background: spontaneous occurrences of multifetal pregnancies always have been a medical problem. the risks of perinatal morbidity and mortality and maternal morbidity increase with enhancement of the number of fetuses. in our prospective experimental study, the outcome of twin pregnancy after assisted reproductive technologies (art) with and without multifetal pregnancy reduction (mfpr) is com...

background: controlled ovarian hyperstimulation (coh) in conjunction with intrauterine inseminations (iui) are commonly used to treat infertile couples. in this study we evaluated the relationship between iui outcome and special causes of infertility. we also aimed to examine parameters that might predict success following iui. materials and methods: in this cross-sectional study, we included 9...

turner syndrome is one of the most common cytogeneti disorders in human with an incidence of one case in about 2500 female live born children. most patients have sexual infantilism and pregnancy is rare. bahner reported the first case of a pregnant turner patients and then the pregnancy of such patients has not been considered impossible. 9 patients out of 243 turner patients referred to karimi...

fibroids are the most common benign tumors of the uterus during female reproductive age. uterine artery embolization (uae) using embolic particles (pva, gelfoam) to occlude the uterine arteries, have been reported as a relatively safe, effective, and durable nonsurgical alternative to hysterectomy in diminishing fibroid-related symptoms. to block the arterial blood supply to the fibroid complet...

background : one of the important health indicators in every society is maternal and neonatal health status. provision of the best prenatal care can reduce mortality rate in these two susceptible groups. this study focused on the effect of maternal care log book on pregnancy outcome. methods : this was a clinical trial and 180 samples were randomly selected from the mothers referred to private ...

Background & Aims: Serum progesterone level (as early as 4 weeks gestation) reflects the relation between embryo and corpus luteum. The purpose of the present study was to compare serum progesterone level on day 14 after embryo transfer among 3 groups of patients undergoing intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) cycles; normal pregnancy (viable intrauterine pregnancy), abnormal pregnancy (misc...

Objective The primary objective of the study was to compare baseline KP levels in females with different causes of infertility and then correlate it with the risk of failure to conceive, preclinical abortion and pregnancy after intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI). MaterialsAndMethods AA longitudinal cohort study was carried out from August 2014 till May 2015 recruiting one hundred and twent...

maternal nutritional status and weight gain throughout pregnancy affect the outcome of pregnancy. the objective of this study was to determine prepregnancy body mass index and total weight gain during pregnancy in women from rural areas of guilan province, iran. prenatal and obstetrical records of 480 pregnant women who attended rural health centers between 2002 and 2003 including prepregnancy ...