BACKGROUND/AIMS Catheter injection speed affects depth and placement of the embryo into the uterine cavity and is shown to be highly variable in, and between, subjects in a manually performed embryo transfer. In an effort to standardize the injection speed during embryo transfer, we developed an automated transfer pump: the pump-regulated embryo transfer (PRET) device. In this randomized contro...

Uterine isthmus atresia is a rare Müllerian duct anomaly occasionally diagnosed in adolescents with primary amenorrhea and cyclic abdominal pain. A case presented of 14-year-old female monthly lower pain 2-year duration. Magnetic resonance imaging 3-dimensional ultrasound showed separation 10-mm fibrotic tissue between the cervical canal endometrial cavity. In an attempt to preserve reproductiv...

Postpartum hemorrhage, the loss of more than 500 mL of blood after delivery, occurs in up to 18 percent of births and is the most common maternal morbidity in developed countries. Although risk factors and preventive strategies are dearly documented, not all cases are expected or avoidable. Uterine atony is responsible for most cases and can be managed with uterine massage in conjunction with o...

Uterine rupture usually occurs in a scarred uterus, especially secondary to prior cesarean section. Antepartum uterine rupture in an unscarred uterus is extremely rare. We report a case of spontaneous rupture of an unscarred gravid uterus at 32 weeks of gestation in a primigravid woman. Ultrasonography and magnetic resonance imaging showed a bulging cystic lesion communicating with the intraute...

Uterine inversion is a state wherein the endometrial surface is inverted. Although this condition may be observed in nonpregnant women, it most commonly develops at the time of delivery. In the present case, a 37-year-old woman without any remarkable history developed acute puerperal uterine inversion after the successful induction of labor. Following the delivery, she complained twice of sever...

We report the case of a second gesture, second parity 42-year old patient, undergoing surgical treatment for interstitial uterine myoma. The postoperative course was marked by a skin infection associated with uterine eventration. On physical examination, the patient was febrile (39.5 °C) with evisceration of the uterus and green pus discharge from the surgical site. Laboratory tests showed a he...