Intriguing Review and Topics in Fourth Issue of Thai Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 2025

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This fourth issue of Thai Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology 2025 contains many interesting articles. The special article is “Hyperemesis gravidrum: updated review”. The authors reviewed the diagnostic criteria, etiology and risk factors, investigation and treatment⁽¹⁾.
This issue also contains seven original articles and one case report. Mahachiraphat et al performed a cross-sectional study to investigate the correlation between serum vitamin D levels and myoma uteri volume in Thai women and found serum vitamin D levels were weak and inversely correlated to the myoma uteri volume⁽²⁾.
Noknu et al performed a retrospective cohort study involving singleton pregnancies with late preterm labor to develop and internally validate a predictive model for estimating the likelihood of delivery within 7 days of the onset of spontaneous late preterm labor. They found this model high predictive performance⁽³⁾.
Udompornthanakij et al performed a prospective observational study to evaluate the maternal oxygen saturation at the 5th minute, as measured by pulse oximetry and non-stress test results in pregnant women when they were not wearing and wearing a face mask. They found the mean maternal oxygen saturation and maternal diastolic blood pressure were significantly lower at the 5th minute of monitoring the participants when wearing a face mask than at the 5th minute when not wearing a face mask, but the trend was no difference when monitoring for a longer time⁽⁴⁾.
Suriyachan et al performed a quasi-experimental study to assess the impact of a video on pertussis vaccination intentions among pregnant women and identify factors influencing their decision-making. They found viewing the video increased vaccination intentions by 42%, particularly among women who were initially uncertain about vaccination⁽⁵⁾.
Manaying et al performed a randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial to evaluate the efficacy of local cervical lidocaine spray with intravenous meperidine for pain relief during the manual vacuum aspiration (MVA) procedure compared to a local placebo spray with intravenous meperidine. The result showed that lidocaine spray could effectively reduce the pain at immediately post MVA without any serious side effects⁽⁶⁾.
Thitipatlertdech et al performed a study to evaluate human sperm vitality after cryopreservation by comparing a cryopreservation medium with and without the addition of autologous platelet-rich plasma (aPRP). They found the supplementation of cryopreservation media with aPRP significantly increased sperm survival rates after the freeze-thaw process⁽⁷⁾.
Tinsatid et al performed a retrospective study to evaluate 5-year overall survival (OS), 5-year disease-free survival (DFS), recurrent rate and identified prognostic clinicopathological factors of patients with clinically early-stage cervical cancer treated with primary surgery. The results revealed that the 5-year OS and DFS of clinically early-stage cervical cancer were 85.3% and 84.0%, respectively. Adjuvant postoperative radiotherapy was the protective factor for recurrence⁽⁸⁾.
Regarding a case report, Glenardi et al reported a rare case of ruptured primary ovarian pregnancy in woman presented with severe lower abdominal pain and amenorrhea⁽⁹⁾.