BACKGROUND Previous trials have shown the potential of 10 mg of mifepristone in emergency contraception. The aim of this trial was to investigate whether 10 mg of mifepristone has the same efficacy as 25 mg. METHODS This double-blind, randomized trial was carried out in 10 family planning institutes and hospitals in China. Women who met recruitment criteria and requested emergency contracepti...

BACKGROUND Medical treatment of ectopic pregnancies is common. To increase the efficacy of methotrexate, the association of mifepristone has been proposed. METHODS We performed a large prospective multicentre double-blind sequential randomized trial in order to compare the efficacy of methotrexate and mifepristone (600 mg given orally) versus methotrexate and placebo. RESULTS A total of 212...

INTRODUCTION Discussions among Norwegian obstetricians on how to handle prolonged pregnancies have been ongoing throughout the past decade. In 2011, the Norwegian Directorate of Health recommended a specialist care consultation one week after the estimated date of delivery, implying prompt induction of labour in women at risk. The aim of this study was to compare an expectant management with a ...

Once a cow becomes pregnant, the effect of pregnancy loss on its reproductive cycle is a topic of great interest for dairy herds. This paper reviews the factors of a non-infectious nature that affect the pregnancy maintenance during the late embryonic/early fetal period. Some clinical suggestions on bovine neosporosis and coxiellosis are also highlighted.

OBJECTIVE Recent increases in adolescent pregnancies have sparked a renewed impetus to identify risk factors, such as childhood sexual abuse (CSA), associated with adolescent pregnancy. Given mixed evidence regarding the strength of the relationship between CSA and adolescent pregnancy (Blinn-Pike, Berger, Dixon, Kuschel, & Kaplan, 2002), our objective was to provide an estimate of the effect s...

background: ectopic pregnancy is one of the pathologic entities that it destroys the fallopian tube and impairs the future pregnancy. there are different medical and surgical therapies in order the treatment and reserve of fertility. the aim of this report is discuss a case of successful intrauterine after management of ectopic pregnancy with local injection of kcl in an infertile pcod patient....

AIM To determine the frequency of hypothyroidism in women with recurrent pregnancy loss in first trimester in the Indian population. SETTINGS AND DESIGN The study included 163 non-pregnant women with recurrent pregnancy loss in a gestational age up to <or=12 weeks verified by a pregnancy test or ultrasonography, and a total of 170 age matched women with at least one successful pregnancy and n...

Submit Manuscript | http://medcraveonline.com to the rising rates of caesarean section and the higher accuracy of ultrasonography for diagnosis [3]. Since 1978 until 2001, only 19 cases had been reported, by 2006 there were 155 cases and by 2011 the number of cases reported was 751, showing a rapid increase in the incidence of this type of ectopic pregnancy [3]. Jurkovic et al. have estimated a...

Methods: A prospective randomized-controlled trial was conducted on 200 patients with ectopic pregnancy at the Obstetrics and gynecological Departments of Zagazig University, Egypt between June, 20 11 to May 2014. Patients were randomized into two groups, (group 1) who received a single dose 50 mg per meters squared surface area methotrexate (50 mg/m2 IM on day 1) intramuscularly or (group 2), ...