OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY
OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY
HBOT has been used for threatened abortion, fetal hypoxia, toxemias of pregnancy, and diabetes in pregnant women, as well as other complications from surgical procedures and non-healing wounds.
HBO can be used for medical disorders during pregnancy such as diabetes and carbon monoxide poisoning. Applications in gynecology are somewhat limited but not restricted, if there’s a condition that’s related to inflammation and hypoxia. Clinical studies indicate its usefulness as an adjunct in the management of infertility. The applications are very limited in the USA and Western Europe, and most of the research and studies has been done in Russia.
Source: Jain K.K. (2017) Hyperbaric Oxygenation in Obstetrics and Gynecology. In: Textbook of Hyperbaric Medicine. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-47140-2_33
What can hyperbarics do with your care?
- IL1, IL6, and TNF alpha down regulation
- Decreases inflammation
- Exponential increase in circulating stem cells from bone marrow
- Promotes angiogenesis
- Accelerating wound healing at all stages
- Decreases fibrosis and scarring
- May enhance uterine lining thickness, facilitating conception
- Bactericidal to anaerobic and facultatively aerobic bacteria including clostridium and staphylococcus aureus (including MRSA)
See the section below for detailed information on research and studies related to your specialty.
RESEARCH AND STUDIES
Hyperbaric Oxygenation Therapy in Infertility Patients https://obstetrics.imedpub.com/hyperbaric-oxygenation-therapy-in-infertility-patients.php?aid=8389
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy for delayed radiation injuries in gynecological cancers https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16681739/
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy for late radiation tissue injury in gynecologic malignancies https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3185899/
Hyperbaric oxygen and ovarian follicular stimulation for in vitro fertilization: a pilot study https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15652917/
Hyperbaric oxygenation as a possible therapy of choice for infertility treatment https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16879108/
Hyperbaric oxygenation as a possible therapy of choice for infertility treatment https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16879108/
Hyperbaric oxygen and ovarian follicular stimulation for in vitro fertilization: A pilot study https://www.fertstert.org/article/S0015-0282(04)02445-8/fulltext
Anaerobic pelvic infections and developments in hyperbaric oxygen therapy https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/0002937866904145
P121b: Endometrium after hyperbaric oxygenation https://obgyn.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/uog.586
