The mechanisms involved in human pregnancy maintenance and parturition are highly
complex and involve mother, fetus and placenta. The “final common pathway” to delivery is …

Background Central diabetes insipidus is rare in children and young adults, and up to 50
percent of cases are idiopathic. The clinical presentation and the long-term course of this …

Inhibin-related proteins are involved in the control of the feto-maternal communication required
to maintain pregnancy. Human placenta, decidua, and fetal membranes are the major …

Preterm birth is defined as birth before 37 weeks’ gestational age. With an incidence of 7%
to 11%, it is one of the major causes of perinatal mortality and morbidity. Preterm birth is …

Objective To assess the value of different admission tests in predicting the outcome of small‐for‐gestational
age (SGA) fetuses with normal Doppler waveforms in the umbilical artery. …

GH secretion was reevaluated after completion of GH treatment at a mean age of 19.2 ± 3.2
yr in 35 young adults with childhood-onset GH deficiency (GHD). The patients were …

The posterior pituitary lobe and stalk were studied by magnetic resonance imaging in 20
children with diabetes insipidus of different origins: primary familial autosomal dominant (n = 2) …

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate whether biochemical (fetal fibronectin
assay) or biophysical (cervical assessment by transvaginal ultrasound) tests may have …

Intrauterine growth retardation is a pathology which is found in 3–10% of all pregnancies
and it is associated with around 20–25% of all fetal intrauterine deaths and with long-term …

Objective: To evaluate pregnancy, delivery and neonatal outcome in singleton primiparous
versus multiparous women with/without endometriosis. Methods: Multicentric, observational …