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To our knowledge, implantation into the uterine muscle wall is one of the rare form of ectopic pregnancy, with only 16 cases reported until 1995. The early diagnosis depends upon the sonographic finding of intramural gestational sac-like growth and persistent high beta human chorionic gonadotropin (beta-hCG) levels after dilatation and curettage. But, nobody can't exclude intramural pregnancy in case that associated with adenomyosis in uterus in spite of negative beta-hCG. Hsieh et al. and Dousias et al. mentioned 2 cases of such situation with negative beta-hCG result. And confirmative diagnosis depends upon the pathologic finding for specimen obtained from laparoscopic or explorative hysterotomy. The authors have experienced one case of intramural pregnancy in uterus and report our case with a brief review of literature.
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Animals , Female , Mice , Pregnancy , Adenomyosis , Chorionic Gonadotropin , Diagnosis , Dilatation and Curettage , Early Diagnosis , Hysterotomy , Myometrium , Pregnancy, Ectopic , Ultrasonography , UterusABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE: This study was aimed to investigate of newborn babies sex ratio in Seoul Seong Ae hospital and review of future problem. METHODS: We reviewed retrospectively the 21,332 cases of deliveries in women visiting at Seoul Seong Ae hospital from Jannuary 1994 to December 2003 (10 year's period). We investigated 1st baby and 2nd baby sex ratio and in case of 3rd baby, subdividing then into tree groups (first and second are female, first and second are male, first and second are male and female). We arranged the data at the base of childbirth registers and patients' obligation records. RESULTS: The results were as follows, 1. The total sex ratio in last 10 years was 111.2:100 (male:female). 2. 1st baby sex ratio was 109.2:100. 3. 2nd baby sex ratio was 110.6:100. 4. 3rd baby sex ratio was 133:100. CONCLUSION: These findings suggest that unbalance of sex ratio in 3rd baby is extremely serious trend in this country and is expected a tremendous social problems in early 21th century.
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Female , Humans , Infant, Newborn , Male , Parturition , Retrospective Studies , Seoul , Sex Ratio , Social ProblemsABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE: The relationship was studied between expression of c-erbB-2 oncoprotein and topoisomerase II-alpha as proliferating marker in precancerous lesions and invasive squamous carcinomas of the uterine cervix. METHODS: Total 81 formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded sections of low-grade intrasquamous lesion (22 cases), high-grade intraepithelial lesions (42 cases) and invasive squamous cell carcinomas (17 cases) in the uterine cervix were stained by immunohistochemistry for expression of the c-erbB-2 oncoprotein and topoisomerase II-alpha. RESULTS: The expression of c-erbB-2 oncoprotein and staining index (mean+/-S.D) of topoisomerase II-alpha were statistically significant between precancerous lesions and invasive carcinoma. The expression of c-erbB-2 oncoprotein has correlation with staining index (mean+/-S.D) of topoisomerase II-alpha. CONCLUSION: There results suggest that the expression of c-erbB-2 protein has relationship with progression of squamous lesions and topoisomerase II-alpha is an useful proliferating marker in the uterine cervix. And, the expression of c-erbB-2 protein has correlation with expression of topoisomerase II-alpha.