background: the incidence of ectopic pregnancy varies between 1.5-2% of all pregnancies. bilateral tubal ectopic pregnancy is rare. it may occur in 1 per 200 000 pregnancies. case: this is a case report of 25 year-old woman who underwent intra uterine insemination (iui), because of tubal factor infertility (unilateral). on the 30pthp day after the iui she complained from pelvic pain and vaginal...

background: intrauterine growth retardation (iugr) contributes significantly to fetal morbidity and mortality, but its etiology is unknown in most cases. objective: the aim of this study was to examine the association between inherited thrombophilia and iugr. materials and methods: a case-control study was performed in a tertiary referral center (afzalipour hospital) over 2-years period (2010-2...

background: ovarian pregnancy is a rare form of the non-tubal ectopic pregnancy. it ends with rupture before the end of the first trimester. one of the important risk factors for ovarian pregnancy is in the use of intra uterine devices (iud). case:  we report here one such uncommon case of ovarian ectopic pregnancy. our patient is a 30 years old multiparous woman with two previous cesarean sect...

Background: Intra uterine devices (IUDs) are among the most commonly used contraception methods around the world. The most common form of IUDs used in Iran, is IUD Copper T-380A. As recently there is great emphasis on the role of blood zinc levels on general health conditions, this study was performed to assess the effects of IUD T-380-A insertion on zinc and also copper serum levels. Materials...

introduction: heterotype pregnancy has been defined as coexistence of intrauterine and ectopic pregnancy. coexistence of intrauterine and ovarian pregnancy is rare and often occurs in women who use intra-uterine device (iud) or women under assisted reproductive technology. we report a case who presented abdominal pain and an adenexal mass in ultrasound scanning. post-operative diagnosis was coe...

BACKGROUND Pelvic-abdominal actinomycosis is a rare chronic condition caused by an anaerobic, gram-negative rod-shaped commensal bacterium of the Actinomyces species. When Actinomyces becomes pathogenic, it frequently causes a chronic infection with granulomatous abscess formation with pus. Due to diversity in clinical and radiological presentation, actinomycosis can easily be mistaken for seve...