The influence of the parasitic diseases on pregnancy and the influence of pregnancy on the parasitic diseases are both well known concepts. The authors lay special interest on malaria, amebiasis and hookworm disease by giving a description of their effects and by mentioning the risks they may entail; then, they give practical directions intended for their detection and the treatment of their effects. It is, once again, emphasized on the utmost importance of performing antenatal examinations.

Abortion, Habitual↗

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[Uterine ruptures overseas].

Obstetrical hysterorrhexis, accident that has been described for a long time, is still of special concern in rural villages where sufficient health care facilities are not available. This accident is always serious, leading to the death of the newborn baby and, too frequently, to the death of the mother. A number, however, could be avoided with a better training of the paramedical staff, so that neither inadequate actions nor uncontrolled use of oxytocics be done. The author advocates to perform a systematic examination of the uterus after every difficult or outlasting delivery or having required either manual or instrumental help. That remains the best way to save the uterus of the mother and sometimes her life itself.

Adult↗

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[Detection and treatment of renovascular syndromes of pregnancy excluding their progressive complications].

Three symptoms define the renovascular syndromes during pregnancy: hypertension, edemas and proteinuria. It is essential to detect them as soon as possible during the antepartal examinations. The directions for treatment consist in simple acts which are easy to perform in overseas conditions. They intend to prevent very serious disorders such as abruptio placentae and eclampsia which should not be found any longer.

Female↗

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[Birth control overseas].

After reminding the changes of ovarian cycle during sexual life, the authors propose some indications on the reversible means that can be used for birth control in the developing countries where they practice. As practicing is very peculiar to these countries and in order to enable married couples to decide freely upon different advisable possibilities, the authors underline the importance to develop all the educational ways and means on this topic.

Adolescent↗

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[Cancer of the penis in Cambodia].

The prevalence of penis cancer in Cambodia is comparable with some Far-East and Latino-American countries. Circumcision performed as a religious observance among Jews or undergone as a regular practice among older Moslems children (the Islam Kmers in Cambodia) might provide an indirect protection against this kind of cancer. It indeed helps in ensuring proper personnal hygiene and in improving the detection, the treatment and the aftercare of all the mild lesions which possibly can pave the way to cancer. Out of of 253 observed cases recorded during a 10 years period (from 1960 to 1970), 164 were treated and followed up by the same surgical team from 1964 to 1970. They stress on those etiopathogenic factors and make possible a description of the reported "anatomoclinical" forms. The use of radiumtherapy either by contact or by means of needles is quite effective; however, when corpora cavernosa are involved, it will be often necessary to perform either a partial amputation or to an emasculation in case of entirely overspreading lesions. As metastases are of rare occurence, it is regarded as a "mild cancer"; however the sequelae due to the treatment are far from small importance. Through better personnal hygiene, detection, treatment, and surveillance of inflammations and benign tumors, with the renforcement of circumcision as a regular practice for every case of phimosis or chronic lesions, an effective prevention of this kind of cancer will expectedly be carried out in Cambodia and its prevalence will be reduced to a rate similar to that in European countries.

Cambodia↗