Comparing the Effect of Different Doses Vitamin D Supplementation During Pregnancy on Prevention Adverse Outcomes; a Randomized Clinical Trial

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to determine the risk factors of ectopic pregnancy in cases presented to the Woman's Health Hospital (WHH) in Assuit University, and to perform clinical audit on strategies for management of ectopic pregnancy in the WHH. METHODS This descriptive hospital based study was conducted at the Woman's Health Hospital (WHH) of Assuit University (Egypt). There were ...

Background: Anti-Mullerian hormone (AMH) has been suggested as a marker of ovarian reserve and predictor of ovarian response to controlled ovarian hyper stimulation. The aim of this study is to determine the role of AMH in prediction of success ART cycles in patients with normal FSH serum levels. Materials and Methods: This prospective cohort study included 80 infertile women under 4o years, wh...

Background: Thrombocytopenia, defined as a platelet count of less than 150,000/ L, has been more commonly diagnosed in pregnant women in the last 20 years because platelet counts are included with the automated blood cell counters. Evaluation and treatment of this condition can be expensive and invasive and can result in an adverse outcome. Methods: MEDLINE was searched from 1980 to present usi...

Background To compare two different gonadotropin preparations, human menopausal gonadotropin (hMG) and recombinant follicle-stimulating hormone (rFSH), combined with clomiphene citrate (CC) in women with unexplained infertility undergoing intrauterine insemination (IUI). MaterialsAndMethods In this prospective clinical trial, couples prepared for IUI cycles were randomly allocated to two groups...

OBJECTIVE To conduct a meta-analysis of randomized controlled studies to evaluate abdominal ultrasound-guided embryo transfer compared to the clinical touch method. DESIGN Meta-analysis. SETTING Four studies performed in academic research centers in Barcelona, Vizcaya, Hong Kong, and Madrid. PATIENT(S) A total of 2,051 patients: 1,024 received ultrasound-guided embryo transfers and 1,027 ...

Angiogenesis is one of the main processes that coordinate biological events leading to a successful pregnancy, and its imbalance characterizes several pregnancy-related diseases, including preeclampsia. Intracellular interactions via extracellular vesicles (EVs) contribute pregnancy’s physiology pathophysiology, fetal–maternal interaction. The present review outlines implications EV-mediated cr...