BACKGROUND We aimed to compare reproductive outcomes following ectopic pregnancy (EP) versus livebirth, miscarriage, or termination in a first pregnancy. METHODS AND FINDINGS A retrospective cohort study design was used. Scottish national data on all women whose first pregnancy occurred between 1981 and 2000 were linked to records of a subsequent pregnancy. The exposed cohort comprised women ...

Serial studies on coagulation factors were performed on 12 patients having termination of mid-trimester pregnancy by extra-amniotic prostaglandin F(2)alpha and 11 patients terminated by vacuum aspiration during the first trimester. A significant change in the activity of factors V, VII and X, VIII, and X, and a decrease of the prothrombin time and platelet count were found with prostaglandin te...

Peritoneal trophoblastic implant can occur after treatment of ectopic pregnancy. Similarly, after termination of intrauterine pregnancy, trophoblastic implants are rare but can be a complication of perforation during dilatation and curettage. We report an extremely rare case of trophoblastic implant on the myometrium, ovarian surface, and peritoneal wall 4 months after uncomplicated dilatation ...

We present a case of a 30-year-old mother of four who was incidentally diagnosed with cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) III following surgical termination of pregnancy. Five years previously a routine smear test had shown mild dyskaryosis but was never repeated. She was referred to colposcopy and, underwent loop excision of the transformation zone (LLETZ) and subsequently vaginal hystere...

INTRODUCTION Conjoined twins are identical twins joined in utero. It's a rare phenomenon and present a unique challenge to obstetricians and pediatric surgeons. Conjoined twins are complex complication of monozygotic twinning, which is associated with high perinatal mortality. CASE REPORT At our clinic complete anomaly scan was done, the patients was found to have monozygotic twins of 15 week...

Abortion was illegal in India under the IPC, and only women were to blame for crime. A first step toward legalising abortion is Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act 1971. By facilitating legal abortions performed by skilled professionals, primary goal reduce deaths injuries caused unsafe abortions. As soon as pregnancy detected, a medical can be taking medicine. The Lok Sabha has received measu...

Case scenario A 40 years old Malay woman is amenorrhoeic for six weeks with no other symptoms of pregnancy. Urine pregnancy test is positive and transvaginal ultrasound confirmed a six-week intrauterine pregnancy. She had three previous uneventful pregnancies; her last childbirth was 7 years ago. She is concern about the risk of Down’s syndrome. She and her husband are against termination of pr...

The aim of this study is to discuss a rare association of iniencephaly and holoprosencephaly and to state the importance of pregnancy termination in early gestational weeks. An 18-year-old nullipara was admitted to our perinatology service with a diagnosis of neural tube defect. Based on the ultrasonographic findings of alobar holoprosencephaly and iniencephaly during a prenatal screening, term...

BACKGROUND The purpose of the study was to examine racial/ethnic differences in cervical insufficiency risk. METHODS We used the US 2005 Natality data file. Analysis was limited to singleton births. The prevalence of cervical insufficiency was examined by the maternal characteristic for each racial group. Unconditional logistic regression modeling was used to assess the association between ra...