Aisha Adamu

ORCID: 0000-0002-6330-1033 · 2 papers in corpus

article 2021

Low Plasma Vitamin D as a Predictor of Uterine Fibroids in a Nigerian Population

·doi:10.4103/npmj.npmj_495_21

BACKGROUND: Uterine fibroid is the most common benign tumour of the uterus and the exact cause is unknown. Vitamin D has been found to inhibit cell proliferation and enhance apoptosis in vitro. AIM: The aim of this study is to compare the p…

article 2021

Primary umbilical endometriosis: Radical excision (omphalectomy) and laparoscopic management of associated pelvic endometriosis in a low resource tertiary hospital.

African journal of reproductive health ·doi:10.29063/ajrh2021/v25i4.17

Primary umbilical endometriosis (PUE) is a rare condition affecting 0.5 - 1% of all extragenital endometriosis cases. We reviewed the data of five women with umbilical endometriosis retrospectively. The age range was 29 - 46 years, and they…