BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Miscarriage is a common complication of early pregnancy with medical and psychological consequences. Dilation and Curettage are considered as two standard caring ways for early pregnancy failure. Alternatively misoprostol has been used as a single agent for termination of early pregnancy. Aim of the present study was to compare the usefulness of serum β-hCG measurement ...

OBJECTIVE To compare the efficacy of two different medical treatment regimens: mifepristone 600 mg orally + misoprostol 0.4 mg vaginally (Mf + Ms) or misoprostol 0.4 mg vaginally (Ms) with conventional surgical evacuation (SE) in women with missed abortion. MATERIALS AND METHODS Prospective crossover study with alternating regimens every 4 months. The three university clinics of Obstetrics an...

Before their 15th week of pregnancy 237 patients with a clinical diagnosis of threatened abortion were scanned ultrasonically with a Nuclear Enterprises Diasonograph NE4102. Donald's "full bladder technique" was used.1 Threatened abortion was diagnosed if fetal heart movement was identified.2 When this was not shown or if the features detailed by Donald et al.3 were present missed abortion was ...

The purpose of the present study was to examine the profile of selected proinflammatory cytokines in maternal serum of first-trimester pregnancies complicated by threatened abortion (TACP) and its relevance to obstetric outcome. Serum levels of Th1-type cytokines interleukin-1beta (IL-1beta), tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha), and Th2-type cytokine interleukin 6 (IL-6) were measured, by E...

BACKGROUND AND AIMS Most pollinators are generalists and therefore are likely to transfer heterospecific pollen among co-flowering plants. Most work on the impacts of heterospecific pollen deposition on plant fecundity has utilized hand-pollination experiments in greenhouse settings, and we continue to know very little about the reproductive effects of heterospecific pollen in field settings. ...

The nomenclature used to describe clinical events in early pregnancy has been criticized for lack of clarity and promoting confusion. There is no agreed glossary of terms or consensus regarding important gestational milestones. In particular there are old and poorly descriptive terms such as 'missed abortion' and 'blighted ovum', which have persisted since their introduction many years ago (Rob...

A 27-year-old woman evacuated a hydatidiform mole at 11 weeks of gestation. Her serum human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) levels declined progressively but reached a plateau of 2-3 mIU/ml thereafter. The patient was treated with two courses of methotrexate, which did not affect her hCG levels. She refused further chemotherapy and, for more than one year, she was managed expectantly until a signi...

Missed abortion in the first trimester is characterized by the arrest of embryonic or fetal development. The cervix is closed and there is no or only slight bleeding. Ultrasound examination shows an empty gestational sac or an embryo/fetus without cardiac activity. Based on a review of the published literature a single dose of 800 microg vaginal misoprostol may be offered as an effective, safe,...