OBJECTIVE To study the success rate, predictors for success, and pregnancy outcomes after external cephalic version. DESIGN Historical cohort study. SETTING Regional hospital, Hong Kong. PATIENTS All women who had singleton term breech pregnancies at term and opted for external cephalic version during 2001 and 2009. Their demographic data, clinical and ultrasound findings, procedure detai...

OBJECTIVE To determine whether multiparity is associated with type 2 diabetes, independent of visceral adipose tissue (VAT) and adipokines. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Participants were from the University of California San Diego Filipino Women's Health Study with at least one live birth. A 2-h 75-g oral glucose tolerance test was administered; adiponectin, leptin, ghrelin, reproductive histo...

Purpose: The aim of our study was to determine the risk factors and to describe the clinical presentation of women with uterine rupture without previous caesarean delivery. Methods: Case-control study involving all cases of uterine rupture in the unscarred uterus detected during labour or in the post-partum between January 1, 2004 and April 1, 2016. For the control we included four controls for...

BACKGROUND Cervical ripening during pregnancy resembles an inflammatory process. Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), particularly MMP-8, have been linked to inflammatory processes. We studied the concentrations of, and factors associated with, MMP-8 in the lower genital tract fluids in the first and second trimesters. METHODS In a prospective population-based cohort study, vaginal and cervical ...

Ovarian hormone elevations are associated with enhanced learning/memory. During behavioral estrus or pregnancy, progestins, such as progesterone (P(4)) and its metabolite 5 alpha-pregnan-3 alpha-ol-20-one (3 alpha,5 alpha-THP), are elevated due, in part, to corpora luteal and placental secretion. During 'pseudopregnancy', the induction of corpora luteal functioning results in a hormonal milieu ...

Introduction:There is considerable amount of controversy about the long term effects of multiparity and duration of breast-feeding on maternal bone mineral density after menopause. This study was conducted to determine whether multiple pregnancy and prolonged duration of breast-feeding are independent predictors of low bone mass in post-menopausal Kurdish women. M...

Background: Ectopic pregnancy occurs when a fertilized ovum implants at site outside the uterine cavity.Methods: A retrospective study was conducted in patients of ectopic tertiary care centre. All pregnancies reported during this time period were selected and case sheets analysed. The risk factors causing obtained by clinical history physical examination mentioned sheets. menstrual practice qu...

Until recently, adenomyosis has been associated with multiparity, not impaired fertility. Currently, adenomyosis is diagnosed with increasing frequency in infertile patients since women delay their first pregnancy until their late 30s or early 40s. Although an association between adenomyosis and infertility has not been fully established, based on the available information, recent studies sugge...