About 20% of infertile women have ovulatory disorders, which can present as oligoovulation or anovulation.

The continuing high rate of multiple pregnancies resulting from in vitro fertilization has heightened awareness of the various kinds of costs associated with prematurity, low birth weight and perinatal morbidity.

The past 2 decades have witnessed significant technologic advances, in in vitro fertilization that contributed to the marked improvement in pregnancy rates.

A detailed obstetric history, including gestational age, ultrasound, pathology and cytogenetic results, is key in the evaluation and management of recurrent pregnancy loss.

A catalog was generated of solutes that have been measured in paired extraembryonic celomic fluid and maternal serum samples.

Preterm delivery is not associated with the TNF-alpha (-308), IL-10 (-1082), IL-6 (-174), TGFbeta1 (+10 e 25) or IFN-gama (+874) polymorphisms.

Multiple small placental hemangiomas led to a shower of emboli in the fetal cerebral circulation and to permanent brain damage.

In the first reported case of pregnancy implanted in the cervical fibromuscular layer, a fine tract appeared to be involved in the etiology.

A 3-year-old girl with a vaginal discharge was found to have various foreign bodies in her vagina.

 

 

Premenstrual symptoms, which have a complex etiology, negatively affect the quality of life of millions of U.S. women and can cause a significant financial burden.

Although the diagnosis of premenstrual disorders can be challenging, the development of diagnostic criteria and validated assessment tools aids in the process.

Many treatments used for premenstrual disorders do not have proven clinical efficacy, but new treatment options are being developed.