The coupling between peripheral microcirculation and slow breathing.

Vasomotion (rhythmic changes in arteriolar diameter) is believed to enhance tissue perfusion at low oxygenation levels. We hypothesized that slow breathing and vasomotion may correlate temporally ("coupling"), especially at low oxygenation levels. We paced down spontaneous breathing to about 5 or 6breaths/min in 14 healthy subjects using device-guided breathing (DGB), and continuously monitored respiration, transcutaneous oxygen pressure ("oxygenation"), and skin capillary blood flow ("microflow") using a laser Doppler flowmeter.

Interleukin-1 deficiency prolongs ovarian lifespan in mice.

Oocyte endowment dwindles away during prepubertal and adult life until menopause occurs, and apoptosis has been identified as a central mechanism responsible for oocyte elimination. A few recent reports suggest that uncontrolled inflammation may adversely affect ovarian reserve. We tested the possible role of the proinflammatory cytokine IL-1 in the age-related exhaustion of ovarian reserve using IL-1α and IL-1β-KO mice.

Adnexal torsion.

This review provides timely information concerning clinical, surgical, and pathologic findings of adnexal torsion (AT). AT mostly occurs in the child-bearing age group, but is not uncommon in premenarchal girls or postmenopausal women. When AT is suspected, urgent surgical intervention is indicated, and is usually performed by laparoscopy.

Perinatal outcome of teenage pregnancies in a selected group of patients.

Study Objective: To explore the effect of young age on the outcome of teenage pregnancies by studying teenage deliveries in our unique population.

Design, Setting, And Participants: Retrospective chart review of teenage gravidas (age 19 and younger), who had delivered in our hospital.

Outcome Measures: Mode of delivery, gestational age at delivery, newborn's weight and Apgar scores and maternal and neonatal complications.

The effect of the homeopathic remedies Arnica montana and Bellis perennis on mild postpartum bleeding--a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study--preliminary results.

Objective: To evaluate the effect of Arnica Montana and Bellis perennis on postpartum blood loss.

Design: Double blind, placebo-controlled, randomized, clinical trial.

Setting: Department of Gynecology, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem.