abstract a32 year-old multigravid patient with 10 weeks of pregnancy was referred to the emergency ward with massive vaginal bleeding and preshock state. suction curettage, laparotomy, uterine artery ligation, macdonald cerclage, and hysterectomy was done, in that order. after hysterectomy and massive transfusion she recovered. when a diagnosis of cesarean scar pregnancy is made in the emergenc...

the aim of current study was to determine women´s maternal asthma in pregnancy, delivery and birthl outcomes. using a retrospective cohort design, data of 580 pregnant women were gathered form a large teaching hospital in tehran, iran. the medical records of pregnant women who had attended this hospital between 2009 and 2011 were assessed. data of delivery and birth outcomes were gathered by ob...

introduction: unwanted pregnancies are one of the major problems in developing countries. this research aimed to answer the question whether women with unwanted pregnancies seek the health care they need. methods: in this descriptive-analytical study, 270 pregnant women referring to shahroud hospitals to terminate their pregnancies were studied through the census method and were divided into tw...

four fat-tailed ewes from an indoor flock (n=40) were examined for recumbency and depressive nervoussigns. they were from a seemingly nonpregnant group of the flock that had been diagnosed bytransabdominal ultrasonography. the ration consisted of mainly wheat straw since their separation from thepregnant group. detection of pregnancy on abdominal palpation along with depressive nervous signs an...

zinc is one of the most important micronutrient with essential role in biochemical regulation of the body functions. the importance of zinc in pregnancy period was widely studied in various countries. variation in zinc plasma levels during pregnancy needs more investigation, because maternal zinc deficiencies may cause some severe abnormalities in the fetus. in this study the plasma levels of z...

introduction: ectopic molar pregnancy is a rare occurrence and consequently not often considered as a diagnostic possibility. in this article, an attempt was made to stress on the need for histopathological examination and follow up of every case of ectopic pregnancy. this was substantiated with the help of a case report. case presentation: a 30-year-old gravida 4, para 3, pregnant woman with a...

cesarean scar pregnancy (csp) is a rare, but life-threatening type of ectopic pregnancy. an exact and early diagnosis of csp is very important for prognosis. the aim of the present study was to describe 4 women with csp and discuss their clinical presentations, diagnoses, and various management options along with the published literature. four women with a suspicion of csp or cervical pregnancy...

a case of cervical ectopic pregnancy in a 37 years old woman with history of two previous cesarean sections and one dilatation/curettage. the case was the advanced cervical pregnancy reported in iran, which diagnosed in 12 week of gestation by mri and finally treated by hysterectomy.

introduction since abdominal pregnancies are mostly complicated, they are usually managed by laparotomy, but laparoscopy is an alternative method which some surgeons perform instead of laparotomy; especially in advanced pregnancy. case presentation we reported a 31 year old woman with last menstrual period of 18 weeks who had supra pubic pain and vaginal bleeding. after sonographic evaluations,...