[Perinatal complications and serotonin level (5-HT) associated with low birth weight].

Background: Studies in human and in experimental models suggest that interaction among the adverse prenatal and postnatal environment increases susceptibility for chronic diseases. This environment could induce changes in the metabolism balance.

Objective: To analyze how the low birth weight (LBW) influences on the perinatal complications and serotonin serum concentration associated with the possible changes in the alimentary behavior.

[Decreased insulin resistance with amino acids, extracts and antioxidants in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome].

Background: The polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) it is a metabolic disorder with insulin resistance associated. Have been recently described contributor factors in the presence of insulin resistance that need to be studied. These factors can be the nutrients in the daily diet, final products of the advanced glycated end-products (AGEs), reactive derivatives of non enzymatic glucose-protein reactions either produced endogenously or ingested from dietary sources.

[Clinical improvement of diabetic neuropathy with carbamazepine or diclofenac treatment].

Background: diabetic neuropathy (DN) affects diverse aspects of a patient's life and there is not an optimal treatment. We did a comparative study of clinical improvement of DN with carbamazepine versus diclofenac.

Methods: a prospective and longitudinal study of two groups with signs and symptoms of DN was done.

Clinical response to glycyrrhizinic acid in genital infection due to human papillomavirus and low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion.

Human papilloma virus (HPV) can infect any of the mucosal areas of the body and cause cervical cancer. Until recently, no specific treatments were available for this condition; therefore, any damaged tissue had to be removed or destroyed, which may have presented obstetrical repercussions for some women. Recently, new drugs have been developed that have shown to be effective for the cure of HPV infection.

[Catecholamines level variation during pregnancy in women with diabetes and preeclampsia].

Background: In obstetrical service it is frequent to find women with acute renal failure during second trimester of pregnancy. Main causes are related to hypertensive alterations, hemorrhage, sepsis, intrinsic renal disease and some rare disorders that produce high maternal morbidity and mortality.

Objective: [corrected] To evaluate changes of adrenal function in pregnancy as well as its associated repercussions in diabetic and preeclamsic patients.