Thousands of women experience uterine factor infertility (UFI).1 Some are born without a womb (Müllerian agenesis)2; others have had a hysterectomy for a myriad of uterine-related pathologies. Many of these women, whether suffering from congenital or acquired uterine infertility, retain a strong desire to be able to bear their own biological child.3 Currently, the only clinically tested option ...

Trends in the civil registration of fetal death in multiple gestations that has occurred before, but expelled from the womb after, 24 weeks' gestation are examined using England and Wales 1993-2004 registration obtained from the Office for National Statistics. Count was made of fetal death registrations in which fetus papyraceous, fetal death before 24 weeks' gestation or fetocide before 24 wee...

Since its introduction in the 1960s ultrasound has developed and grown until there are now very few women who have not had ultrasound exposure during their pregnancy or labour. While the early researchers were aware of the potential harm that ultrasound could cause, and urged that "the possibility of hazard should be kept under constant review", the enthusiasm for finding out more and more abou...

This influential opinion by famed jurist Oliver Wendell Holmes [5], Jr. was copied by courts throughout the United States. For over sixty years, courts refused to recognize a cause of action on behalf of a child who died before or after birth as a result of injuries suffered in the womb [6] because the fetus [7] was considered legally a part of its mother and thus did not possess personhood [8]...

Burgio E. Environment and Fetal Programming: the origins of some current “pandemics”. J Pediatr Neonat Individual Med. 2015;4(2):e040237. doi: 10.7363/040237. Proceedings of the 11 International Workshop on Neonatology and Satellite Meetings Cagliari (Italy) · October 26-31, 2015 From the womb to the adult Guest Editors: Vassilios Fanos (Cagliari, Italy), Michele Mussap (Genoa, Italy), Antonio ...

Menstruation is the periodic shedding (usually monthly) of the lining of the womb. Generally speaking, menstruation starts during puberty around 10–16 years old and continues until the menopause about 45–55 years old. An average menstrual cycle is about 28 days, but it may vary between 24–35 days. According to a study most women have more than 500 periods in a lifetime. Any abnormality of the a...

susceptibility to diabetes may have begun in the womb, while others may develop diabetes as a result of another disease or condition. Prevention and treatment strategies need to take into account the diverse needs of people with or at risk for diabetes. (Photo credits: Top row, left im age: ©iStockphoto.com/Yuri_Arcurs. Top row, middle image: Ian Hooton / Photo Researchers, Inc. Bottom row, lef...

Man has always been fascinated by miscellaneous elements in nature. Amongst them all, the most astonishing is the principle of world i.e. ‘ seed’ and ‘womb’, and the vital role played for their existence is by ‘prana’ or breath. This theory led to the evolution of the cult of fertility. In almost all religious practices fertility is represented with symbols, rituals and prayers. In plain langua...

Every married couple definitely wants to have offspring but not allcouples are blessed with children in a normal way. There some couples who choose use the test tube baby technique or IVF, which is fertilization outside womb. Meanwhile, there also mothers unable conceive for due uterus problem. Finally, development of science and technology, concept surrogacy was introduced by mixing husband's ...