A paternal pericentric inversion of chromosome 4 was ascertained through karyotype analysis of an abortus specimen proven to be 46,XX,rec(4),dup q, inv (4)(p13q28). The relationship of paternal pericentric inversion to pregnancy loss is discussed, and a recommendation for karyotype analysis of recurrent abortion specimens is made.

BACKGROUND Pregnancy and pregnancy loss may be linked to cardiovascular disease (CVD). However, the evidence is still inconsistent, especially in East Asians, whose reproductive patterns differ importantly from those in the West. We examined the associations of pregnancy, miscarriage, induced abortion, and stillbirth with CVD incidence among Chinese women. METHODS In 2004-2008, the nationwide...

OBJECTIVE The present study is aimed to analyze the expression of serum anticardiolipin antibody (ACA) and mononuclear cells of Tim-1 among the patients with negative anti paternal lymphocyte antibody (APLA) recurrent spontaneous abortion conducted by lymphocyte immunotherapy resulting in failure. PATIENTS AND METHODS 58 patients with negative APLA recurrent spontaneous abortion (RSA) who was...

In order to determine outcome of pregnancy with lUI in patients with unexplained recurrent miscarriage whose husbands have low hypo-osmotic swelling test scores, a prospective clinical intervention was performed at a university referral clinic of recurrent abortion. Out of 56 patients whose husbands had abnormal hypo-osmotic swelling tests, 43 patients underwent lUI, from which only 14 pat...

In order to determine outcome of pregnancy with lUI in patients with unexplained recurrent miscarriage whose husbands have low hypo-osmotic swelling test scores, a prospective clinical intervention was performed at a university referral clinic of recurrent abortion. Out of 56 patients whose husbands had abnormal hypo-osmotic swelling tests, 43 patients underwent lUI, from which only 14 pat...

Objective. Women with infertility and recurrent miscarriages may have an overlapping etiology. The aim of this study was to compare the pregnancy loss in pregnancies after IVF treatment with spontaneous pregnancies in women with recurrent miscarriages and to assess differences related to cause of infertility. Methods. The outcome from 1220 IVF pregnancies (Group I) was compared with 611 spontan...

We report on a de novo centric fission of chromosome 11 in a healthy female referred for chromosome analysis due to recurrent miscarriages. Both fission products were mitotically stable. This centric fission of chromosome 11 appears to have no clinical significance for this patient other than recurrent miscarriages.

Objective: To investigate whether the combination treatment of prednisone during the first trimester of pregnancy plus low dose aspirin all through pregnancy is cable of reducing the risk of miscarriage and improving live birth rates in patients with idiopathic recurrent miscarriage. Material and Methods: 144 Patients were enrolled in the trial, attending outpatient clinics of Kasr El-Aini, Mah...

Background: Human peripheral blood NK cells constitutively express CD56 and CD16 antigens. Peripheral blood NK cells seem to be strongly related with decidual NK cells, and may reflect the decidual NK cell functional status. There are varied reports concerning the relationship between NK cell cytotoxicity in women with recurrent spontaneous abortion. Objective: To study NK activity in women wit...