BACKGROUND The goal of this study was to evaluate the association of SCARB1 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and fertility outcomes in women undergoing IVF. METHODS Between November 2007 and March 2010, granulosa cells and follicular fluid were collected from women undergoing IVF. Five SCARB1 SNPs were sequenced and progesterone levels were measured in the follicular fluid. Fertility me...

Ruptured ectopic pregnancy is a leading cause of maternal morbidity and mortality worldwide. Cornual specific type that occurs at the horn uterus. It often ruptures later than more common tubal pregnancies because distensible myometrial tissues surrounding gestational sac. The diagnosis cornual poses lot challenges to sonographers its closeness body uterus necessitating skill expertise. Rupture...

OBJECTIVE To report the prospective outcomes of medical management of missed miscarriage before 13 weeks' gestation from an Australian cohort. DESIGN Descriptive study of a cohort selected out of a randomised controlled trial. SETTING Outpatient management at a maternity hospital between 1 May 2007 and 28 July 2010. PARTICIPANTS 264 women requesting medical management of missed miscarriag...

Introduction. Ectopic pregnancy is defined as the implantation of a fertilized ovum outside uterine cavity and it one leading causes maternal morbidity mortality. Localization risk factors. The most common localization ectopic within fallopian tube, while other localizations include abdominal organs, ovaries, scars after previous cesarean sections, cervix. Risk factors for tube injuries, infert...

Cesarean scar pregnancy is one of the rare types of ectopic pregnancy. Ultrasonography enables early diagnosis and the successful preservation of the uterus. However, the correct diagnosis of cesarean scar pregnancy can be difficult in some cases. We describe a case of cesarean scar pregnancy that was initially misdiagnosed on the basis of current ultrasonographic criteria. Ultrasonographic ima...

To determine whether ultrasonographic findings can predict the karyotype of spontaneous abortions, 137 pregnancies (54 spontaneous, 83 assisted ovulatory cycles) that subsequently aborted and had chromosome analysis performed on the products of conception were studied ultrasonographically. Transvaginal ultrasound was performed using an Acuson 128XP/10 with 7.5 MHz probe. The numbers of empty ge...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the spontaneous pregnancy reduction (SPR) rate, SPR-related factors and the effects of SPR on pregnancy outcomes in the patients with multiple pregnancies undergoing in vitro fertilization/intracytoplasmic sperm injection-embryo transfer (IVF/ICSI-ET). METHODS Between January 1998 and December 2010, 3957 patients undergoing fresh/frozen-thawed cycles (IVF/ICSI-ET) and...