There is a need for long-acting birth control methods. Copper-bearing intrauterine contraceptive devices do not have systemic side effects and they are appropriate for parous women who have no excess menstrual flow or cramps at baseline and who have low risk for sexually transmitted infections. Levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine systems release levonorgestrel directly into uterine cavity. Th...

Introduction. The formation of isthmic-cervical insufficiency (ICI) in 80% is associated with intraamnial inflammation, this the subject discussion new mechanisms pathogenesis premature cervical remodeling. In regard, it interest to study relationship ICS intrauterine and cervicovaginal infections during pregnancy their impact on course outcomes pregnancy, which was purpose our study. Methods. ...

Unplanned pregnancy remains an issue in the United States. The intrauterine device (IUD) is a solution. IUD safe for most women and recommended adolescents. Misconceptions exist about IUDs sexually transmitted infections caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae Chlamydia trachomatis. Accepted guidelines ensure management of these subsequent, initiation IUD. use best practice alerts preserves health care...

BACKGROUND The clinical characteristics of Chlamydia trachomatis respiratory tract infections in Japanese neonates were investigated. METHODS Clinical, laboratory and microbiological characteristics of five infants with pneumonia due to C. trachomatis in early neonatal period were analyzed. RESULTS Only C. trachomatis was identified in 4 infants. Both C. trachomatis and cytomegalovirus was ...

Context More than 40% of mortality in children younger than 5 years occurs in the neonatal period (0–28 days), and the common causes include preterm birth complications, intrapartum-related factors, acquired infections and other conditions such as jaundice and congenital infections. 2 Intrauterine and neonatal insults contribute to both premature mortality and long-term disability as neonates w...

In the past, it was common practice to relate low birthweight to prematurity. However, a number of environmental, maternal, placental, and fetal factors have been recognized as causing intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR) in babies who are small-for-gestational-age (SGA). In the more affluent societies, one-third of the low birthweight babies are SGA. Yet in communities where protein-energy m...

Highb elevated levels of serum IgM (over 50 mg per cent) and aktectable leveis of serum IgA (over 1 mg per cent) were correlated with overt infection in less than I per cent of 2,029 Colombian newboms. Toxoplasmosis and cytomegalovirus infection were the most~equent spec;fic infections encountered. Apparent4 noninfectious antigenic stimulation in utero, as evidenced by moderately elevated serum...

BACKGROUND A wide variety of complications due to the extrauterine migration of intrauterine contraceptive devices have been reported in the literature. Here we describe the case of a large bladder stone formed around a migrated Copper T380A device that was neglected and detected 15 years after insertion. CASE PRESENTATION A 48-year-old Sri Lankan woman underwent a workup for lower urinary tr...

In the large Zika virus (ZIKV) epidemic that occurred in Brazil in 2015, the intrauterine fetal exposure to ZIKV was associated with a significant risk of developing microcephaly and neurological disorders in the infected infants. ZIKV-associated disease has since been reported in 24 countries in the Americas. At present, definitive evidence is lacking regarding the intrauterine co-exposure to ...