background: so far, many studies investigated factors that affect pregnancy rates after intrauterine insemination (iui). various investigators have not agreed on the nature and ranking of these criteria. objective: the aim of this study was to assess the predictive factors for pregnancy rate after controlled ovarian hyperstimulation (coh)/ iui. materials and methods: retrospective study of all ...

BACKGROUND Misperceptions persist that intrauterine device placement is related to pelvic infections and Chlamydia and gonorrhea testing results are needed prior to placement. OBJECTIVE We sought to evaluate the relationship of Chlamydia and gonorrhea screening to pelvic infection for up to 2 years following placement of the levonorgestrel 52-mg intrauterine system. STUDY DESIGN A total of ...

Aplasia cutis congenita is the congenital absence of skin mostcommonly affecting the scalp. No definite etiology is available butmultiple causes such as intrauterine infection, fetal exposure tococaine, heroin, alcohol or antithyroid drugs, vascular disruption,genetic causes, syndromes and teratogens have been suggested.We present an infant with extensive aplasia cutis of the trunk andthigh. He...

PURPOSE We assessed the role of preoperative sonohysterography in the diagnosis of intrauterine synechiae. METHODS Nineteen patients with a suspected diagnosis of intrauterine adhesion underwent hysterosalpingography, transvaginal sonography, and sonohysterography performed in the consultation room. The patients were then treated by hysteroscopy under laparoscopic or ultrasound guidance. RE...

©FSRH J Fam Plann Reprod Health Care 2008: 34(3) Summary Intrauterine contraception is underutilised largely due to its reputed association with infections. The Copper T-380A, one of the most cost-effective methods of contraception and the most widely used intrauterine contraceptive device in the world, is effective for at least 12 years and is also used for emergency contraception. The levonor...

background: the direct effect of hcg on the human endometrium was studied several times. objective: the objectives of this study were to evaluate the effectiveness of intrauterine injection of recombinant human chorionic gonadotropin (rhcg) before embryo transfer (et). materials and methods: in this randomized placebo-controlled clinical trial, a total number of 182 infertile patients undergoin...

background: implantation is one of the essential steps for the success of assisted reproductive techniques (art). their success depends on three main factors: embryo quality, endometrial receptivity (er), and synchrony between embryo and endometrium. there are various factors that regulate the complex process of implantation. in this regard, one may refer to human chorionic gonadotropin (hcg) a...

Three experiments were conducted using a total of 84 ewes to determine the effects of bilateral or unilateral insertion of intrauterine threads on fertilization rate and unilateral insertion on embryonic survival. In experiment I bilateral insertion of intrauterine threads significantly reduced the proportion of ewes with fertilized ova 3 days after mating. Intrauterine threads inhibited fertil...

Our purpose was to compare the ultrasound visualization of the early first-trimester embryo using transvaginal and intrauterine sonography. In all, 32 women about to undergo therapeutic abortion at 6-8.9 weeks gestation were studied using a specially developed catheter-based, high-resolution, real-time miniature (2.4 mm outer diameter) ultrasonography transducer (20 MHz). Before the intrauterin...

Intrauterine infection of hepatitis B virus (HBV), which accounts for the majority of mother-to-child transmission, is one of the main reasons for the failure of combined immunoprophylaxis against the transmission. Recent studies have identified that genetic background might influence the susceptibility to intrauterine infection of HBV. We conducted this study to investigate the associations be...