scholarly journals Are there any association between polycistic ovary syndrome and congenital abnormalities of Müllerian ducts

2014 ◽  
Vol 71 (6) ◽  
pp. 576-579
Author(s):  
Aleksandra Tubic-Pavlovic ◽  
Dragana Radovic-Janosevic ◽  
Aleksandra Petric ◽  
Milan Stefanovic
Keyword(s):  
Congenital Abnormalities ◽  
Middle Age ◽  
Follicle Stimulating Hormone ◽  
Ovary Syndrome ◽  
Exclusion Criteria ◽  
Group Iii ◽  
Group I ◽  
Mullerian Ducts ◽  
Pco Syndrome ◽  
Male Factors

Background/Aim. There are many specificities of merital infertility and sometimes surprising connections between some thinks with no connections at first sight. Examinations of these patients imply diagnostic actions such as the blood basal hormone sample, doing hysterosalpingography, ultrahysterosonography, ultrasound examinations, and sometimes laparoscopy and hysteroscopy if there are necessary. The aim of the study was to determine the characteristics of the connection between policystic ovary (PCO) syndrome (Sy) and congenital M?llerian ducts abnormalities. Methods. This study included 356 patients treated in the period from January 1, to December 31, 2009, in the Department of Infertility of the Clinic for Obstetrics and Gynecology in Nis, Serbia. Exclusion criteria were no myoma, ovary cysts, tubal and male factors of infertility. Results. A total of 180 patients were divided into 3 groups: the group I with PCO sy, the group II with uterine congenital malformation and the group III with a combination of these disorders. The middle age of patients was 29.6 ? 4.8, body mass index (BMI) was 26.1 ? 4,8 kg/m2 the middle thicknes of endometrium was 5.2 + 2.7 mm, and there were no significant differences between the examined groups. There were no significant among in a number of miscarriages in the examined groups. We found that PCO Sy and congenital abnormalities of M?llerian ducts were conjoint in 30% of examined patients. Conclusion. Conjoined PCO Sy and congenital abnormalities of M?llerian ducts do not result in a higher number of misscarriages than only either PCO Sy or abnormalities of M?llerian ducts. It is important to check BMI, basal level of follicle stimulating hormone and number of antral follicles because the induction protocol and concentracion of inductors depends on these characteristics, thus, the successful cycles and pregnancy.

Ageing Does Not Affect Ulnar Variance: An Investigation in Taiwan

2008 ◽  
Vol 33 (6) ◽  
pp. 797-799 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. -S. CHEN ◽  
J. -W. WANG
Keyword(s):  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Old Age ◽  
Middle Age ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Normal Subjects ◽  
Ulnar Variance ◽  
Group Iii ◽  
Group I ◽  
Student’S T ◽  
Student’S T Test

This paper presents a longitudinal study of the effect of ageing on ulnar variance. Between 1976 and 1985, ulnar variance in 1000 normal adult subjects was measured using the Palmer method. In 1995 to 2002, 17 to 22 years later, the ulnar variance was measured again in 864 of them. They were stratified into three age groups: Group I consisted of 351 subjects of young age (20–39 year-old), Group II of 318 subjects of middle age (40–59 year-old) and group III of 195 subjects of old age (60 year-old or older). The means of the initial and the final ulnar variance of the whole series and the three groups were compared by the paired Student’s t-test. There were no significant differences between the initial and final ulnar variances in all three age groups and in the whole series. In normal subjects without diseases or injuries affecting the wrist, ageing does not affect the ulnar variance.

scholarly journals DIABETES MELLITUS IN THE STRUCTURE OF THE REPEATED DISABILITY OF ADULT POPULATION

2018 ◽  
Vol 21 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 156-159
Author(s):  
Marina A. Shurgaya ◽  
T. A Chludeeva ◽  
A. M Mammarayeva
Keyword(s):  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Specific Gravity ◽  
Middle Age ◽  
Adult Population ◽  
Endocrine System ◽  
Retirement Age ◽  
Elderly Age ◽  
Group Iii ◽  
Group I ◽  
Rate Of Decline

