OBJECTIVE To study the role of uterine artery notch on color Doppler ultrasound and roll over test in prediction of PIH. METHODS 100 women with high risk pregnancies were studied for presence or absence of uterine artery diastolic notch by Doppler ultrasound at 16-28 weeks. Same women were then subjected to roll over test at 28-32 weeks. RESULTS The primary outcome was that uterine diastoli...

Methods This study designed prospectively 33 pregnant women between 5 to 7 gestational weeks with a history of unexplained RSA included in this study. 47 normal pregnant women between 5 to 7 gestational weeks without history of infertility and/or RSA included as a control. Peripheral blood natural killer (pbNK) (CD3/56) fractions among peripheral blood monocyte (PBMC) were checked by flow cytom...

An intrauterine device (IUD) is a safe, effective, simple, and reversible method for birth control, but some women with IUD may still become pregnant. Induced abortion is the main method for termination of pregnancy. If induced abortion is not well‑managed in these patients, it may result in serious vaginal bleeding and uterine rupture. We report a case of uterine artery rupture after induced a...

BACKGROUND Uterus transplantation may be the only theoretical option for some women, for example, those with congenital uterine infertility or who have undergone hysterectomy. In this study, we evaluated the intra- and post-operative blood flow conditions of vascular anastomosed regions and the blood-perfused area of the transplanted uterus in a cynomolgus macaque model of uterus autotransplant...

OBJECTIVE To compare uterine artery blood flow in normal first-trimester pregnancies with those complicated by uterine bleeding. METHODS Uterine artery blood flow was investigated by transvaginal color Doppler in 46 pregnant women affected by uterine bleeding and in a control group of 35 women with normal intrauterine pregnancy. Gestational age ranged from the 6th to the 12th week. Three bloo...

OBJECTIVES To examine the performance of screening for pre-eclampsia (PE) by a combination of maternal factors, soluble endoglin (sEng), pregnancy associated plasma protein-A (PAPP-A), placental growth factor (PlGF) and uterine artery lowest pulsatility index (L-PI) at 11-13 weeks' gestation. METHODS Uterine artery L-PI, sEng, PAPP-A and PlGF were measured at 11-13 weeks in 90 singleton pregn...

Uterine blood flow (UBF) and uterine artery endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) expression are greatest during the follicular vs. luteal phase. 17 beta-Estradiol (E(2)beta) increases UBF and elevates eNOS in ovine uterine but not systemic arteries; progesterone (P(4)) effects on E(2)beta changes of eNOS remain unclear. Nonpregnant ovariectomized sheep received either vehicle (n = 10), P(4)...

BACKGROUND Anatomic variants of the uterine artery are rare, with the absence of one of the uterine arteries presumably being the most abundant variant. A duplicated uterine artery is mentioned in the medical literature, but to the best of our knowledge, an angiographic study has never been published. A partially duplicated uterine artery is an extremely rare variant not previously mentioned in...

Understanding anatomical variations can help physicians achieve better results in clinical practice. During routine dissection, we found variations in the branches of Internal Iliac Artery (IIA) of a 65-year-old Iranian female cadaver. The IIA ended by dividing to an unusual smaller anterior and a greater posterior trunk which was branched to the inferior gluteal arteries. Both pelvis and the u...