends on parity. The trend of involution in primiparous and multiparous women follows a similar pattern, yet, it lasts longer in the multiparous women. Ultrasound of uterine is certainly a useful tool after labour and may be important in facilitating an early detection of postpartum uterine complications.
Published London : Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Type Journal article
Language English
Publication date 2017