In Russia in 2005-2017 990,574 persons were repeatedly recognized as disabled due to diseases of the endocrine system. The predominant etiological cause is diabetes mellitus, the specific gravity of which in the nosological structure of repeated disability due to this pathology in the dynamics is characterized by a tendency of some growth (86.8% -87.6% in 2012-2017). In the structure of recurrent disability due to diabetes mellitus, the age-adjusted PIs of retirement age prevailed - 45.5%, their specific gravity increased (from 36.1% in 2012). A decrease in the level of repeated disability due to diabetes mellitus was revealed from 4.8 to 2.5 per 10 thousand adult population (the indicator of visibility in relation to the level of 2012 was 52.1%). This trend took place in all age sectors of the adult population, with the maximum rate of decline in the indicator in 2014-2015. In 2017, the rate of decrease in the level of repeated disability among the population of middle age was -14.6%, whereas among the population of young and elderly age the indicator was 2 times lower and did not differ significantly (-7.1% and -7.7, respectively %). In the structure of recurrent disability, due to diabetes mellitus, the III group III was prevalent, however, a negative tendency was observed to decrease their specific gravity with an increase in the IIII group IIII indices (26.4% -28.4% and group I (7.1-13,0%).

scholarly journals COMPARISON OF EFFECTIVENESS OF MELOXICAM 15 MG ONLY, COMBINATION OF MELOXICAM 15 MG AND TAMSULOSIN 0.4 MG, AND TAMSULOSIN 0.4 MG ONLY FOR SUCCESS OF TWOC IN BPH PATIENTS WITH FIRST EPISODE OF ACUTE URINARY RETENTION

2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Asro Abdih Yasa ◽  
Doddy M Soebadi ◽  
Fikri Rizaldi
Keyword(s):  
Success Rate ◽  
Urinary Retention ◽  
First Episode ◽  
Inclusion Criteria ◽  
Exclusion Criteria ◽  
Once Daily ◽  
Group Iii ◽  
Treatment Groups ◽  
Group I ◽  
Comparison Of Effectiveness

Objective: To prove that Meloxicam 15 mg only, combination of Meloxicam 15 mg and Tamsulosin 0.4 mg were more effective for the success of Trial Without Catheter (TWOC) in BPH patients with first episode of urinary retention compared to Tamsulosin 0.4 mg only. Material & methods: Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) patients with first episode of urinary retention that met the inclusion criteria and did not fulfill the exclusion criteria were randomized to form 3 treatment groups, n=11 for each group. Group I was given Meloxicam 15 mg only, group II was given a combination of Meloxicam 15 mg and Tamsulosin 0.4 mg, and group III was given Tamsulosin 0.4 mg only. For each group the drug given once orally for 7 days. The success of TWOC assessed by an ability to spontaneous micturition after that each treatment in the first 24 hours after urethral catheter removal, accompanied by Qmax in uroflowmetry ≥ 5 cc/sec and PVR ≤ 100 cc. Results: All Meloxicam 15 mg only group samples have recurred urinary retention (100%). The success rate of TWOC for combination of Meloxicam 15 mg and Tamsulosin 0.4 mg group was 72.7%; while for the Tamsulosin 0.4 mg only one was 63.6%. The success rate of TWOC for combination of Meloxicam 15 mg and Tamsulosin 0.4 mg group was higher than Tamsulosin 0.4 mg only one (p=0.003). Conclusion: The combination of Meloxicam 15 mg and Tamsulosin 0.4 mg orally once daily for 7 days was more effective in the success of TWOC in BPH patients with first episode of urinary retention compared to Tamsulosin 0.4 mg only orally once daily for 7 days.

scholarly journals The Effect of Elevated Basal Follicle Stimulating Hormone Levels on Assisted Reproductive Technology Cycle Outcomes

2019 ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Inci Kahyaoglu ◽  
Hatice Yilmaz Dogru ◽  
Sezin Ertürk Aksakal ◽  
Iskender Kaplanoglu ◽  
Serdar Dilbaz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Embryo Transfer ◽  
Follicle Stimulating Hormone ◽  
Group Iv ◽  
Pregnancy Rates ◽  
The Other ◽  
Hormone Levels ◽  
Group Iii ◽  
Group I ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Stimulating Hormone

