Background Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a common and complex condition affecting up to 18% of reproductive-aged women with reproductive, metabolic and psychological dysfunction. We performed an overview and appraisal of methodological quality of systematic reviews assessing medical and surgical treatments for reproductive outcomes in women with PCOS. Methods This was an overview of syste...

background: low birth weight (lbw) is one of the major determinants of neonatal survival as well as postnatal morbidity. objective: the main objective of the present study was to determine neonatal mortality rate (nmr) in lbw infants in yazd, iran. materials and methods: in a prospective-cohort study, all births in the maternity hospitals of yazd, iran in 2004 were evaluated and mortality rate ...

Objective: Recurrent pregnancy loss is a global issue. This study was planned in order to evaluate the effects of high dose intravenous immunoglobulin (IV Ig) in primary and secondary unexplained miscarriages in patients of recurrent pregnancy loss. Patients and Methods: Total 168 couples having history of primary or secondary recurrent pregnancy loss were included in the study. They were divid...

The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the relative risk (RR) of multiple births for birth defects after assisted reproductive technology (ART) using Japanese nationwide data from 2004 to 2008 with singletons as the reference group. In multiples compared to singletons, the percentage of birth defects per pregnancy were significantly higher (RR = 1.88, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.60...

BACKGROUND 94% of all birth defects (BD) and 95% of deaths due to the BD occur in low and middle income countries, many of which are preventable. In Tanzania, there is currently a paucity of BD data necessary to develop data informed prevention activities. METHODS A cross-sectional analysis was conducted of deliveries identified with BD in the labor ward registers at four Dar es Salaam hospit...

BACKGROUND Despite restoration of fertility after kidney transplantation, the benefit is limited in female kidney recipients. Our objective is to determine the reasons for this discrepancy. METHODS We evaluated 315 women who underwent kidney transplantation from 1983 to 2015 (a median of age at transplantation [10th-90th percentile] of 32 years [7-55 years]); 230 recipients between the ages o...

Objectives. This study aims to evaluate perinatal outcomes such as gestational age at delivery and live birth rate in singleton and twin gestation with or without fetal reduction. Method. A retrospective analysis was done on patients which were divided into reduced and unreduced groups on the basis of order of reduction of one or more fetuses between 6 and 13 weeks of gestation. Patients record...

This study was undertaken to examine whether there is an association between age at first birth and parity and risk of asthma death. The study cohort consisted of 1,292,462 women in Taiwan who had a first live birth between 1 January 1978 and 31 December 1987. We tracked each woman from the date of their first childbirth to 31 December 2009, and their vital status was ascertained by linking rec...

BACKGROUND A reduction in the sex ratio at birth has been linked to maternal condition during and before pregnancy. A recent study reported an association between maternal exposure to severe life events and sex ratio at birth using the Danish national register. We attempted to replicate that study using a new Danish cohort. METHODS Mothers of all singleton live births (n = 1.35 million births...