BACKGROUND To investigate the role of CD138 immunohistochemistry in the diagnosis of chronic endometritis (CE) and the risk factors for assisted conception patients having CE complications. METHODS Ninety-three patients, with normal uterine shape confirmed by examination and who were planning to undergo assisted conception treatments, were selected as research subjects. Endometrial tissue was...

Psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (PNES) are a familiar trigger for consultation of the general hospital psychiatrist. PNES during pregnancy have not been well described in the literature. The conversion phenomenon of pseudolabor, which features prolonged abdominal muscle contractions in the setting of pregnancy, has only been described twice previously. We report a case of a pregnant woman adm...

This series of five cases of acute appendicitis during different stages of pregnancy highlights the difficulties surrounding the diagnosis of acute appendicitis in pregnancy, especially during the late second and third trimesters. All these cases illustrate the need for a high index of suspicion so that laparotomy is performed at an early stage of the disease. Delay in management results in inc...

A 31-year-old woman presented with a 7-week history of irregular vaginal bleeding without abdominal pain. She had been using the intrauterine contraceptive device (IUD) for the last 3 years. A pregnancy test was positive and subsequent serum beta human chorionic gonadotropin (β-HCG) was 4992 mIU/mL. A transvaginal ultrasound scan demonstrated an empty uterus with an associated adnexal mass but ...

Cesarean scar pregnancy is a rare type of ectopic pregnancy associated with severe complications such as uterine rupture, uncontrollable bleeding which may lead to hysterectomy, and definitive infertility. Many therapeutic options are available such as Dilatation & Curetage, excision of trophoblastic tissues using either laparotomy or laparoscopy, systemically administered Methotrexate, and mor...

induced abortion may be desired during a normal or abnormal pregnancy. the methods of induced abortion differ between species mainly because of different sources for progesterone production during pregnancy between species and within a species according to different stages of gestation. in cows and buffaloes, pregnancy can be effectively terminated from 5 to 150 days by administration of luteol...

Abstract   Zinc is one of the  essential elements of body which has an important role in natural growth, development, and many biological performances. Zinc deficiency is a major health problem and pregnant women are at high risk. 82% of pregnant women worldwide suffer from zinc deficiency. Zinc deficiency during pregnancy has dangerous and irreparable effects such as growth impairment, spontan...

Prolonged and obstructed labor are the type of abnormal that may lead to maternal fetal mortality. This study established model for predicting prolonged in East Nusa Tenggara. A health facilities-based case-control was conducted November 2017 among 570 women who gave birth at public facilities Data were obtained by reviewing antenatal records, mother's card, partographs. In bivariate analysis, ...