Pregnancy disease (pregnancy toxemia, twin lamb disease, lambing sickness, lambing paralysis or lambing ketosis) typically affects ewes during the last 2 to 4 weeks of pregnancy and is a common cause of ewe and lamb loss in Michigan flocks. Overconditioned or thin ewes, usually pregnant with multiple fetuses, are most commonly affected and clinical cases are generally limited to older ewes duri...

The article shows the main ultrasound signs of abortion threat, depending on its causes. The peculiarities of distributing the gene polymorphisms of IL-8 (-781 C/T), MTHFR С677T, Fll G20210А, FV (Leiden) G1691A and PAI-1675 5G/4G were studied and their role at women with a multiple pregnancy miscarriage. The prognostic role of identified genetic predictors in the development of miscarriage is e...

Background: To investigate the effect of administering piroxicam on improving the success rate of IUI cycles in those suffering from unexplained infertility. Materials and Methods: This was a randomized clinical trial being performed at Ghadir Mother and Child Hospital and Motahari clinics of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences. We included 260 women with unexplained infertility selected for ...

OBJECTIVE To present a report on assisted reproductive technologies (ART) cycles performed in 2005 in Canada. This is the fifth annual report from the Canadian ART Register (CARTR). DESIGN Prospective cohort study. SETTING Twenty-five of 25 ART centers in Canada. PARTICIPANT(S) Couples undergoing ART treatment in Canada during 2005. INTERVENTION(S) ART treatments, including IVF, intracy...

Background To compare the pregnancy outcomes after two embryos versus three embryos transfers (ETs) in women undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF)/intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) cycles. MaterialsAndMethods This retrospective study was performed on three hundred eighty seven women with primary infertility and with at least one fresh embryo in good quality in order to transfer at each ...

Thin ewes or very over-conditioned ewes and ewes carrying multiple pregnanciesare more likely to develop pregnancy toxemia (ketosis). Pregnancy toxemia is a metabolic disorder characterized by hypoglycemia and hyperketonemia resulting from incapacity of the ewes to maintain adequate energy balance (usually in the last 5-6 weeks).Available information about pregnancy toxemia focuses mainly on pa...

BACKGROUND The influence of multifollicular growth on pregnancy rates in subfertile couples undergoing intrauterine insemination (IUI) with controlled ovarian hyperstimulation (COH) remained unclear. METHODS Relevant papers were identified by searching MEDLINE, EMBASE and the Cochrane Library. A meta-analysis was performed and Mantel-Haenszel pooled odd ratios (ORs) and risk differences with ...

OBJECTIVES To describe the characteristics, management and outcomes of women giving birth at advanced maternal age (≥48 years). DESIGN Population-based cohort study using the UK Obstetric Surveillance System (UKOSS). SETTING All UK hospitals with obstetrician-led maternity units. POPULATION Women delivering at advanced maternal age (≥48 years) in the UK between July 2013 and June 2014 (n ...

The influence of pregnancy in multiple sclerosis has been a matter of controversy for a long time. The Pregnancy in Multiple Sclerosis (PRIMS) study was the first large prospective study which aimed to assess the possible influence of pregnancy and delivery on the clinical course of multiple sclerosis. We report here the 2-year post-partum follow-up and an analysis of clinical factors which mig...

Background Preterm birth is the most important factor in neonatal morbidity and mortality. In the case of pregnancy with assisted reproductive technology (ART) we have more percentage of multiple pregnancies which is a strong reason for preterm birth and low birth weight so suggested that ART can affect neonatal outcomes. In this article we searched about neonatal outcomes in ART pregnancies. M...