Dr. Larissa Skaf

04/01/2025

Abrupt changes in hormone levels at the time of ovulation can cause small amounts of vaginal bleeding.

Erratic or unpredictable bleeding can also occur in postmenarchal or premenopausal women and women on hormonal birth control methods.

Other major causes may be Uterine Fibroids, Endometrial Polyps, Infection or Cancer.

24/12/2023

Christmas greetings! May love, peace and light follow you always 🤍

13/02/2023

12/12/2022

Rhesus negative women whose partner is rhesus positive can become pregnant with a fetus who is rhesus positive.
So whenever there is a breach in the materno-fetal blood barrier some blood cells will mix exposing the mother to rhesus positive cells.
Since she doesn’t have it she will develop antibodies against it which won’t be a problem for the current pregnancy.
However if she gets pregnant again with a rhesus positive fetus, the antibodies will start destroying the baby’s blood cells which leads to severe anemia, hydrops and possible death of the fetus.
That is why it is imperative for rhesus negative women to receive Rh immuno globulins at 28 weeks and after birth if the baby turned out to be rhesus positive. Sometimes a quantification test is done to estimate the amount of exposure the woman had and give the appropriate amount of medication.

19/06/2022

Stay tuned!💗
Watch me tomorrow Alive discussing congenital malformation and role of ultrasound in the management

21/03/2022

Happy Mother’s Day 💕

08/03/2022

Happy women’s day 💕

16/01/2022

Toxoplasmosis in pregnancy
What you need to know about the parasite Toxoplasma Gondii that is transmitted from infected cat f***s to our vegetables and meats, then infecting our fetus.

24/12/2021

Best wishes for a joyful Christmas filled with love, happiness and prosperity! 💕

#2021

18/11/2021

Pregnancy myths that are not true!

13/10/2021

Early detection saves lives! 💗

06/07/2021

The first stage of labor is characterized by cervical thinning and dilation from a closed cervix to fully (10 cm) dilated allowing the baby to leave the uterus that has been holding him for nine months.
This stage is divided into 2 phases:
The latent phase from 0 to 3 cm which is usually slow.
The active phase from 4 to 10 cm which normally will take about 1 cm per hour but could be faster.