BACKGROUND To test the effects of progressively decreasing dosages of exogenous LH we combined various amounts of HMG, containing FSH, LH and HCG, and highly purified (HP) FSH to treat 120 GnRH agonist-suppressed infertile female patients as candidates for controlled ovarian stimulation (COS). METHODS Subjects were randomly assigned to four treatment groups that received the following daily i...

Adrenal hyperplasia in laboratory animals has been associated with depressed reproductive function by several investigators. Thus increased social pressure and population density in mice induce adrenocortical hyperactivity, which is associated with varying inhibition of reproductive activity. Chronic administration of ACTH to mice abolished ovulation and luteinization, reduced ovarian weight an...

Mucinous cystadenomas may reach a large size and may also tend to be hormonally responsive during pregnancy. A 25-year-old woman was presented with the labour pain at 40 weeks of gestation. Sonographic examination demonstrated a multiloculated, 38 cm in diameter, huge cystic mass at the right side of the uterus. After delivery of baby with cesarean section, ovarian cystectomy was performed. His...

Objectives We investigated whether luteal estrogen administration and an early follicular Gonadotropin-releasing hormone antagonist (E/G-ant) priming protocol improves clinical outcomes in poor responders to controlled ovarian stimulation for in vitro fertilization (IVF)-embryo transfer, and identified underlying mechanisms. Methods This restrospective study consisted of 65 poor responders wh...

background: according to the text book of obstetrics and gynecology, prematurity is the first cause of perinatal mortality. therefore postponing delivery will become mandatory to prevent complications of prematurity. parental mgso4 is one of the most common and the safest medications for this purpose. case report: we present a primigravida patient with multiple uterine myoma who had premature l...

including ovarian follicular development and luteinization via altering anti-müllerian hormone (AMH) signalling, follicle-stimulating hormone sensitivity and progesterone production in human granulosa cells1. It also affects glucose homeostasis through manifold roles. The potential influences of vitamin D on glucose homeostasis include the presence of specific vitamin D receptor (VDR) in pancre...

introduction: one of the common problems in neonatal period is jaundice that occurs in the first week of birth in 60% of term and 80% of preterm neonates. in preterm newborn hyperbilirubinaemia is higher, persistent, longer, and more likely to be associated with neurological injury than term neonates. the purpose of this study was to determine prophylactic effect of zinc sulphate on hyperbiliru...