Observational studyRevista brasileira de ginecologia e obstetricia : revista da Federacao Brasileira das Sociedades de Ginecologia e Obstetricia2025
Effect of vaginal pH on the efficacy of the dinoprostone vaginal insert for cervical ripening in patients with an unfavorable bishop score.
Observational study in Revista brasileira de ginecologia e obstetricia : revista da Federacao Brasileira das Sociedades de Ginecologia e Obstetricia, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.
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Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of vaginal pH on the efficacy of the dinoprostone vaginal insert for cervical ripening in patients with unfavorable Bishop Score. Methods: Prospective observational cohort study, conducted at a Portuguese tertiary hospital. Term pregnant women with a singleton pregnancy and vertex presentation who had indication for labor induction with Bishop's Score ≤ 6 were included. Vaginal pH was measured with high accuracy strips before vaginal examination for Bishop Score was performed. The intravaginal dinoprostone insert (Propess Results: A total of 75 women were included, with a gestational age of 39 ± 1,2 weeks. Mean initial vaginal pH was 4.67 ± 0.51. Mean variation of Bishop Score was 1.8 ± 2.3 points. There was a weak correlation between vaginal pH and changes on the Bishop Score with dinoprostone vaginal insert use (ρ = -0.123; p = 0.3). Conclusion: Vaginal pH does not appear to be a major influencer of the efficacy of dinoprostone vaginal insert for cervical ripening.
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