INTRODUCTION Heterotopic pregnancy is a life-threatening complication of pregnancy defined as coexistent intrauterine and ectopic gestation. Its diagnosis is frequently overlooked and delayed. CASE OUTLINE A 28-year-old woman experienced acute abdominal pain in pregnancy achieved by in vitro fertilization. Since all previous checkups indicated a normal course of pregnancy, the ectopic pregnan...

Objective: Intrauterine insemination (IUI) is known as a routine method for infertility treatment. The effectiveness of IUI is not identical in all cases. So in this study to evaluate different methods of IUI in order to increase pregnancy rate, IUI with cleaning cervical canal by swab is compared to IUI without cervical canal cleaning. Materials and methods: This study was conducted from 2008/...

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 ...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to compare in a prospective nonrandomized study, the efficacy of 2 methods of administering methotrexate (MTX) in the treatment of ectopic pregnancy (EP): transvaginal injection under sonographic control or intramuscular injection (IM). METHODS Patients with EP who met specific inclusion criteria for medical treatment were treated with MTX: ...

A 28-year-old, 32 week pregnant primigravida woman with a past history of increased blood pressure presented with RUQ pain as well as sudden onset of hematemesis. This case illustrates the occurrence of a rare complication (rupture of portal vein pseudoaneurysm inside the biliary system), appearing as upper gastrointestinal bleeding in a pregnant woman. The cause of the rupture is presumably pr...

This paper reports the successful pregnancy in rats with only 10-20% of ovarian tissue. Sprague-Dawley female rats of breeding age were divided into five groups: group 1 (completely ovariectomized), the ovaries from both the sides of the rats were removed completely; group 2 (partially ovariectomized, 80-90% of the ovary of each side was removed leaving the remaining tissue in place; group 3 (o...

INTRODUCTION The aim of the present study was to compare long-term donor outcomes after open and laparoscopic living donor nephrectomy. The focus was on pregnancy rates, hypertension and quality of life parameters. MATERIALS AND METHODS Data were retrospectively collected using our institution's electronic database and a structured questionnaire. The study included 30 donors after open donor ...

Atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS) is a rare condition among thrombotic microangiopathies (TMA). Pregnancy known precipitating factor of complement mediated TMA. The occurrence microangiopathic anemia, thrombocytopenia and acute kidney injury presents diagnostic therapeutic challenges. Diverse causes include hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, low platelets (HELLP syndrome) in pregnant wo...

Introduction: Twin pregnancy is associated with more pregnancy complications and poorer pregnancy outcome than singleton pregnancy. Aim: To evaluate the maternal and fetal complications in twin pregnancies. Materials and methods: 300 Twin Pregnancies were studied over a period of 16 months from 200607 to evaluate complications to the mother and both fetuses. Data obtained at the time of deliver...