background and objective: pregnancy termination and recurrent abortion are one of the common complications during pregnancy and in patients with a bad obstetric history. materials and methods: in this study, a total of 154 individuals including 75 couples four single women from different communities and with various incomes were investigated chromosomal abnormalities using blood culture and chr...

Owing to the rarity of the disease and the complexity of all factors in pregnancy, standardization of treatment is very difficult. The generally accepted view is that termination of pregnancy in the first two trimester or delay of treatment until fetal maturity in the third trimester. Treatment of patients with locally advanced cervical disease is controversial and should be discussed according...

The Choice on Termination of Pregnancy Act 92 of 1996 embodies a laudable and liberal ideal, namely that the course of a woman’s life does not have to be determined by her reproductive capacity. Instead, she has the right to free, non-therapeutic termination of pregnancy in a safe environment, a right which exists up to the end of the second trimester. Dignity, equality, and security of the per...

OBJECTIVES To determine the efficacy of 400 mcg sublingual misoprost as an adjunct to suction evacuation in first trimester pregnancy termination. METHOD(S) During the study period of January2006-June 2007, two hundred twenty-one pregnant women wanting first trimester pregnancy termination were randomised into two groups. In the study group of one hundred twenty-one women, sublingual misopros...

background and objectives: several investigations have been done to evaluate the effect of ramadan fasting on fetal and maternal health, which have all led to controversial results. the role of ramadan fasting time in birth weight is still unclear. this study evaluated the effect of fasting at different periods of pregnancy on birth weight. methods: 250 pregnant women fasting at least one day d...

objective: to study the pregnancy outcomes in first trimester vaginal bleeding. materials and methods: this cross sectional study was done on 60 pregnant women with first trimester vaginal bleeding referring to university hospitals affiliated to islamic azad university, tehran, iran. all women were evaluated for the outcomes including abortion, preterm rapture of membranes, preterm labor, secon...

background : aneuploidy is one of the main causes of congenital anomalies, mental and physical disabilities, in new-borns. the aim of this study was to determine various chromosomal aneuploidies in the first and second trimester screening of pregnant women, in iran. methods : a descriptive retrospective study was conducted on 125,170 pregnant women referred to a major referral medical diagnosti...