Two medical abortion regimens for late first-trimester termination of pregnancy: a prospective randomized trial.

Background: Medical abortion regimens based on the use of either misoprostol alone or in association with mifepristone have shown high efficacy and excellent safety profile in early pregnancy abortion. However, no clear recommendation is available for late first-trimester termination of pregnancy.

Study Design: A prospective randomized controlled trial included 122 women seeking medical abortion at 9 to 12 weeks of gestation.

Thyroid disorders in pregnancy: frequency and association with selected diseases and obstetrical complications in Tunisian women.

Objective: To determine the prevalence of thyroid disorders (TDs) and identify groups at risk for TDs in Tunisian pregnant women.

Methods: Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) and anti-thyroid peroxidase antibodies (TPO-Ab) were determined in 1519 pregnant women. Thyroid disorder was defined as hyperthyroidism (TSH< or =0.

Simultaneous squamous carcinoma involving the fallopian tube and the uterine cervix.

Introduction: Primary fallopian tube carcinoma are extremely rare and are most commonly of serous or endometrioid type. Primary squamous cell carcinomas are exceptional with only three cases reported in the English literature.

Materials And Methods: We present the case of a 43-year-old woman operated for cervical carcinoma.

Endometrial adenofibroma: a rare entity.

Endometrial adenofibroma is an uncommon mullerian mixed tumor composed of benign epithelial and mesenchymal components. This tumor must be distinguished from other malignant lesions of the uterus, particularly adenosarcoma. The authors report three cases of endometrial adenofibroma and discuss their clinical and histopathologic features.