BACKGROUND Complications of unsafe abortion are a leading cause of maternal mortality in sub-Saharan Africa. Adolescents and young women are disproportionately represented among those at risk of these complications. Currently, we know little about the factors associated with young women's timing of abortion. This study examined the timing of abortion as well as factors influencing it among adol...

A comparative study was conducted using data from naive bison (n = 45) and cattle (n = 46) from 8 and 6 studies, respectively, in which a standardized Brucella abortus strain 2308 experimental challenge was administered during midgestation. The incidence of abortion, fetal infection, uterine or mammary infection, or infection in maternal tissues after experimental challenge was greater (P < 0.0...

CONTEXT Vietnam has experienced a rapid fertility decline over the last three decades, yet fertility rates vary considerably across the country's 54 ethnic groups. METHODS Data were drawn from the 2001 Vietnam National Health Survey, which collected information from 27,097 currently married women aged 15-49 on their birth and abortion history over the preceding five years, as well as their cu...

BACKGROUND Pregnancy and pregnancy loss may be linked to cardiovascular disease (CVD). However, the evidence is still inconsistent, especially in East Asians, whose reproductive patterns differ importantly from those in the West. We examined the associations of pregnancy, miscarriage, induced abortion, and stillbirth with CVD incidence among Chinese women. METHODS In 2004-2008, the nationwide...

Introduction: Management of missed abortion is matter concern for obstetrician in terms its methods and complications. Objectives: To compare efficacy, side effects complications sublingual vaginal misoprostol tablet case less than 20 weeks gestation. Methods: Total 300 cases were taken, out those cases, group A (150cases) included who given tablet, B (150 cases) vaginally tablet. Observation: ...

Introduction bortion or miscarriage is the spontaneous end of pregnancy at a stage when the embryo or fetus is incapable of surviving independently, generally defined in humans of prior to 20 weeks of gestation. More than 50% of human pregnancies may be lost although in only in 15% in this perceived as miscarriage. The incidence of this type of abortion is very high during first trimester and d...

OBJECTIVE Induced abortion is associated with high morbidity and mortality in India. Use of regular contraception with emergency contraception (EC) as backup can reduce the incidence of induced abortion. The study aimed to assess women's knowledge, practice, preference and acceptance of different contraceptive methods with special reference to the causes of induced abortion, and their willingne...

BACKGROUND Our aim was to assess the outcome of pregnancies complicated by Brucella infection. DESIGN Prospective study. SETTING EL-Hasan National Hospital, El-Rawad Clinic, TAIF, SAUDI ARABIA (where the practical part of the study was accomplished) and Obstetrics & Gynecology Department, Mansoura University Hospital (where the theoretical part of the study was completed). METHODS This st...

Imminent abortion needs more serious attention since it remains a big problem in Indonesia considering its epidemiology, morbidity, mortality, and prognosis. In fact, some cases can still be prevented. The objective of this study was to determine pathogenesis, diagnosis, and prognosis of imminent abortion through the role of antioxidant vitamin C in the interaction of superoxide dismutase (SOD)...