Marked elevations in the vasopressin concentrations in human umbilical cord blood have been reported previously (4, 8). This could either be a part of generalized increase in the activity of fetal endocrine system at the time of birth, a phenomenon that has led to the concept of fetal participation in the onset of labor, or simply due to the stress of delivery. The present study is an attempt t...

BACKGROUND The aims of this retrospective study were to evaluate the maternal and prenatal outcomes between 35 years and older pregnancies and younger pregnancies, and the effects of the age of pregnancy, mother and newborn. METHODS Pregnant women who gave birth in Vakif Gureba Training and Research Hospital, Clinic of Obstetrics and Gynecology in 2006 were retrospectively screened. Pregnant ...

c Abstract: Hydatid disease, caused by Echinococcus granulosus, is a common parasitic infection of the liver. Primary pelvic hydatid cyst is an extremely rare condition and occurs in approximately 0.7% of patients. Hydatid disease in pregnancy is a very rare condition with incidence of 1/20000 pregnancies. We report here an unusual case of hydatid cyst of the pelvis in a 30 years old multigravi...

Introduction. Cardiac failure during pregnancy is usually related to preeclampsia/eclampsia, rarely to hyperthyroidism. While hyperthyroidism can easily lead to hypertensive cardiac failure and may harm the fetus, it is sometimes difficult to distinguish hyperthyroidism from normal pregnancy. Case Presentation. We encountered a case of 41-year-old pregnant woman with hypertensive cardiac failur...

An acute bilateral anterior tibial compartment syndrome is described in a young diabetic after Caesarian section with subsequent recovery. A vascular aetiology appears most likely.

background and aims: complaints of obstetrics and gynecology specialist are on the top of complaint from doctors and these have been increasing with increased population and births. in this regard, parallel to industrialization of life, tendency to cesarean against vaginal delivery has been increased in patients. all the cases of complaint increased from 1995 until 2010. in multiple studies and...

Recent years have witnessed a parallel and seemingly contradictory trend towards both the standardization and the customization of healthcare and medical treatment. Here, we explore what is meant by ‘standardization’ and ‘customization’ in healthcare settings and explore the implications of these changes for healthcare delivery. We frame the paradox of these divergent and opposing factors in te...

During 2010-2014, urgent care centers saw a ≈2-fold increase in the number of visits for chlamydia and gonorrhea testing and a >3-fold increase in visits by persons with diagnosed sexually transmitted infections. As urgent care becomes more popular, vigilance is required to ensure proper management of these diseases.

INTRODUCTION Despite recommendations by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) that all adults be offered non-targeted HIV screening in all care settings, screening in acute-care settings remains unacceptably low. We performed an observational study to evaluate an HIV screening pilot in an academic-community partnership health center urgent care clinic. METHODS We collected visit data via enco...