Menoufia Medical Journal

ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Year
: 2017  |  Volume : 30  |  Issue : 2  |  Page : 333--337

The role of progesterone in comparison with calcium channel blockers in the prevention of preterm birth in women with a short cervix


Mohamed M Fahmy1, Alaa M Abdelgayed1, Ragab M Dawood1, Eman S Abdelaty2 
1 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia University, Shibin Al Kawm, Egypt
2 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, El-Santa Hospital, Zifta, Egypt

Correspondence Address:
Eman S Abdelaty
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, El-Santa Hospital, Zifta, Gharbia, 31641
Egypt

Objective: The objective of this study was to compare between vaginal progesterone and calcium channel blockers�(CCBs) in the prevention of preterm labor in patients with a short cervix. Background Preterm birth�(PTB) is defined by the WHO as onset of labor before 37 completed weeks of gestation. The incidence of PTB is variably reported between 5 and 11% of all births, and its prevention continues to remain elusive, with many reports indicating an increase in the prevalence of PTB over recent years. Patients and methods One hundred fifty pregnant women were arranged in three groups: placebo group; the CCB group, in which patients received nifedipine 20�mg four times daily; and the progesterone group, in which patients received 200�mg of micronized vaginal progesterone daily. Results There were statistically significant differences between progesterone and CCB regarding the prevention of PTB and treatment of PTB, with a P value of 0.000; a higher number of women experienced improvement in the progesterone group, with 60% of women having no PTB and only 6% having very early preterm�birth. Conclusion Vaginal progesterone was better than nifedipine in the prevention and treatment of PTB in women with a short cervix.


How to cite this article:
Fahmy MM, Abdelgayed AM, Dawood RM, Abdelaty ES. The role of progesterone in comparison with calcium channel blockers in the prevention of preterm birth in women with a short cervix.Menoufia Med J 2017;30:333-337


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Fahmy MM, Abdelgayed AM, Dawood RM, Abdelaty ES. The role of progesterone in comparison with calcium channel blockers in the prevention of preterm birth in women with a short cervix. Menoufia Med J [serial online] 2017 [cited 2024 Mar 29 ];30:333-337
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