Uneventful cesarean delivery with administration of factor XI concentrate in a patient with severe factor XI deficiency.

Factor XI (FXI) is a procoagulant factor and antifibrinolytic agent, and its absence causes a bleeding tendency. FXI deficiency is autosomal in inheritance, with severe FXI deficiency in homozygotes and partial deficiency in heterozygotes. A 24-year-old primigravida with an uneventful pregnancy and no history of bleeding manifestations was admitted to our department at 38 weeks of gestation.

Pregnancy and oral health: utilisation of dental services during pregnancy in northern Greece.

Background: Recent studies have shown that gingivitis and periodontal infection during pregnancy represent an independent risk factor for pre-term birth. However, little is known about the prevalence and correlates of dental attendance during pregnancy.

Methods: During the first 3 days postpartum, an anonymous questionnaire was administered to 425 women in order to explore their dental condition and utilisation of dental health services during pregnancy, as well as their perceptions on the potential associations between dental care during pregnancy and pregnancy outcomes.

Reversible infertility, pharmaceutical and spontaneous, in a male with late onset congenital adrenal hyperplasia, due to 21-hydroxylase deficiency.

The authors describe a case of a 35-year-old man with 5-year duration infertility. History, clinical examination, and laboratory tests have established the diagnosis of late-onset congenital adrenal hyperplasia, due to 21-hydroxylase deficiency. Treatment with dexamethasone resulted in improvement of sperm quality, and 4 months later a pregnancy was achieved.