background: women 35-39 years old have a 2–3 fold higher risk of pregnancy-related death than women in their twenties and the risk is even more dramatic for women 40 years and older. objective: the aim of this study was to investigate the association of maternal age with risk of adverse pregnancy and mother outcomes in our setting tehran iran. materials and methods: in this retrospective observ...

background: female age and basal fsh level are independently associated with ivf outcome. they are both related to the same phenomenon, namely ovarian reserve. objective: to evaluate the effective role of serum fsh concentration at the start of treatment cycle on art outcome. materials and methods: a total of 207 women undergoing ivf and icsi cycles were included in this study. basal fsh concen...

background and aim: preeclampsia is a considerable problem of pregnancy. endothelial dysfunction and placental hypoxia are the current hypothesis of preeclampsia. chronic inflammation, including periodontitis may provoke systemic maternal and placental pro-inflammatory endothelial dysfunction, which represent a significant risk factor for diseases of vascular origin. so this study was carried o...

in an analytical, cohort type study, medical and obstetrical complications of 500 pregnant women over age 35 were compared with 500 younger pregnant women during 3 past years (1994-1997). 7he incidence of complications were significantly increased in pregnant women over age 35 (p

a bstract background: non‑medical utilization of pre‑implantation genetic diagnosis (pgd), like sex selection, is increasing, therefore it is necessary to follow‑up the health and outcome of fertilization and newborn’s birth followed pgd. the aim of this study was to evaluate the outcome of fertilization after sex selection by pgd and the relation between the age of parents and the outcome of f...

The differential diagnosis of acute abdominal pain in pregnancy is broad and can be complicated by atypical manifestations that are due to the anatomic distortions and physiologic changes of pregnancy. Due to the lack of clinical understanding, angular pregnancy does not appear to be recognized as a clinical entity and many cases are likely to go undiagnosed. This is a case report of a 34-year-...

background: vitamin d deficiency during pregnancy is associated with some adverse pregnancy outcomes but its relationship with fetal growth is unknown. objective: we compared the 25-hydroxy vitamin d levels between mothers and their small for gestational age (sga) newborns with mothers and their appropriate for gestational age (aga) newborns. materials and methods: the study population included...

background maternal passive smoking or exposure to environmental tobacco smoke may be a risk factor for maternal and newborn morbidity. objectives the current study aimed to assess the relationship between preterm delivery and tobacco smoke exposure in pregnant woman referring to the shabih-khani maternity hospital in kashan, iran. patients and methods an analytical retrospective cohort study w...

background: multiple sclerosis (ms) is an autoimmune disease of the central nervous system. etiology of the disease is not well understood; however, it is more common in women than in men and occurs mainly during reproductive age. the aim of this study was to evaluate some risk factors in women of childbearing age with ms in isfahan province. methods: this analytic case–control study was conduc...