CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY LATEST UPDATED 2023
an International Journal
Founding Editor
A. Onnis
Montréal
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Editors-in-Chief
M. Marchetti J.H. Check
Montréal (CND) Camden, NJ (USA)
Assistant Editor
J. Wilson
San Diego - CA (USA)
Editorial Board
Audet-Lapointe P., Montréal (Canada) Axt-Fliedner R., Lübeck (Germany) Basta A., Krakow (Poland)
Bender H.J., Dusseldorf (Germany) Bhattacharya N., Calcutta (India) Bonilla Musoles F., Valencia (Spain) Charkviani T., Tbilisi (Georgia) Dexeus S., Barcelona (Spain)
Di Paola G., Buenos Aires (Argentina)
Eskes T.K.A.B.,
Nijmegen (The Netherlands) Franchi M., Verona (Italy) Friedrich M., Homburg (Germany) Gomel V., Vancouver (Canada) Gorins A., Paris (France)
Grella P.V., Padua (Italy)
Holub Z., Kladno (Czech Republic) Jordan J.A., Birmingham, England (UK) Kaplan B., Petach Tikva (Israel)
Kralj B., Ljubljana (Slovenia) Markowska J., Poznan (Poland) Marth C., Innsbruck (Austria)
Meden-Vrtovec H., Ljubljana (Slovenia)
Ohara N., Kobe (Japan)
Papadopoulos N., Alexandroupolis (Greece)
Rakar S., Ljubljana (Slovenia) Sciarra J.J., Chicago, IL (USA) Stelmachow J., Warsaw (Poland) Varras M.N., Athens (Greece) Vîrtej P., Bucharest (Romania) Winter R., Graz (Austria)
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CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY (ISSN 0390-6663) publishes original work, preferably brief reports, in the fields of Gynecology, Obstetrics, Fetal Medicine, Gynecological Endocrinology and related subjects. (Fertility and Sterility, Menopause, Uro-gynecology, Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Reproductive Biological Section). The Journal is covered by INDEX MEDICUS, MEDLINE, EMBASE/Excerpta Medica.
CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY is issued every three months in one volume per year by IROG CANADA Inc. Montréal. Printed in Italy by “La Garangola”, Tipografia Editrice - Via E. Dalla Costa, 6 - 35129 Padova (Italy).
Contents Clinical and Experimental Obstetrics & Gynecology - Vol. XXXVII, no. 4, 2010
The multiple uses of ethinyl estradiol for treating infertility
J.H. Check - Camden, NJ (USA)
Ethinyl estradiol, a higher dosage estrogen preparation that does not contribute to serum estradiol, is useful for treating infertility.
A practical approach to the prevention of miscarriage: Part 4 - role of infection
J.H. Check - Camden, NJ (USA)
Evidence exists that both pathogenic and non-pathogenic bacteria can be the cause of pregnancy loss (more sporadic than habitual) and antibiotic therapy before and during pregnancy can improve outcome.
Acute intermittent porphyria in pregnancy: A common misdiagnosis
A. Farfaras, F. Zagouri, G. Zografos, A. Kostopoulou, T.N. Sergentanis, S. Antoniou - Athens, GREECE Pregnancy in women with AIP is associated with higher rates of spontaneous abortion and considerable mortality. Until clini- cal improvement is achieved, symptomatic treatment with hemin is recommended.
Reproductive Biology Section
Pregnancy following calcium ionophore oocyte activation in an oligozoospermia patient with repeated failure of fertilization after ICSI
S. Sugaya - Joetsu City, JAPAN
A successful pregnancy outcome after calcium ionophore oocyte activation was achieved in an infertile couple that demonstrat- ed repeated failed fertilization after ICSI.
Artificial oocyte activation with calcium ionophore allowed fertilization and pregnancy in a couple with long-term unexplained infertility where the female partner had diminished EGG reserve and failure to fertilize oocytes despite intracytoplasmic sperm injection
J.H. Check, D. Summers-Chase, R. Cohen, D. Brasile - Camden, NJ (USA)
Fertilization of oocytes and pregnancy is possible in women with diminished egg reserve and previous history of failed fertil- ization by intracyoplasmic sperm injection by artificial oocyte activation with calcium ionophore.
General Section
Immediate and perioperative outcomes of polypropylene mesh in pelvic floor repair in a predominantly obese population
T.O. Adedipe, S.J. Vine - Merthyr Tydfil, UK
The immediate perioperative outcomes of GPS use in transvaginal repairs of genital prolapse in a predominantly obese popula- tion are identified.
Relation between Doppler findings and perinatal outcomes in fetuses with intrauterine growth restriction
M. Kazandi, C. Guven, F. Akercan, B. Zeybek, T. Cirpan, M. Ergenoglu, O. Yeniel, A. Akdemir, S. Ozsener -
Izmir, TURKEY
The relationship between perinatal outcomes and fetal Doppler findings was investigated.
Impact of the medicalization of labor on mode of delivery
U. Indraccolo, S. Calabrese, R. Di Iorio, L. Corosu, E. Marinoni, S.R. Indraccolo - Rome, ITALY
Medical interventions during labor cause a rise in operative delivery. The exception is epidural analgesia because it reduces cesarean section.
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Contents
Maximizing the benefits of screening mammography for women 40-49 years old
K. Bastardis-Zakas, G. Iatrakis, I. Navrozoglou, P. Peitsidis, N. Salakos, P. Malakassis, S. Zervoudis -
Athens, GREECE
Meta-analysis indicating that the beneficial results of mammography screening on younger women depend greatly on the time interval between mammograms.
Multidisciplinary approach during menopausal transition and postmenopause in Brazilian women
I.C.E. Sorpreso, L.H.L. Vieira, M.A. Haidar, M.G. Nunes, E.C. Baracat, J.M. Soares Júnior - São Paulo, BRAZIL
Multidisciplinary management of menopause identifying clinical characteristics, nutritional habits, functional capacity and quality of life in Brazilian women.
Reproductive outcomes after hysteroscopic metroplasty for uterine septum
F. Sendag, T. Mermer, S. Yucebilgın, K. Oztekin, O. Bilgin - Izmir, TURKEY
Hysteroscopic metroplasty for uterine septum improves pregnancy outcome in patients who have a desire to conceive. [Show Less]