Background Graves' hyperthyroidism affects 0.2% of pregnant women. Establishing the correct diagnosis and effectively managing Graves' hyperthyroidism in pregnancy remains a challenge for physicians. Main The goal of this paper is to review the diagnosis and management of Graves' hyperthyroidism in pregnancy. The paper will discuss preconception counseling, etiologies of hyperthyroidism, thyr...

Background Pregnant women’s health is a major health priority in all countries. Teenage pregnancies can be high-risk. This study was conducted to determine the effect of counseling on hemoglobin, hematocrit and weight gain in teenage pregnant women. Materials and Methods This randomized, controlled, clinical trial was conducted on 120 teenage women with a gestational age of 20 to 24 months pres...

Women who receive transplants require contraception counseling because of the teratogenicity of immunosuppressant medications and the risks posed by pregnancy after transplant. Fortunately, pregnancy can succeed with careful planning and monitoring.

Women with congenital heart disease have increased risks of complications during pregnancy. Several risk scoring tools been developed to quantify the likelihood adverse cardiac outcomes This article describes how comprehensive pre-pregnancy or early pregnancy counseling needs go well beyond these scores. Non-cardiac factors and obstetric fetal are vital components dialogue between multidiscipli...

BACKGROUND Although options counseling is a fundamental skill for medical providers, previous research has identified gaps in medical school reproductive health education. PURPOSE To determine if a 1-h novel patient interaction (NPI) improves student performance when caring for a standardized patient with an unintended pregnancy. METHODS From September 2012 to June 2013 we randomized third-...

Although it is known that parental carriers of structural chromosomal rearrangements are associated with recurrent pregnancy loss, subsequent natural pregnancies remain possible. We examined the reproductive outcome of a familial balanced translocation with t(3;6)(q12;q27). Karyotyping of the proband revealed 46,XY chromosomes with the balanced translocation t(3;6). The first 2 pregnancies resu...

Epilepsy is the most common neurological complication in pregnancy. Women with epilepsy have a higher risk of complications in pregnancy. In Croatia, women with epilepsy are treated by neurologists at tertiary centers according to the place of residence. We prospectively followed-up pregnancies in women with epilepsy and healthy controls, and analyzed the factors responsible for their delivery ...

BACKGROUND To maximise the potential for reducing the risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes, preconception counselling (PCC) is used to inform couples contemplating pregnancy about general and personal risk factors. Many initiatives have been developed to provide PCC, but none offers it routinely in a presumed low-risk population. The objective of the study was to investigate the extent to which w...

BACKGROUND Family planning clinicians were trained to provide one-to-one behaviour change counselling to deprived teenage women. They facilitated 'if-then' planning designed to increase adherence to contraception and to overcome potential barriers to adherence. METHODS Reasons for consultation at the clinic were obtained from electronic records and compared before and after the intervention. ...