<p><strong>OBJECTIVE:</strong> Despite the availability of better biomarkers, basal day 3 follicle-stimulating hormone is widely available and often used as the first-line test in ovarian reserve evaluation. The aim of this study was to evaluate the outcomes of cycles with elevated (&gt;12 IU/mL) basal follicle-stimulating hormone values. </p><p><strong>STUDY DESIGN:</strong> Cycles with basal day 3 follicle-stimulating hormone values &gt;12 IU/mL were divided into four cohorts according to follicle-stimulating hormone levels: group I, follicle-stimulating hormone between 12-15 IU/m, group II between 15-20 IU/mL, group III between 20-25 IU/mL and group IV &gt;25 IU/mL. Both demographic characteristics and controlled ovarian stimulation parameters were retrospectively reviewed. </p><p><strong>RESULTS:</strong> Total antral follicle count was significantly higher in group I compared to the other three groups (p=0.001). Number of follicles ≥17 mm on human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) day, number of retrieved oocytes, mature oocytes and fertilized oocytes were significantly higher in group I compared to the other groups (p=0.003, p=0.001, p=0.001, and p=0.001, respectively). No significant difference was found between groups regarding cancellation rates. The rate of embryo transfer per started cycle was significantly higher in group I compared to group III and group IV (p=0.001). Clinical pregnancy rates per embryo transfer were comparable among the groups.</p><p><strong>CONCLUSION:</strong> Despite the retrieval of lower quantities of oocytes, reasonable pregnancy rates could be achieved if embryo transfer was performed in cycles with follicle-stimulating hormone values over 12 IU/mL.</p>

Relationship of Hormonal Parameters to Sperm Production in Patients with Varicocele

2005 ◽  
Vol 72 (4) ◽  
pp. 435-439 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. Tzvetkova ◽  
D. Tzvetkov ◽  
M. Kacarov
Keyword(s):  
Sperm Motility ◽  
Follicle Stimulating Hormone ◽  
Sperm Concentration ◽  
Sperm Production ◽  
Blood Concentrations ◽  
Group Iii ◽  
Group I ◽  
Fertilizing Ability ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
T Testosterone

Idiopathic varicocele is a one of the all too often organic causes of male infertility and may can affect hormonal and spermatogenic function of the testis. We demonstrated relationships of hormonal parameters to sperm production on follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), (LH) and testosterone blood concentrations to sperm production. The investigations involved a total of 329 patients with varicocele, at aged from 20 to 48 years, mean age 28.76 ± 0.66 years, divided into three groups: group I – patients with varicocele dextra; group II – patients with varicocele sinistra; and group III – patients with varicocele bilateralis. We established in our investigations that in 65.35% of cases the varicocele was attended coupled by with some disorders in the fertilizing ability, included including oligospermia Gr I-II (groups I and II) in 41.33% of cases, oligospermia (Gr.II-IIIgroups II and III) in 15.5% of cases and azoospermia in 8.52% of cases. In 56.83% of cases, the low sperm concentration was attended by decreasedcoupled with reduced sperm motility and velocity. Our data did not demonstrated a statistically significant increase in blood plasma T testosterone and we noted no significant correlation between the magnitude of the change in serum androgen and improvements in sperm concentration or total sperm motility per ejaculate in patients with varicocele. No significant correlations were noted in mean blood LH and FSH concentrations in patients with varicocele and in controls group.

Ultrastructural Lesions Produced by Alcohol and Sucrose in the Heart and Liver of C57BL Mice

1970 ◽  
Vol 28 ◽  
pp. 208-209
Author(s):  
K.K. SEKHRI ◽  
C.S. ALEXANDER ◽  
H.T. NAGASAWA
Keyword(s):  
Osmium Tetroxide ◽  
Male Mice ◽  
Alcohol Group ◽  
Group Iii ◽  
Group I ◽  
C57bl Mice ◽  
Group Ii

C57BL male mice (Jackson Lab., Bar Harbor, Maine) weighing about 18 gms were randomly divided into three groups: group I was fed sweetened liquid alcohol diet (modified Schenkl) in which 36% of the calories were derived from alcohol; group II was maintained on a similar diet but alcohol was isocalorically substituted by sucrose; group III was fed regular mouse chow ad lib for five months. Liver and heart tissues were fixed in 2.5% cacodylate buffered glutaraldehyde, post-fixed in 2% osmium tetroxide and embedded in Epon-araldite.

