Intrauterine adhesions (IUAs) frequently occur as a result of trauma to the basal layer of endometrium following pregnancy-related curettage such as incomplete abortion (33,3%), postpartum hemorrhage (37,5%), and elective abortion (8,3%). Hysterotomy, myomectomy, Cesarean section, hysteroscopic procedures, such as resection of submucosal leiomyomata or uterine septae, and endometrial ablation a...

The very rapid advancements in assisted reproductive techniques (ART) during the last decades have been driven by a general progress in medical research but also by a great desire of the society to be able to fulfill the basic human need to reproduce. Since the birth of the first IVF-baby in 1978, new techniques such as intra-cytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), pregestational diagnosis (PGS) an...

Uterine fibroids (leiomyomas or myomas), benign monoclonal tumors, are the most common benign tumors in women. Heavy or prolonged menstrual bleeding, abnormal uterine bleeding, resultant anemia, pelvic pain, infertility, and/or recurrent pregnancy loss are generally associated with uterine fibroids. Although curative treatment of this tumor relies on surgical therapies, medical treatments are c...

Copyright: © 2012 Androutsopoulos G. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Uterine myomas are benign, hormone-sensitive, fibromuscular tumors that diagnosed in about 25%-40% of women during their rep...

OBJECTIVE The objective of the study was to assess the accuracy of hysterosalpingo-contrast sonography (HyCoSy) in establishing tubal patency or blockage and evaluating the uterine cavity by comparing it with hysteroscopy laparoscopy (HLC) or hysterosalpingography (HSG). STUDY DESIGN This study was a chart review evaluating infertility patients and patients who had undergone hysteroscopic ste...

Introduction: One of the most common reasons of infertility is un-ovulatory period. Hormone therapy is the most common treatments of this type of infertility. Gonadotropins may exert toxic effects on the molecular organization of uterine surface, such as glycoconjugates. Glycoconjugates are the most important components of the uterine and trophoblast surface playing an important role in embryo ...

OBJECTIVE Elevated serum progesterone (P) levels on triggering day have been known to affect the pregnancy rate of in vitro fertilization (IVF). This study aimed to identify the possible factors influencing serum P levels on triggering day in stimulated IVF cycles. METHODS Three hundred and thirty consecutive fresh IVF cycles were included in the study. All cycles were first attempts and were...

Background: Uterine rupture refers to the complete nonsurgical disruption of all uterine layers. This obstetrics hazard is also associated with short term maternal morbidities such as bladder rupture, foot drop, psychological trauma, anemia and infertility and neonatal morbidity and mortality. The common risk factors include CPD, malpresentation, previous C/S, obstructed labor, retained second ...

Objectives: to determine the problem of the management of infertility of the couple in Senegal. Materials and methods: retrospective study carried out in the department of Gynecology and Obstetrics of the National Hospital Center of Pikine. All cases of infertility of the couple during the period from January to December 2014 had been collected 146 cases. The data was collected from the medical...