background & aim : systemic lupus erythematosus (sle) is an autoimmune disease that affects primarily women, commonly in their reproductive years. clinicians have to face the many problems of pregnancy in patients with sle including the influence of sle on fetal outcome and that of pregnancy on sle. this study was performed to study maternal and fetal outcomes in women with sle. material and me...

background enterococci are a natural part of the genito-intestinal and gastrointestinal normal flora in humans and are widely distributed in the environment and are one of the most important causes of nosocomial infections. conclusions in this study none of the isolates were resistant to vancomycin, while 20% of isolates with mic of 4 μg ml-1 had intermediate reaction to it. other demographic p...

background: syphilis is an infectious disease caused by treponema pallidum and transmitted via sexual contact, infected discharge and blood as well as vertical transmission. it causes various impacts on women during pregnancy and their newborns which results in various complications. thus, screening of syphilis is routinely performed during pregnancy. choosing to perform a specific screening te...

malaria remains a complex problem during the pregnancy, which threatens > 35 millions pregnant women every year. malaria pathogenesis in pregnancy results in accumulation of infected rbcs in the intervillous spaces causing severe alterations leading to the reduced materno-foetal exchanges. in this article we have revisited the current evidences of clinical implications and overall burden of mal...

among 2357 prenant women at tehran valiasr hospital, 99 women under 18 years with their 102 neonates were evaluated retrospectively during aprill 1999 to april 2000. frequency of adolescent pregnancy was detected in 41.5 per 1000 live birth 7 (7.1%) of mothers had preeclampisa, 7 thyroidal diseases, 3 valvular heart diseases, 2 urinary tract infections and 20.3% of women had prolonged rupture o...

objective: to evaluate the importance of observing healthy habits by pregnant women that influences different aspects of mother and fetus health, we assessed the change in dietary behavior, and cigarette smoking after distributing the guidelines among 485 prenatal care patients. | materials and methods: the subjects were pregnant women who enrolled in health care centers of tehran university fr...

cystic disease of the spleen is not frequently encountered in surgical practice. it is broadly classified as parasitic and non-parasitic, the latter being a rare entity. in this case report, an epidermoid cyst of spleen led to acute abdomen in young age pregnant woman is presented. a 26-year-old woman with 15 weeks gestational age second pregnancy referred to emergency ward with left upper quad...

background: the reproductive and sexual health issues concerning persons affected by thalassemia major are complex. the study was planned to investigate the psychological attitudes and expectations in a group of thalassemic pregnant women attending hospital for regular blood transfusion. methods : this is a preliminary cross-sectional study involving 20 consecutive thalassemic patients and a co...