The Quantitative Ultrastructure of the Heart Muscle of Japanese Quail by Hypergravitation, Hypodynamy and Combination

1990 ◽  
Vol 48 (3) ◽  
pp. 188-189
Author(s):  
Anton Bózner ◽  
Mikuláš Gažo ◽  
Jozef Dostál
Keyword(s):  
Japanese Quail ◽  
Heart Muscle ◽  
Relative Size ◽  
Combination Group ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Group V ◽  
Group Iii ◽  
Space Flights ◽  
Group I ◽  
Quantitative Ultrastructure

It is anticipated that Japanese quail /Coturnix coturnix japonica/ will provide animal proteins in long term space flights. Consequently this species of birds is of research interest of international space program INTERCOSMOS. In the year 1987 we reported on an experiment /2/ in which the effect of chronic acceleration of 2 G hypergravitation, the hypodynamy and the simultaneous effect of chronic acceleration and the location in the centre of the turntable of the centrifuge on the protein fractions in skeletal muscles was studied. The ultrastructure of the heart muscle was now in this experiments examined as well.Japanese quail cockerels, aged 48 days were exposed to 2 G hypergravitation /group IV/ in a 6,4 m diameter centrifuge, to hypodynamy /group III/ and their combination /group V/, respectively for 6 days / Fig.1/. The hypodynamy in group III was achieved by suspending the birds in jackets without contact the floor. The group II was located in the centre ofthe turntable of the centrifuge. The control group I. was kept under normal conditions. The quantitative ultrastructure of myocard was evaluated by the methods of Weibel/3/ - this enables to determine the number, relative size and volume of mitochondria volume of single mitochondria, defficiency of mitochondrial cristae and volume of myofibrils.

Heterogeneity and Immunochemical Properties of Anti-β2-glycoprotein I Autoantibodies

1998 ◽  
Vol 80 (09) ◽  
pp. 393-398 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. Regnault ◽  
E. Hachulla ◽  
L. Darnige ◽  
B. Roussel ◽  
J. C. Bensa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fluid Phase ◽  
Anticardiolipin Antibodies ◽  
Dual Reactivity ◽  
Group Iii ◽  
Important Group ◽  
Epitope Specificity ◽  
Glycoprotein I ◽  
Group I ◽  
Group Ii ◽  
Sufficient Concentration

SummaryMost anticardiolipin antibodies (ACA) associated with antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) are directed against epitopes expressed on β2-glycoprotein I (β2GPI). Despite a good correlation between standard ACA assays and those using purified human β2GPI as the sole antigen, some sera from APS patients only react in the latter. This is indicative of heterogeneity in anti-β2GPI antibodies. To characterize their reactivity profiles, human and bovine β2GPI were immobilized on γ-irradiated plates (β2GPI-ELISA), plain polystyrene precoated with increasing cardiolipin concentrations (CL/β2GPI-ELISA), and affinity columns. Fluid-phase inhibition experiments were also carried out with both proteins. Of 56 selected sera, restricted recognition of bovine or human β2GPI occurred respectively in 10/29 IgA-positive and 9/22 IgM-positive samples, and most of the latter (8/9) were missed by the standard ACA assay, as expected from a previous study. Based on species specificity and ACA results, IgG-positive samples (53/56) were categorized into three groups: antibodies reactive to bovine β2GPI only (group I) or to bovine and human β2GPI, group II being ACA-negative, and group III being ACA-positive. The most important group, group III (n = 33) was characterized by (i) binding when β2GPI was immobilized on γ-irradiated polystyrene or cardiolipin at sufficient concentration (regardless of β2GPI density, as assessed using 125I-β2GPI); (ii) and low avidity binding to fluid-phase β2GPI (Kd in the range 10–5 M). In contrast, all six group II samples showed (i) ability to bind human and bovine β2GPI immobilized on non-irradiated plates; (ii) concentration-dependent blockade of binding by cardiolipin, suggesting epitope location in the vicinity of the phospholipid binding site on native β2GPI; (iii) and relative avidities approximately 100-fold higher than in group III. Group I patients were heterogeneous with respect to CL/β2GPI-ELISA and ACA results (6/14 scored negative), possibly reflecting antibody differences in terms of avidity and epitope specificity. Affinity fractionation of 23 sera showed the existence, in individual patients, of various combinations of antibody subsets solely reactive to human or bovine β2GPI, together with cross-species reactive subsets present in all samples with dual reactivity namely groups III and II, although the latter antibodies were poorly purified on either column. Therefore, the mode of presentation of β2GPI greatly influences its recognition by anti-β2GPI antibodies with marked inter-individual heterogeneity, in relation to ACA quantitation and, possibly, disease presentation and pathogenesis.

