Efficacy of Salvia officinalis extract on the prevention of insulin resistance in euglycemic patients with polycystic ovary syndrome: A double-blinded placebo-controlled clinical trial.

Objectives: At the present study, we aimed at evaluating the effect of Salvia officinalis (S. officinalis) extract on "anthropometric indices" and "insulin resistance markers" in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) patients.

Design And Setting: This was a randomized, triple-blinded, controlled trial performed in gynecology hospitals affiliated to Iran University of Medical Sciences.

Effect of serum vitamin D level on endometrial thickness and parameters of follicle growth in infertile women undergoing induction of ovulation.

In this paper, 153 infertile women undergoing induction of ovulation at an academic tertiary care centre were included in a cross-sectional study. Serum Vitamin D level was measured and the rate of clinical pregnancy (defined as a sonographic presence of FHR of an intrauterine gestational sac) and patient and cycle parameters were determined. The results showed that a correlation exists between endometrial thickness as well as the number of antral follicles and replete level of Vitamin D.

Management of Abnormal Placenta Implantation with Methotrexate: A Review of Published Data.

Abnormally invasive placenta is characterized by direct attachment of chorionic villi to the uterine wall. This adherent placenta traditionally has been managed by peripartum hysterectomy. Nowadays, there is a lot of interest toward gradual shift from traditional management of invasive placentation to conservative ones leaving the placenta in situ to avoid the surgical morbidity of hysterectomy and loss of future fertility.

Comparison of thyroid hormone levels between normal and preeclamptic pregnancies.

Background: To investigate thyroid function in preeclamptic patients in comparison with normal pregnant women.

Methods: In this analytical cross-sectional study free Thyroxine (T4), and Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH) levels were measured in 100 preeclamptic patients and were compared with Free T4 and TSH levels in 101 normal pregnant women in their third trimester of pregnancy. Patients with thyroid or other systemic disorders were excluded from this study.