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Uterine Inertia Summary

233 relevant articles (10 outcomes, 12 trials/studies) found for this Disease

Description: Failure of the UTERUS to contract with normal strength, duration, and intervals during childbirth (LABOR, OBSTETRIC). It is also called uterine atony.

Also Known As: Uterine Atony; Atony, Uterine; Inertia, Uterine

Key Drugs and Agents for Uterine Inertia

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Drugs and Important Biological Agents (IBA) related to treatments:
  1. Dinoprost : 2 outcomes 1 study in 15 results : IBA
  2. Misoprostol (Cytotec) : 2 outcomes 1 study in 4 results : FDA 3 Generic
  3. Dinoprostone (PGE2) : 2 outcomes in 8 results : FDA 3
  4. Suppositories (Vaginal Suppositories) : 2 outcomes in 2 results : IBA
  5. Oxytocin (Pitocin) : 1 outcome 2 studies in 41 results : FDA 7 Generic
  6. Estrogens (Estrogen) : 1 outcome in 2 results : FDA 1
  7. Serotonin (5 Hydroxytryptamine) : 1 study in 6 results : IBA
  8. sulprostone : 1 study in 6 results : IBA
  9. Ergonovine (Ergometrine) : 1 study in 4 results : IBA
  10. Fibrinogen (Factor I) : 1 study in 2 results : IBA
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Diseases Related to Uterine Inertia

  1. Hemorrhage
  2. Postpartum Hemorrhage
  3. Uterine Rupture
  4. Placenta Accreta
  5. Asphyxia (Suffocation)
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Key Therapies for Uterine Inertia

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  1. Sutures (Suture) : 1 outcome 1 study in 17 results
  2. Massage (Reflexology) : 1 outcome in 7 results
  3. Condoms (Condom) : 1 outcome in 1 result
  4. Cesarean Section (Caesarean Section) : 4 studies in 38 results
  5. Hysterectomy : 1 study in 46 results
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