Medicolegal study of Egyptian unnatural female deaths in the childbearing period during 2019-2020.

Violence against women is a global public health problem, especially in the childbearing period. However, it is considered as the least documented human rights violation worldwide which at its worst can result in femicide. This medico-legal study aims to explore the pattern of unnatural deaths among women in childbearing age group in the Egyptian community in recent years for early detection of women who are at risk and for establishment preventive measures.

Is there a difference in the maternal and neonatal outcomes between patients discharged after 24 h versus 72 h following cesarean section? A prospective randomized observational study on 2998 patients.

Objective: To compare the incidence of postpartum maternal and neonatal complications and hospital readmission in patients discharged 24 versus 72 h after cesarean section.

Methods: Using randomization, 1495 patients were discharged after 24 h and 1503 patients were discharged after 72 h. All patients fulfilled the discharge criteria.

Association of the luteinizing hormone/choriogonadotropin receptor gene polymorphism with polycystic ovary syndrome.

This study aimed at evaluating possible associations of the single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in luteinizing hormone/choriogonadotropin receptor (LHCGR) gene G935A and polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) phenotype. The study included 100 PCOS female patients and 60 healthy female control subjects. The patients were recruited from the Gynecology out-patient clinic, Kasr Al-Aini Hospital, Cairo University.

Is intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) associated with higher incidence of congenital anomalies? A single center prospective controlled study in Egypt.

Objective: To compare the incidence of congenital anomalies by ultrasound in intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) pregnancies and in spontaneous pregnancies with correlation to the neonatal outcome.

Methods: This is a prospective comparative study carried out in Kasr Al Aini Hospital Cairo University from January 2010 to December 2012, comparing 739 pregnant women conceived through ICSI and 843 pregnant women conceived spontaneously as regard to incidence of congenital anomalies, multiple pregnancy, preterm labor, cesarean section and neonatal outcome.

Results: The number of anomalies diagnosed by antenatal ultrasound in ICSI group was 14 (1.