The ingestion of the ovum of 'the dog tapeworm results in the development in man of the larval stages of the parasite. The presence of this parasite in one or more of the organs of the body is responsible for a variety of signs and symptoms making up the clinical picture of echinococcosis or hydatid disease. Normally the dog tapeworm has for its intermediate host an herbivorous mammal, commonly...

On making a vaginal examination Dr Cairns found a foetus of about six weeks protruding from the os uteri and removed it. Eight months after he delivered the same patient of a fine healthy child. He pointed out that the case was of interest for two reasons. First, that it showed how one ovum might be thrown off at an early stage of pregnancy, while the other was retained till the full time; and ...

We report herein, two cases of massive delayed (2 and 4 days) intra abdominal hemorrhage following ovum pick-up (OPU), in patients at risk for thrombo-embolic events, who concomitantly used therapeutic doses of low molecular weight heparin (LMWH). We discuss the possible mechanisms involved in causing the aforementioned delayed bleeding, and call for re-evaluation of the presently accepted anti...