background: division of human genetics (dhg) is a referral center for karyotyping and counseling to the couples as well as to the individuals referred with bad obstetric history and infertility. materials and methods: from 1972 to 2003, overall 1666 couples and 131 female partners with bad obstetric history (boh) such as; spontaneous abortions, live births with congenital malformations and stil...

This pilot case-control study at a tertiary-care hospital over a four-month period was aimed at evaluating the possible usefulness of screening of TORCH (Toxoplasma gondii, rubella virus, cytomegalovirus, and Herpes simplex virus) in females with bad obstetric history. The study included 12 women with bad obstetric history and a similar number of matched controls with previous normal pregnancie...

This article refers to the association beTable I: BOH And Infectious Causes (TORCH) Serial No. Maternal No. of Age Abortions 1 21 3 2 29 2 3 28 3 4 29 6 5 25 2 6 37 4 7 36 6 8 20 3 9 25 3 10 24 3 11 26 2 12 25 4 13 21 2 14 21 2 15 34 4 16 37 3 17 26 4 18 27 3 19 23 3 20 28 8 Mean 27.11 3.30 ±1.66

*Corresponding Author: [email protected] Abstract Primary Herpes Simplex Virus-2 (HSV-2) infection has been inconclusively linked with abortions. This study is aimed to evaluate the role of HSV-2 infection in patients with bad obstetric history which implies previous unfavourable fetal outcome in terms of two or more consecutive spontaneous abortions, history of intrauterine fetal death, i...