Soluble intercellular adhesion molecule-1 in newborn infants.

Unlabelled: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of increasing postnatal age on soluble intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (sICAM-1), a very early and sensitive marker of immune activation and response in the serum of newborn infants. Serum sICAM-1 was measured by EIA (T Cell Diagnostics) in 20 healthy adults (controls) and in 43 (24 females/19 males) healthy neonates, of whom 28 were full term, and 15 were born at a gestational age between 35 and 38 weeks of pregnancy, on the 1st, 5th and 30th day of life. Neonatal serum sICAM-1 values showed a very significant increase (P < 0.

A comparative study of an estradiol-releasing vaginal ring versus tibolone in postmenopausal women: a transvaginal color Doppler study.

Objective: To evaluate endometrial blood flow characteristics in response to estrogen replacement therapy (ERT) and tibolone in postmenopausal women and to correlate the resistance index (RI) with plasma estradiol levels.

Materials And Methods: Transvaginal color Doppler ultrasound examinations were performed in 72 asymptomatic, postmenopausal women who demonstrated endometrial thickness < or = 5 mm. Thirty-six women receiving tibolone and 36 patients receiving ERT by a vaginal ring comprised the study groups.

The effect of early second stage bradycardia on newborn status.

In the present study 45 patients with intrapartum cardiotocograms showing prolonged fetal bradycardia during the early second stage of labor were included. Bradycardia persisted for 180 s or more with either rapid or prolonged return to baseline, without loss of variability and rise of baseline fetal heart rate (FHR). The mean duration of bradycardia was 5.

Smoking and preterm labor.

The aim of the present study was to investigate the role of maternal smoking during pregnancy in the occurrence of the premature rupture of the membranes (PROM) and premature labor . Our study consisted of 1,133 women of which 283 (group A) had premature labor (gestation < or = 37 weeks), while 850 (group B) had term labor (gestation > 37 weeks). The two groups did not differ in their socioeconomic status and did not include women with serious complications during pregnancy.

Rupture of an heterotopic pregnancy in the 15th week and normal continuation of the intrauterine gestation. Case report.

A rare case report of heterotopic pregnancy, ruptured in the 15th week of gestation is presented. The intrauterine pregnancy continued after the laparotomy and removal of the extrauterine fetus and ended with a normal delivery in the 39th week.