BACKGROUND The study was conducted to examine the extent of unintended pregnancy among female active-duty military personnel in the US Armed Forces. STUDY DESIGN Data consisted of representative data from active-duty women aged 18-44 years (n=3745) from the 2005 Department of Defense Survey of Health Related Behaviors Among Active Duty Military Personnel. The proportion of women with an unint...

As most studies overestimate the cumulative pregnancy rate, a method is proposed to estimate a more realistic cumulative pregnancy rate by taking into account the reasons for an early cessation of treatment with in-vitro fertilization (IVF). Three methods for calculating cumulative pregnancy rates were compared. The first method assumed that those who stopped treatment had no chance at all of p...

background: there are situations in every woman’s life that impressively affect her whole life. pregnancy is one of those situations. pregnancy period is usually accompanied with positive emotions for the women and their families. sometimes depression during pregnancy disturbs daily activities, acceptance of new roles, pregnant woman´s life responsibilities and pregnancy consequences. the goal ...

a bstract background: non‑medical utilization of pre‑implantation genetic diagnosis (pgd), like sex selection, is increasing, therefore it is necessary to follow‑up the health and outcome of fertilization and newborn’s birth followed pgd. the aim of this study was to evaluate the outcome of fertilization after sex selection by pgd and the relation between the age of parents and the outcome of f...

introduction: from maturity to menopause, women are worried about pregnancy. abstinence from sex or use of pregnancy prevention methods are choices for them. as abstinence is impossible, the only remaining choice is use of pregnancy prevention methods. effective control of pregnancy is really essential for the health of mother and infant and also control of unplanned increase in population. reg...

The liver plays pivotal roles in immunologic responses, and correct hepatic adaptations maternal immunology are required during pregnancy. In this review, we focus on anatomical immunological pregnancy, including our recent reports area. Moreover, summarize pregnancy-associated diseases, hyperemesis gravidarum; intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy; preeclampsia, specifically hemolysis, elevate...

background: despite expanded coverage of family planning in iran, unwanted pregnancy is a common problem. the aim of this study was to explore women’s experiences of unwanted pregnancy in shahroud public health centers. methods: purposive sampling was conducted by means of focus group discussions (fgds) and in-depth interviews and by a semi-constructed questionnaire in this qualitative research...