introduction low birth weight (lbw) is the most common cause of neonatal death in developing countries. the objective of our study was to determine the prevalence and risk factors associated with low birth weight in ardabil, iranfrom 2010 to 2011.methods in a case–control study all live newborns were weighted without clothing using a standard calibrated scale. gestational age was calculated usi...

Hydrosalpinges have been associated with poor in-vitro fertilization (IVF) outcome in some, but not all, studies, perhaps through endometrial effects. To determine whether hydrosalpinges affect IVF outcome via endometrial factors alone, we analysed the results of recipients of donor oocytes with hydrosalpinges, thereby controlling for confounding variables, while isolating the intrauterine envi...

The objective: to determine the effectiveness of intrauterine administration granulocyte colony-stimulating factor depending on endometrium immune phenotype in patients with repeated implantation failures embryo transfer programs.Material and methods. Endometrial biopsy during window an artificial cycle before (in some patients) after (G-CSF) was performed 42 gestational carriers (20 women) as ...

The placenta is the special pregnancy organ that links a mother to the child for the transport of fetal nutrition through umbilical cord. Preeclampsia is a major disorder of pregnancy which mainly originates in the placenta and is associated with retarded fetal and placental growth. The aim of this study was to compare the morphometric measures of placenta in pregnancies complicated by Preeclam...

Heterotopic pregnancy is a potentially life threatining condition and an important cause of mortality and morbidity. Risk of heterotopic pregnancy is increased by assisted reproductive techniques (ART). We report such a case of heterotopic pregnancy after embryo transfer in a primary infertile 38-year old woman. Sixteen days after detection of intrauterine pregnancy by ultrasound, the patient w...

A one year study was carried out to determine the outcome of the seminal fluid parameters collected via masturbation and coitus interruptus in 151 patients who were undergoing intrauterine insemination (IUI) and patients who came for seminal analysis. There were no statistically significant differences in terms of volume, concentration, progressive motility and normal morphology from specimens ...