Acute ST-Elevation Myocardial Infarction During Labor Due to Amniotic Fluid Embolism.

BACKGROUND Amniotic fluid embolism (AFE) is an extremely rare, life-threatening complication of labor that leads to hyper-acute induction of inflammation and disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC). Usually, acute pulmonary hypertension results in acute right ventricular failure, while DIC manifests by hemorrhagic and ischemic complications, ultimately leading to multi-organ failure and death. CASE REPORT A 30-year-old primigravida and primipara woman with no prior medical history was admitted for labor after intrauterine fetal death at 37 weeks of gestation.

When diamniotic twins suddenly become monoamniotic twins: spontaneous septostomy of the dividing membrane.

In twin pregnancies, amnionicity and chorionicity are crucial as they strongly determine prenatal and perinatal management. First trimester ultrasound allows a highly reliable diagnosis of amnionicity and chorionicity, making it an internationally accepted standard in antenatal care. However, in rare cases, amnionicity can change from diamniotic to monoamniotic throughout pregnancy, substantially impacting perinatal management.

What obstetricians should be aware of: serious side effects of antibiotic toxoplasmosis treatment in pregnancy.

Infection with is usually an asymptomatic or oligosymptomatic, self-limiting disease in immunocompetent individuals. However, during the pregnancy, primary infection can lead to transplacental vertical transmission resulting in congenital toxoplasmosis with possible severe sequelae. The efficacy of systematic screening remains controversial and the effect of antibiotic treatment is unclear.

[First Diagnosis of a Squamos Cell Carcinoma of the Cervix Uteri FIGO 1B1 in Pregnancy].

First Diagnosis of a Squamos Cell Carcinoma of the Cervix Uteri FIGO 1B1 in Pregnancy The squamous cell cancer of the cervix uteri is one of the most frequent detected cancers in pregnancy. As the tumor is in direct contact to the pregnancy, the treatment is challenging and has to be tackled individually. So far, standard concepts or studies are missing.

Utero-tubal sperm transport and its impairment in endometriosis and adenomyosis.

The uterus is composed of different smooth muscle layers that serve various functions. First, menstrual debris is expulsed at the time of the menses. Second, sperm is transported in the preovulatory phase to maximize fertility, and third, the human embryo is placed in an adequate setting during implantation.

Xenotransplantation of human ovarian tissue pieces in gonadotropin-stimulated SCID mice: the effect of ovariectomy.

The number of follicles were compared in different developmental stages after the cryopreservation of human ovarian tissue by open freezing system followed by xenotransplantation into severe combined immunodeficient (SCID)-mice under stimulation, with and without ovariectomy. Ovarian tissue, cryopreserved for fertility preservation was partly examined by LIVE/DEAD viability staining or was transplanted in the neck muscle of 32 SCID-mice. The development of follicles, estradiol production, vaginal cytology and uterus weight was assessed after 15 weeks under gonadotropin stimulation, with or without ovariectomy.

Significant loss of primordial follicles after prolonged gonadotropin stimulation in xenografts of cryopreserved human ovarian tissue in severe combined immunodeficient mice.

This study evaluated the effect of gonadotropin stimulation on the primordial follicle reserve of cryopreserved human ovarian tissue after transplantation in severe combined immunodeficient mice. We found that prolonged gonadotropin stimulation significantly reduces primordial follicles.

Uterine contractility and directed sperm transport assessed by hysterosalpingoscintigraphy (HSSG) and intrauterine pressure (IUP) measurement.

Background: Uterine peristalsis sustains sperm transport and can be detected by hysterosalpingoscintigraphy (HSSG). This study is the first to be designed to investigate utero-tubal transport function by HSSG and uterine contractility by intrauterine pressure measurement (IUP) consecutively on the same day in the periovulatory phase.

Methods: Twenty-one female subjects (mean age 28.