Acute urinary retention in the first and second-trimester of pregnancy: Three case reports

Table 1 Case series

Case	Year	GA	MG	Risk Factors	Symptoms	Treatment and outcome
1	2012	G3P1	31	None	Constipation, tenesmus, fatigue, vulva edema renal failure	Indwelling catheter; miscarriage
2	2018	G1P0	27	IVF-ET, prior abdominal surgery for TB	Urinary retention	Intermittent; self-catheterization; herbs; normal pregnancy
3	2018	G2P0	31	None	Urine frequency and urgency, urinary retention	Manual reduction, knee-chest position; herbs. Normal pregnancy

GA: Gestational age; IVF-ET: In vitro fertilization/embryo transfer; MG: Maternal age; TB: Tuberculosis.