BACKGROUND Conventional IVF and ICSI are two common techniques to achieve fertilization. IVF has long been used for treatment of infertility, although it is not an effective treatment in severe male infertility. The use of ICSI has been expanded in severe male factor and fertilization failure after IVF cycle. In spite of the widespread use of ICSI in patients with non-male factor infertility, t...

BACKGROUND We often see patients with a thin endometrium in ART cycles, in spite of standard and adjuvant treatments. Improving endometrial growth in patients with a thin endometrium is very difficult. Without adequate endometrial thickness these patients, likely, would not have reached embryo transfer. OBJECTIVE We planned this study to investigate the efficacy of intrauterine granulocyte co...

introduction: ectopic molar pregnancy is a rare occurrence and consequently not often considered as a diagnostic possibility. in this article, an attempt was made to stress on the need for histopathological examination and follow up of every case of ectopic pregnancy. this was substantiated with the help of a case report. case presentation: a 30-year-old gravida 4, para 3, pregnant woman with a...

OBJECTIVE Because of high psychological burden and considerable costs of in-vitro fertilization, it is greatly important to identify all factors that may influence its results. In this study, general anesthesia and spinal analgesia used for oocyte retrieval were compared in terms of success in treating infertility among couples who had undergone in-vitro fertilization at an infertility center i...

Background: A safe, simple and cost-effective protocol is important goal in ART cycles. The aim of this prospective study was whether administration of low dose HCG in late follicular phase can be used clinically to replace gonadotropins administration in GnRH long protocol. Materials and Methods: 69 patients who were candidate for assisted reproductive technology (ART) enrolled the study and r...

cesarean scar pregnancy (csp) is a rare, but life-threatening type of ectopic pregnancy. an exact and early diagnosis of csp is very important for prognosis. the aim of the present study was to describe 4 women with csp and discuss their clinical presentations, diagnoses, and various management options along with the published literature. four women with a suspicion of csp or cervical pregnancy...

a case of cervical ectopic pregnancy in a 37 years old woman with history of two previous cesarean sections and one dilatation/curettage. the case was the advanced cervical pregnancy reported in iran, which diagnosed in 12 week of gestation by mri and finally treated by hysterectomy.

introduction since abdominal pregnancies are mostly complicated, they are usually managed by laparotomy, but laparoscopy is an alternative method which some surgeons perform instead of laparotomy; especially in advanced pregnancy. case presentation we reported a 31 year old woman with last menstrual period of 18 weeks who had supra pubic pain and vaginal bleeding. after sonographic evaluations,...

Background: In Nigeria decoctions and aqueous extract of Azadirachta indica A. juss (AI), are commonly used in the treatment of malaria. Some women have been observed consuming aqueous extract of AI during pregnancy and lactation because of the folkloric belief that it is potentially harmless. Objectives: There is a paucity of data on the effects of consumption of AI during pregnancy and lactat...