In recurrent pregnancy loss, current practice often fails to make a diagnosis, as the fetal causes of pregnancy loss are usually ignored and only the maternal factors are assessed. Hence, it has been almost impossible to show that any treatment has an effect. This presentation is concerned with the fetal causes of recurrent pregnancy loss. The maternal causes are well known and include: uterine...

Hypermodal chromosomal spreads occurred significantly more frequently in lymphocytes from couples with recurrent spontaneous abortion than from comparison populations. Previously, we reported a similarly increased frequency in couples with aneuploid offspring. Considering the frequency of aneuploidy among first trimester spontaneous abortions, we suggest that there may be a sub-population of pe...

Human parvovirus B19 is a small DNA virus that is transmitted mainly through contact with respiratory secretion or aerosols, but it may be transmitted to the fetus transplacentally from infected mother leading to many complications mainly fetal hydrops, intrauterine fetal death or spontaneous abortion. In this study we aimed at assessment of the relation between maternal human parvovirus B19 in...

Despite agreement in psychodynamic formulations that bulimia nervosa results from relatively early developmental difficulties, the role of transitional objects in the syndrome has been debated. We describe the case of a severe bulimic in which repeated pregnancies and abortions fulfilled the same calming function as repeated binging and vomiting. We suggest that the cycle of incorporation and e...

Uterine fibroids are present in 30-70% of women of reproductive age. Uterine fibroids distort the uterine cavity. Therefore there is consensus of a negative impact on both the clinical pregnancy and delivery rates.[2] In addition, studies have also reported an increased risk of spontaneous miscarriage with submucosal fibroids. In biomedicine, myomectomy is considered the treatment of choice and...

Background: Evidences suggest an association between the prevalence of thyroid peroxidase (anti-TPO) and anti thyroglobulin (anti-Tg) with recurrent abortions and infertility. Iodine deficiency was once endemic in Iran and little data is available about the prevalence of these antibodies in different groups of fertile or infertile individuals. Objective: This case control study was designed to ...