Despite a normal hemoglobin concentration and intact iron stores in the 16th week, an iron supplementation of 18 mg daily is not sufficient to cover the iron need in many pregnant women in the 3rd trimester.

TVT is an effective and stable treatment, whereas IVS has a significant inferior objective cure rate, and a significant decline in subjective cure rate occurred over time. A high rate of vaginal erosions was found in the IVS group. We cannot recommend the use of multifilament polypropylene tape (IVS) for surgical treatment of stress urinary incontinence.

Outcomes with SOFT tape are significantly inferior than with L.I.F.T. tape, especially among elderly women. Therefore, the two variants of monofilament polypropylene tape are not interchangeable.

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One case of malaria in pregnancy at 23 weeks of gestation in a woman returning from Ghana is presented. The patient complained of diarrhea and abdominal pain and was admitted to the department of Gynecology and Obstetrics. Under suspicion of appendicitis an exploratory laparotomy was performed. Diagnosis was missed and treatment delayed five days. Outcome was favorable for both woman and fetus.