The effect of failed appointments at a teratogen information service (TIS) clinic on pregnancy outcome is not known. The objectives of our study were 1) to identify predictors of failed appointments and 2) to evaluate if failed appointments were associated with a higher rate of adverse pregnancy outcome among women ...

BACKGROUND: Since severe ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS) is a potentially life-threatening complication of assisted reproduction, the focus of attention in such cases is placed firmly upon the health of the patient, with the endeavour to achieve a pregnancy being considered of secondary importance. The aim of this study was to ...

Neospora caninum is considered one of the major causes of abortion in cattle in most parts of the world. In this study, the role of N. caninum was investigated in groups of aborted cattle and dairy herds from the west of France. Good correlation was found between parasite DNA detection ...

BACKGROUND: To study the risk of placenta complications following an induced abortion as a function of the interpregnancy interval. METHODS: This study is based on three Danish national registries; the Medical Birth Registry, the Hospital Discharge Registry, and the Induced Abortion Registry. All primigravida women from 1980 to 1982 were ...

This study was conducted to increase knowledge about the psychosocial background and current living conditions of Swedish women seeking abortion, along with their motives for abortion and their feelings towards pregnancy and abortion. Two hundred and eleven women answered a questionnaire when they consulted the gynaecologist for the first time. ...

OBJECTIVE: To characterize the sonographic appearance of the uterine cavity after uncomplicated first-trimester abortion. METHODS: Women who underwent uterine evacuation for first-trimester abortion were referred for endovaginal sonographic examination within the week after the procedure. Special attention was directed to characterizing the intrauterine cavity. Demographic and clinical parameters were collected. ...

The objective of this study was to survey first trimester surgical abortion practices of North American providers. A survey was mailed to the 310 active member clinics of the National Abortion Federation, the professional organization of abortion providers in North America. The 236 respondents (76%) comprising the study group provided ...

Medical abortion regimens are safe, effective, and offer a new range of choices for patients and providers. In September 2000, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a regimen of mifepristone and misoprostol, which effects abortion by luteolysis, uterine contractions, and expulsion of the products of conception without surgical ...

This paper uses data on the distribution of abortions by weeks of gestation to examine the relationship between abortion restrictions and the timing of abortions. State-level data from 1974 to 1997 indicate that adoption of parental involvement laws for minors or enforcement of mandatory waiting periods is positively associated with ...

We report the case of a fetus aborted at gestation week 20 because of hydranencephalic-hydrocephalic syndrome. The fetus was the third pregnancy of a nonconsanguineous couple whose first child exhibited congenital hydranencephalic-hydrocephalic syndrome associated with muscle histology findings consistent with mitochondrial cytopathy and deficiency of complexes III and IV of ...

STUDY OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the diagnostic benefit of fluid hysteroscopy before dilatation and curettage (D&C) in women with missed abortion, with respect to frequency of congenital and acquired uterine anomalies and geographic relationship of uterine anomalies to nidation site. DESIGN: Prospective case study (Canadian Task Force classification II-2). SETTING: Obstetric-gynecologic ...

BACKGROUND: This study compared Th1-Th2 cytokine profiles in a subgroup of recurrent aborters who had an abortion with those in a subgroup of recurrent aborters who had a successful pregnancy. METHODS: Fifty-four women with a history of at least three normal pregnancies, 24 women with a history of recurrent spontaneous ...

OBJECTIVE: Because there are no studies available on the safety of venlafaxine during pregnancy, the authors' goal in this study was to determine whether venlafaxine increases the risk for major malformations. METHOD: Data on 150 women exposed to venlafaxine during pregnancy in seven pregnancy counseling centers were compared with data ...

A study of the characteristics of Pakistani women seeking abortion and a profile of abortion clinics was conducted in 32 abortion clinics in three provincial capitals of the country. All 452 women who had their pregnancies terminated between October and December 1997 were interviewed. Except for 39 women (8.6%), all ...

PROBLEM: Women with three or more unexplained miscarriages have a 60% chance of a subsequent live birth. Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) has not been conclusively shown to improve this prognosis. This study assessed the effect of IVIG in patients expected to have a poor outcome if untreated, i.e. women with five ...

OBJECTIVE: To study the impact of previous induced abortions on preterm delivery, small for gestational age and low birthweight in subsequent pregnancies. DESIGN: Survey of a national sample of births in France in 1995. SETTING: All public and private maternity hospitals in France. POPULATION: 12,432 women who had a singleton ...

The issue of abortion has evolved since 1967. In this paper, the shift in the discourses of abortion are discussed. The article suggests that abortion is used as a "back-up" method of family planning and that this is broadly acceptable. Although there is little public opposition to abortion as such, ...