Reliability of the Mangled Extremity Severity Score in the Management of Peripheral Vascular Injuries in Children: A Retrospective Review

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmed Mousa ◽  
Ossama M. Zakaria ◽  
Mai A. Elkalla ◽  
Lotfy A. Abdelsattar ◽  
Hamad Al-Game'a
Keyword(s):  
Severity Score ◽  
Vein Graft ◽  
Bypass Surgery ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Vascular Injuries ◽  
Peripheral Vascular ◽  
Group Iii ◽  
Mangled Extremity ◽  
Group I ◽  
End To End

AbstractThis study was aimed to evaluate different management modalities for peripheral vascular trauma in children, with the aid of the Mangled Extremity Severity Score (MESS). A single-center retrospective analysis took place between 2010 and 2017 at University Hospitals, having emergencies and critical care centers. Different types of vascular repair were adopted by skillful vascular experts and highly trained pediatric surgeons. Patients were divided into three different age groups. Group I included those children between 5 and 10 years; group II involved pediatrics between 11 and 15 years; while children between 16 and 21 years participated in group III. We recruited 183 children with peripheral vascular injuries. They were 87% males and 13% females, with the mean age of 14.72 ± 04. Arteriorrhaphy was performed in 32%; end-to-end anastomosis and natural vein graft were adopted in 40.5 and 49%, respectively. On the other hand, 10.5% underwent bypass surgery. The age groups I and II are highly susceptible to penetrating trauma (p = 0.001), while patients with an extreme age (i.e., group III) are more susceptible to blunt injury (p = 0.001). The MESS has a significant correlation to both age groups I and II (p = 0.001). Vein patch angioplasty and end-to-end primary repair should be adopted as the main treatment options for the repair of extremity vascular injuries in children. Moreover, other treatment modalities, such as repair with autologous vein graft/bypass surgery, may be adopted whenever possible. They are cost-effective, reliable, and simple techniques with fewer postoperative complication, especially in poor/limited resources.

Oxygen Fraction Adjustment According to Body Surface Area during Extracorporeal Circulation

2015 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 098
Author(s):  
Cem Arıtürk ◽  
Serpil Ustalar Özgen ◽  
Behiç Danışan ◽  
Hasan Karabulut ◽  
Fevzi Toraman
Keyword(s):  
Body Temperature ◽  
Surface Area ◽  
Body Surface Area ◽  
Body Surface ◽  
Extracorporeal Circulation ◽  
Group Iii ◽  
Oxygen Fraction ◽  
Arterial Blood ◽  
Group I ◽  
Group Ii

<p class="p1"><span class="s1"><strong>Background:</strong> The inspiratory oxygen fraction (FiO<sub>2</sub>) is usually set between 60% and 100% during conventional extracorporeal circulation (ECC). However, this strategy causes partial oxygen pressure (PaO<sub>2</sub>) to reach hyperoxemic levels (&gt;180 mmHg). During anesthetic management of cardiothoracic surgery it is important to keep PaO<sub>2</sub> levels between 80-180 mmHg. The aim of this study was to assess whether adjusting FiO<sub>2</sub> levels in accordance with body temperature and body surface area (BSA) during ECC is an effective method for maintaining normoxemic PaO<sub>2</sub> during cardiac surgery.</span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1"><strong>Methods:</strong> After approval from the Ethics Committee of the University of Acıbadem, informed consent was given from 60 patients. FiO<sub>2</sub> adjustment strategies applied to the patients in the groups were as follows: FiO<sub>2</sub> levels were set as 0.21 × BSA during hypothermia and 0.21 × BSA + 10 during rewarming in Group I; 0.18 × BSA during hypothermia and 0.18 × BSA + 15 during rewarming in Group II; and 0.18 × BSA during hypothermia and variable with body temperature during rewarming in Group III. Arterial blood gas values and hemodynamic parameters were recorded before ECC (T1); at the 10th minute of cross clamp (T2); when the esophageal temperature (OT) reached 34°C (T3); when OT reached 36°C (T4); and just before the cessation of ECC (T5).</span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1"><strong>Results:</strong> Mean PaO<sub>2</sub> was significantly higher in Group I than in Group II at T2 and T3 (<em>P</em> = .0001 and <em>P</em> = .0001, respectively); in Group I than in Group III at T1 (<em>P</em> = .02); and in Group II than in Group III at T2, T3, and T4 <br /> (<em>P</em> = .0001 for all). </span></p><p class="p1"><span class="s1"><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Adjustment of FiO<sub>2</sub> according to BSA rather than keeping it at a constant level is more appropriate for keeping PaO<sub>2</sub> between safe level limits. However, since oxygen consumption of cells vary with body temperature, it would be appropriate to set FiO<sub>2</sub> levels in concordance with the body temperature in the <br /> rewarming period.</span></p>

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