PURPOSE To evaluate how uterine artery embolization (UAE) treatment for uterine fibroids (UF) affects ovarian function in young Middle Eastern women. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this prospective study, 32 patients (mean age, 34 y; range, 26-45 y) underwent UAE treatment of symptomatic fibroids. Serum follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) levels were measured before and after the embolization treatm...

OBJECTIVE To investigate how uterine artery embolization (UAE) might alter the risk profile for pregnancies complicated by fibroids. DESIGN Systematic literature review and meta-analysis of existing studies. SETTING Academic reproductive medicine unit. PATIENT(S) Women with fibroids. INTERVENTION(S) A systematic literature review, raw data extraction, and data analysis. MAIN OUTCOME M...

Corresponding Author: Manar Abu Talib Department of Computer Science, University of Sharjah, P.O.Box 27272, Sharjah, UAE Email: [email protected] Abstract: Researchers, practitioners and social scientists all agree on the enormous importance of social science research in advancing human knowledge and informing public policy makers. The National Research Foundation, along with other organ...

Current Opinion in Obstetrics and Gynecology 2010, 22:242–247 Purpose of review To describe data on the effects of uterine artery embolization (UAE) on fertility. Recent findings UAE is used to treat postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) and fibroids. This effective therapy is replacing surgery in many cases. One of the main goals of UAE is to preserve the uterus and therefore fertility (pregnancies, men...

OBJECTIVE To describe incidence of Down syndrome in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). SUBJECTS AND METHODS A total of 63,398 newborn babies in Dubai (24,250 UAE nationals and 39,148 non-UAE) during a 5-year period of 1999-2003 were routinely examined by experienced nurses, neonatologists, pediatricians and/or general practitioners for symptoms of Down syndrome. Those suspected with Down synd...

Objective To observe and analyze the effect of color doppler ultrasonography (CDU) in uterine arterial embolization (UAE). Methods 160 cases of patients with uterine fibroid were selected in this study. CDU were performed on all patients before UAE as well as 5-9 days and 3-6 months after UAE, so as to observe the shape, size and ultrasonogram of the uterus and uterine fibroid, and the blood ...

1Central Department of Maternal and Child Health, Ministry of Health, Abu-Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. 2Department of Haematology, Central and Al Jazira Hospitals, Abu-Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Received: 10/04/03; accepted: 15/03/04 ABSTRACT In January 2002, a pilot programme of neonatal screening for sickle cell disease was launched in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in 3 districts of Abu Dh...

BACKGROUND Although the effects of uterine arterial embolization (UAE) for the control of post-partum hemorrhage on menstruation, fertility and future pregnancy have been reported before, domestic reports on long-term outcomes are lacking. METHODS From April 2001 to March 2005, 9 patients who underwent UAE for post-partum hemorrhage were evaluated retrospectively. The analyses included both i...

A Unique Demographic Structure The United Arab Emirates (UAE) lies on the Arabian Gulf between Oman and Saudi Arabia. It consists of a union of seven Emirates, namely: Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Ra's Al-Khaymah, Al-Fujayrah, and Umm Al-Qaywayn (Fig. 11). The UAE has a cosmopolitan population of 3.7 million (estimates 2003) and exhibits a unique demographic structure as UAE nationals only...

BACKGROUND An increase in urinary albumin excretion (UAE) represents an early predictor of glomerular damage in diabetes mellitus (DM) and a risk factor for cardiovascular complications in hypertension. Vasopressin is elevated in DM and in some forms of hypertension. Previous studies in rats suggested that this hormone could play a role in the albuminuria observed in chronic renal failure or di...