1. The presence of an active mono-amine oxidase in uterus has been confirmed. Evidence is presented indicating that in the human uterus, and possibly also in the rat uterus, it is mainly localized in the endometrium. 2. Human, rat, rabbit and guinea-pig placentas have also been found to be potent sources of the enzyme. 3. The level of enzymic activity in rat placenta (expressed per g. of tissue...

Uterine inversion is an infrequent obstetric emer~ gency, occurring in 1 in 2000 to 1 in 2500 obstetric patients. Uterine inversion, so named because the uterus turns inside out, has been associated with multiparity, placenta accreta, short umbilical cord, and a fundal placenta. The degree of inversion is described as ranging from first-degree (incomplete) inversion, in which the corpus extends...

True unicornuate uterus-Pseudounicornuate uterus Figure 1. Later HSG demonstrates apparently unicornuate uterus with normal left fallopian tube. Figure 2. First hysterosalpingography (HSG) showed a apparently unicornuate uterus with normal fallopian tubes. A 27 year old patient presented with primary infertility of 3 years' duration and also a history of myomectomy (5 years ago) was referred to...

BACKGROUND Medical treatment with misoprostol is a non-invasive and inexpensive treatment option in first trimester miscarriage. However, about 30% of women treated with misoprostol have incomplete evacuation of the uterus. Despite being relatively asymptomatic in most cases, this finding often leads to additional surgical treatment (curettage). A comparison of effectiveness and cost-effectiven...

BACKGROUND Identifying bicornuate uterus can be challenging especially as a cause of early pregnancy bleeding. On ultrasonographic examination, it is difficult to misdiagnose pregnancy in a bicornuate uterus as an ectopic pregnancy due to the continuity of the endometrium. A rudimentary horn of a bicornuate uterus in early pregnancy can occasionally be misdiagnosed for an ectopic pregnancy espe...

We report the case of a 26-year-old lady gravida 5, with a previous Caesarean section who presented with 2 episodes of convulsions, shock and evidence of intrauterine foetal death. She was known to have epilepsy since childhood. Anticipating a scar dehiscence or rupture uterus she was posted for emergency laparotomy under spinal anaesthesia. Intra-operatively, 180o uterine torsion was evident. ...

The role of propagated activity in the responses to agonist drugs was studied for the rat uterus and vas deferens. Hypertonic solutions were used to inhibit propagation of activity by shrinking cells. Tissue weight was used to indicate cell volume. Hypertonic solutions after 10 min caused weight loss and reduced the size of contractions in response to submaximal doses of drugs, to KCl, and to e...

Primary malignant lymphoma of the uterus and broad ligament is rare. Here, we present a rare case of primary diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) of uterus and broad ligament in a 63-year-old female. The patient presenting with lower abdominal distention was referred to our hospital. Subsequent abdominal and pelvic ultrasound revealed the presence of a large mass, which was highly suspected as...

BACKGROUND Assisted reproduction technology (ART) has become a standard treatment for infertile couples. Increased success rates obtained over the years have resulted primarily from improved embryo quality, but implantation rates still remain lower than expected. The uterus, an important player in implantation, has been frequently neglected. While a number of uterine pathologies have been assoc...

background: hyperprolactinemia is a common side effect of antipsychotic drugs that requires further investigation. the current study was designed to evaluate dose-dependent effect of chlorpromazine (cpz) on hormonal changes and uterine horn histological structure in rats. moreover, the mammary glands were analyzed to show hyperprolactinemia-induced histological changes. methods: albino wistar r...