background: the aim of this study was to evaluate maternal and perinatal outcomes in preeclampsia (pe), according to the value of albumin.materials and methods: preeclamptic women were retrospectively divided into mild hypoproteinemia (mhp, n = 220) and severe hypoproteinemia (shp, n = 79) pe according to the value of albumin. the maternal and perinatal outcomes were evaluated in both groups. r...

holoprosencephaly (hpe) is a rare congenital brain malformation associated with multiple midline facial defects. this anomaly is resulted from the failure of diverticulation and cleavage of primitive prosencephalon during weeks 4-8 of gestation. hpe is the most common forebrain developmental anomaly in human with the incidence rate of 0.49-1.2 cases per 10,000-20,000 term births. in this study,...

Intrauterine insemination (IUI) has been widely used for the treatment of infertility. Several prognostic factors for IUI outcome have been proposed, including the endometrial thickness and follicle numbers, etiology and duration of infertility and morphology, type and motility of sperms. A total of 463 IUI cycles in which clomiphene citrate and/or human menopausal gonadotrophin (HMG) were used...

Background: Analyzing expression patterns of receptivity genes is a minimally invasive diagnostic method to identify the underlying cause subfertility in women with uterine fibroid history implantation failure or recurrent pregnancy loss. This updated systematic review was designed determine molecular and genetic changes endometrium how myomctomy affect outcome spontaneous assisted conception t...

OBJECTIVE To assess the maternal morbidity and mortality and fetal outcome with hepatitis E (HEV) in pregnancy. STUDY DESIGN Cross-sectional study. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY Liaquat National Hospital, Karachi, from May 2008 to April 2010. METHODOLOGY Thirty patients admitted at Gynae Ward with serologically proven HEV in pregnancy were included in the study. All these patients were foll...

Future fertility is of paramount importance to younger cancer survivors. Advances in assisted reproductive technology mean that young women treated with radiation involving the uterus may require clinical guidance regarding whether to attempt a pregnancy themselves. We performed a review of the literature regarding radiation involving uterus (total body irradiation (TBI) and pelvic radiation), ...

OBJECTIVE To assess the relationship between vitamin D and serum antioxidant vitamins E and A, and their deficiencies in pregnant women. METHODS This cross-sectional study was carried out in the maternity clinic of Naghavi Specialists and Subspecialities Polyclinic, affiliated to Kashan University of Medical Sciences Kashan, Iran between April 2008 and August 2009. One hundred and forty-seven...

BACKGROUND/AIM This study was designed to identify the effect of pentoxifylline on trinitrobenzene sulfonic acid (TNBS)-induced colitis in rats. MATERIALS AND METHODS Forty-two female Wistar rats were randomly divided into 7 groups: group A, TNBS + intraperitoneal (IP) pentoxifylline; group B, TNBS + IP saline; group C, TNBS + intrarectal (IR) pentoxifylline; group D, TNBS + IR saline; group ...

Adequate growth of the endometrium is an important factor for successful implantation. Some authors have reported that there is a steady and gradual increase in pregnancy rates as endometrial thickness increases [1]. When endometrial thickness is <6 mm, the probability of achieving a full-term pregnancy decreases [2]. In order to maximize pregnancy rates, endometrial thickness from 8 mm to 14 m...