BACKGROUND: Fertility decline is often associated with an increase in contraception and abortion, but the causal relations are difficult to examine with non-experimental data. We aimed to assess the effects of family planning services on abortion rates in two similar areas. METHODS: We examined trends in overall abortion rates and ...

OBJECTIVE: Unexplained recurrent spontaneous abortion is a common women's health problem that affects approximately 1 of every 200 women who wish to have children. It has long been assumed that a large proportion of recurrent spontaneous abortion results from genetic problems, but no causative genes have been identified to date. ...

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the role of IL-6, IL-8, and IL-11 in the immune-regulatory mechanisms involved in the spontaneous abortion of the first trimester of pregnancy. STUDY DESIGN: Plasma levels of IL-6, IL-8, and IL-11 were determined in 68 women who had a spontaneous abortion of unknown aetiology during the first ...

BACKGROUND: We retrospectively examined the usefulness of antibiotic therapy for management of first-trimester threatened abortion in women with previous spontaneous abortion. METHODS: From 1993 through 1999, women with first-trimester threatened abortion received antibiotic therapy. Only those with gestational age less than 9 weeks and previous spontaneous abortion were included in ...

OBJECTIVE: To assess the diagnostic value of maternal CA 125 in patients with symptomatic first trimester pregnancy and to evaluate the prognostic significance of CA 125 versus beta-hCG in early pregnancies with intact fetal heartbeat, complicated by vaginal bleeding. STUDY DESIGN: Two prospective open-label studies with longitudinal follow-up in the ...

BACKGROUND: Depressive mood and suicides are more frequent in women seeking voluntary abortion and occur in a seasonal rhythmic fashion. Whether voluntary abortion shows a similar seasonal rhythm was investigated in this study. METHODS: A 4-year analysis was performed on the database of the National Institute of Statistics (ISTAT) (508,130 ...

A 26-year-old pregnant woman complained of chest pain and dyspnea and was diagnosed with malignant lymphoma of the mediastinum. To determine the stage of malignant lymphoma, tumor scintigraphy with 67Ga citrate was performed. 67Ga scintigraphy revealed an abnormal accumulation in the center of the pelvic cavity. An artificial abortion was ...

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this research was to find out the frequency and type of fetal dysmorphism in spontaneous abortions among the Mexican population. METHOD: A prospective study was carried out in all the cases of spontaneous miscarriages occurring at the 'Dr. Manuel Gea González' General Hospital in Mexico City, ...

OBJECTIVE: To review the pattern and magnitude of abortion in order to establish baseline facts and data for future studies. DESIGN: A descriptive cross-sectional study. SETTING: Gondar College of Medical Sciences Hospital, Gondar, Ethiopia. RESULTS: Most of the subjects originated from the Gondar city and were married housewives, parous and ...

BACKGROUND: Amanita phalloïdes poisoning produces acute liver failure and often death. Maternal poisonings are rare, and medical decisions of abortion or liver transplantation in this critical situation frequently are based on laboratory data. We report here the case of a 22-year-old-woman in the 11th week of pregnancy, who ingested mushrooms. ...

OBJECTIVE: To determine the sonographic appearances in pregnant women who presented with vaginal bleeding in the first 20 weeks of gestation. METHOD: Pregnant women of under 20 gestational weeks diagnosed clinically as threatened abortion were recruited for ultrasound scan at the Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, ...

This review examines the epidemiological evidence for adverse reproductive outcomes from those occupational studies that present toluene-specific findings. Clinical investigations of the reproductive effects of toluene abuse are also examined. Six occupational studies reported associations between toluene and spontaneous abortion, two between toluene and congenital malformation, and three between toluene ...

OBJECTIVES: We describe the periconception circumstances and outcome of 43 consecutive pregnancies in an unselected group of young women with essential thrombocythemia (ET). PATIENTS AND METHODS: We retrospectively studied 74 consecutive cases of young women with ET seen at our institution, among whom 43 pregnancies occurred in 20 patients. RESULTS: ...

The objectives of the present clinical study were to evaluate the safety and efficacy of misoprostol (Cytotec), self-administered into the vagina for medical abortion, in adolescents under 18 years ofage. A group of 150 adolescents with gestations between 63 and 84 days, with previous written consent from the patient and ...

The induced abortion rate in Turkey declined from a peak of 4.5 abortions per 100 women in 1988 to 2.4 in 1998. This study examines the extent to which the decline in abortion in Turkey can be attributed to increased use of modern contraceptives. Trends in induced abortion rates and ...

BACKGROUND/PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to investigate the problems and the quality of life during and after pregnancy of the patients who had undergone Kasai operation and to find out a strategy for follow-up during the period of their pregnancy. METHODS: A questionnaire was sent to 134 institutions ...

