To examine the association between colonization by two newly classified species of genital ureaplasmas (Ureaplasma parvum and U. urealyticum) in early pregnancy and subsequent late abortion or preterm birth at <34 weeks of gestation, four species of genital mycoplasmas--Mycoplasma genitalium, M. hominis, U. parvum, and U. urealyticum--as well as Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae w...

BACKGROUND Down's syndrome (DS) is a genetic disease with chromosome abnormality due to the increasing chromosome 21. This study focused on the clinical application value of ERG methylation level in blood of pregnant women as a biomarker in Down's syndrome. MATERIAL AND METHODS The sham group consisted of 210 nonpregnant women, the positive control group consisted of 33 women with a delivery hi...

Background: Aim of the study was to determine factors leading surgical evacuation in first trimester medical termination pregnancy women attending SAT hospital, college, Thiruvananthapuram.Methods: A case control conducted at department obstetrics and gynaecology, Government Medical Thiruvananthapuram. The sample size calculated be 58 each group. Antenatal family planning OPD for hospital over ...

Though California is recognized for protecting women’s right to choose today, this was not always the case. Abortion illegal in California, as it all other states late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries; over time, however, witnessed a series of legal amendments cases that pressed on its nineteenth-century statute—culminating decriminalization abortion years before Roe v. Wade. This artic...

Background and aims: Antiphospholipid antibodies are associated with miscarriage abortion, this association has been reported in different countries. The aim of study is to assess the prevalence antiphospholipid IgM IgG among pregnant women previous history Zakho City, Kurdistan region, Iraq.

BACKGROUND There has been increasing number of pregnancies following assisted reproductive technology treatment and their survival is understandably a matter of interest. The relative risk of spontaneous abortion in these pregnancies remains unclear. The objectives of this study were to quantify the relative risk in assisted reproductive technology pregnancies in relation to two cohorts of natu...

Since Spain's transition to democracy, abortion has been a public policy issue both inside and outside parliament. This paper describes the history of abortion law reform in Spain from 1979 to 2004 and analyses the discourse on abortion of members of the Spanish parliament by sex and political allegiance. The analysis is based on a retrospective study of the frequency of legislative initiatives...

Jesudason and Weitz's article examines two public policy debates in California, where both sides of the debate used similar language that had the potential to be detrimental to women. Specifically, they show how anti-abortion crusaders in California used similar language to describe why women's rights should be curtailed as pro-choice advocates use when fighting for more choice and privacy for ...