background: intrauterine insemination (iui) is a primary, simple and effective method of infertility treatment. the aim of this study was to determine the success rate of iui and some related male and female factors. materials and methods: this quasi - experimental study was done on 500 infertile couples from 2006 to 2008. either clomiphene or human menopausal gonadotropin (hmg) alone or clomip...

BACKGROUND The effect of pregnancy intention on post-natal practices like breastfeeding is still poorly understood in the Philippines. In this light, this study aims to determine the association between pregnancy intention and optimal breastfeeding practices in the Philippines. METHODS This is a cross-sectional study design using the 2003 Philippine National Demographic and Health Survey. Log...

PURPOSE OF INVESTIGATION To elucidate the sequential changes of autonomic nervous activity during pregnancy, we examined heart rate variability on two positions and whether autonomic nervous activity affected duration of labor. METHODS Thirty-eight normal pregnant women were studied. Frequency domain parameters (HF, LF, LF/HF ratio) and heart rate were obtained by spectral HRV analysis in the...

Objective: To determine if the prolonged time for achieving ovarian suppression before starting stimulation affected the pregnancy rates. Patients and Methods: Retrospective cohort analysis was performed on 565 women undergoing first assisted reproductive technologies (ART) treatment in a University-affiliated Hospital. The women were grouped according to the duration of downregulation by gonad...

BACKGROUND Antidepressant use during the gestational period is a controversial topic. AIMS To determine whether duration of antidepressant use during the first trimester increases the risk of major congenital malformations in offspring of women diagnosed with psychiatric disorders. METHOD A case-control study was performed among women who had been pregnant between January 1998 and December ...

Pregnancy in end stage renal disease women who are on Hemodialysis has been considered a challenging event for both mother and fetus. Generally, outcomes of pregnancy in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) have been considered to be extremely poor, and pregnancy in this group of patients is rather scarce. The frequency of conception is ranged from 0.3% per year in Belgium to 1.4% per y...

To estimate the effect of maternal zinc deficiency on pregnancy outcomes, we conducted a zinc supplementation trial in an urban shantytown in Lima, Peru, a population with habitual low zinc intakes. Beginning at 10-24 wk gestation, 1295 mothers were randomly assigned to receive prenatal supplements containing 60 mg iron and 250 (g folate, with or without 15 mg zinc. Women were followed up month...

OBJECTIVE The possible toxicity of drugs in pregnancy should be tested before their use in pregnant patients. In the present study, we aimed to evaluate the safety of phytovagex, a pessary formulation of Nigella sativa (N. sativa), which is already in clinical use for vaginal fungal infection. MATERIALS AND METHODS The pregnant rats were treated intravaginal with physiological saline (vehicle...

BACKGROUND Cytomegalovirus (CMV) hyperimmune globulin (HIG) may be helpful after a primary maternal CMV infection during pregnancy as a therapy for infected fetuses or to prevent maternal-to-fetus transmission of CMV. Although immunoglobulins administered during pregnancy appear safe, previous studies have not monitored HIG for a possible effect on duration of gestation and birth weight. METH...