BACKGROUND: Dextromethorphan (DM), the d-isomer of the codeine analog levorphanol, is an active ingredient present in a variety of cough and cold remedies. Recently, data generated from a study in chick embryos were extrapolated to suggest that pregnant women should not use this drug because of the risk of birth ...

Spontaneous abortion of normal karyotype embryos in mice and in humans is associated with an increase in uterine T helper (Th) 1 type proinflammatory cytokines, tumour necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha, interferon-gamma and interleukin (IL)-1, and a deficiency of Th2/3 type cytokines, IL-4, IL-10, and transforming growth factor (TGF)-beta2. In mice, Th1 ...

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether metformin would safely reduce the rate of first-trimester spontaneous abortion without teratogenicity in 19 women with the polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). DESIGN: Prospective pilot study. SETTING: Outpatient. PATIENT(S): Twenty-two previously oligoamenorrheic, nondiabetic women with PCOS; 125 women with PCOS who were not currently pregnant and who ...

OBJECTIVES: To identify the primary abortionist while the patient is in the hospital; to determine the type of materials used to terminate the pregnancy; to determine the number of attempts made to terminate the index pregnancy and; to characterise women with induced abortions at five hospitals in the City of ...

Progesterone is essential for the establishment and maintenance of pregnancy. The discovery of antagonists of progesterone offered the possibility of developing new methods of fertility regulation. It was very quickly demonstrated that antigestogens would induce bleeding in early pregnancy, and mifepristone in combination with a prostaglandin is used as a ...

To examine whether maternal caffeine consumption is associated with the risk of spontaneous abortion, we analyzed data from a population-based prospective study. The study population comprised 575 women delivering singleton livebirths and 75 women who had spontaneous abortions. The subjects were predominantly white, middle-class women enrolled before pregnancy. Study participants ...

In 1969, CDC began abortion surveillance to document the number and characteristics of women obtaining legal induced abortions, to monitor unintended pregnancy, and to assist efforts to identify and reduce preventable causes of morbidity and mortality associated with abortions. This report summarizes and reviews information reported to CDC regarding legal ...

Little information exists on the impact of induced abortion on psychosexuality. Negative psychological effects and psychiatric complications due to termination of pregnancy seem to be rare. The objective of this study was to review the impact of induced abortion on sexuality and couple relationships. A systematic search of the literature ...

The antiprogesterone mifepristone in combination with a suitable prostaglandin provides an effective method for induction of abortion in early pregnancy up to 63 days of gestation. The combination of 600 mg mifepristone followed by 1 mg of gemeprost vaginal pessary 48 h later is one of the standard regimens in ...

OBJECTIVES: To study differences in social and demographic characteristics between women undergoing an induced abortion and antenatal care attendants in the Ukraine. DESIGN: Hospital-based unmatched case control study. METHODS: From a survey including 1,694 women of fertile age, who attended five women's clinics in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, we studied ...

BACKGROUND: Echinacea products are among the most popular phytomedicines on the North American market. Since at least half of all pregnancies are unplanned, many women inadvertently use echinacea in their first trimester. Presently, there is a paucity of information regarding the gestational safety of this herb. The primary objective of ...

In a case of sexual abuse, a paternity test was performed on paraffin embedded abortion material. STR typing was successful only after isolating fetal tissue from the abortion-material and separately extracting DNA from the excised fetal cells. Examination with five STRs led to a paternity index of 332, confirming the ...

Though the law in India has permitted medical termination of pregnancy on broad legal grounds for over two decades, unsafe abortions carried out by unqualified providers show no signs of decreasing. A community-based study was undertaken in rural South India to determine the prevalence of induced abortion, women's reasons for ...

Chronic (histiocytic) intervillositis (CHIV), defined for the purposes of this study as diffuse histiocytic infiltration of the intervillous space without villitis, is an idiopathic lesion seen in the chorionic sacs of some spontaneous abortion specimens and placentas. In this retrospective study, we evaluated all patients diagnosed with CHIV from 2 ...

PROBLEM: To determine whether an increase in the number of previous miscarriages in recurrent spontaneous abortion patients is a risk factor in subsequent pregnancies with paternal lymphocyte immunotherapy. METHOD OF STUDY: Live birth rates with reference to previous abortion numbers in recurrent spontaneous abortion patients were statistically compared between paternal ...

PROBLEM: The presence of early pregnancy factor (EPF) has been repeatedly confirmed as indispensable to successful pregnancy. However, there is as yet little reported about how surgical abortion would affect the EPF activity, owing to the induced embryo loss. The aim of this study was to pursue this among a ...