Back pain in in-vitro fertilized and spontaneous pregnancies.

The prevalence of low back pain and its association with some demographic factors in the city of Kerman

The prevalence of low back pain(BPP) ios high.in this study the prevalence of low back pain(LBP) was determined in Kerman province:for this purpose  1000 subjects were selected by systematic random sampling.the data were collected by using a questionnaire and face to face interview.as pain is a subjective phenomena,the self-report of LBP was the criteria for pain or absence of pain.for data ana...

Pesticide exposure in male farmers and survival of in vitro fertilized pregnancies.

BACKGROUND Male-mediated spontaneous abortion is well described among animals, but less well documented in humans. Studies that include early pregnancy experience are expensive to conduct, but IVF provides new opportunities. MATERIALS AND METHODS The Danish IVF register covers all IVF treatments performed after 1993. We mailed a questionnaire to 5879 women (response rate 68.2%). A subgroup of...

Pregnancy Complications and Neonatal Outcomes in Multiple Pregnancies: A Comparison between Assisted Reproductive Techniques and Spontaneous Conception

Comparison of First Trimester Screening for Down’s Syndrome Using Free Beta-Human Chorionic Gonado-tropin and Pregnancy-Associated Plasma Protein-A Levels between Spontaneous and IVF Pregnancies at 12 Weeks of Gestation

Objective The purpose of this study was to compare Free Beta-HCG and PAPPA levels in single normal and under IVF pregnancies 11-13w + 6d of gestational age. MaterialsAndMethods In this observational study that was performed as a cohort, 300 consecutive single IVF pregnancies and 700 single normal pregnancies were enrolled about 11-13w + 6d of gestational age and Free Beta-HCG and PAPPA was comp...

Heterotopic Pregnancy after Assisted Reproductive Techniques

Heterotopic pregnancy (HP) is the simultaneous occurrence of intra- and extrauterine pregnancies. It is a rare event in spontaneous pregnancies with an incidence of less than 1:15000 however the frequency has increased to 1% in accordance with the widespread use of assisted reproductive techniques (ART). The pre-operative diagnosis of this condition is generally difficult and it would be life t...