OBJECTIVES To evaluate placental volume and vascular indices in pregnancies with severe fetal growth restriction and determine their correlations to normal reference ranges and Doppler velocimetry results of uterine and umbilical arteries. METHODS Twenty-seven fetuses with estimated weights below the 3rd percentile for gestational age were evaluated. Placental volume and vascular indices, inc...

Smoking is associated with multiple adverse pregnancy outcomes, including fetal growth restriction. The objective of this study was to determine whether cigarette smoke exposure during pregnancy in a mouse model affects the functional properties of maternal uterine, mesenteric, and renal arteries as a possible mechanism for growth restriction. C57Bl/CJ mice were exposed to whole body sidestream...

this is a field study, tile purpose was to measure and compare the use'. effectiveness and complication of iranian and foreign intra utcrin device ill women who have been using the mentioned method f or birth control ill family planning clinics of the university of medical sciences of iran (/ 993). iii this research by pois son statistical selection, 1620 samples of active record'! oj...

background: different protocols are used for controlled ovarian hyper stimulation (coh), but the optimal method has not yet been determined. objective: the aim of this study was to compare the outcome of controlled ovarian stimulation (cos) using clomiphen citrate (cc) plus hmg versus cc plus rfsh in intra uterine insemination cycles (iui). materials and methods: 144 women with unexplained or m...

TROPHOBLAST RETRIEVAL AND ISOLATION FROM THE CERVIX (TRIC) FORNON-INVASIVE PRENATAL GENETIC DIAGNOSIS AND PREDICTION OFABNORMAL PREGNANCY OUTCOMEby RANI B. FRITZAugust 2015Advisor: D. Randall Armant, Ph.D.Major: Physiology (Reproductive Sciences Concentration)Degree: Doctor of PhilosophyThe placenta is vital for the shortand long-term health of the fetus, and...

BACKGROUND Alterations in waveforms in the uterine artery are associated with the development of pre-eclampsia and intrauterine growth restriction. We investigated the predictive accuracy of all uterine artery Doppler indices for both conditions in the first and second trimesters. METHODS We identified relevant studies through searches of MEDLINE, EMBASE, the Cochrane Library and Medion datab...

Intra-uterine growth restriction is an independent risk factor for adult psychiatric and cardiovascular diseases. In humans, intra-uterine growth restriction is associated with increased placental and fetal oxidative stress, as well as down-regulation of placental 11β-HSD (11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase). Decreased placental 11β-HSD activity increases fetal exposure to maternal glucocorticoid...