54 mmol/L; 95% CI, 19.98, 75.11; =.001) compared with the placebo. Overall, our study demonstrated that vitamin D intake in patients with endometriosis resulted in a significant improvement of pelvic pain, total-/HDL-cholesterol ratio, hs-CRP and TAC levels, but did not affect other clinical symptoms and metabolic profiles. Overall, our study demonstrated that vitamin D intake in patients with endometriosis resulted in a significant improvement of pelvic pain, total-/HDL-cholesterol ratio, hs-CRP and TAC levels, but did not affect other clinical symptoms and metabolic profiles. Since late 2019, SARS-CoV-2 which leads to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), has caused thousands of deaths. There are some pieces of evidence that SARS-CoV-2 genome could be re-detectable in recovered patients. We performed a systematic review in the PubMed/Medline database to address the risk of SARS-CoV-2 recurrence. The last update was for 20 November 2020. Among the 1178 initially found articles, 66 met the inclusion criteria and were considered. In total, 1128 patients with at least one-time recurrence of SARS-CoV-2 were included. Recurrence rate has been reported between 2.3% and 21.4% in cohort studies, within a mean of 20 (ranged 1-98) days after discharge; younger patients are being affected more. Following the second course of disease, the disease severity decreased or remained unchanged in 97.3% while it increased in 2.6%. Anti-SARS-CoV-2 IgG and IgM were positive in 11-95% and 58.8-100%, respectively. Based on the literature, three possibilities include reactivation of previous disease, reinfection with the same virus, and false negative, which have been discussed in details. There is a relatively notable risk of disease recurrence in previously recovered patients, even those who are immunised against the virus. More studies are required to clarify the underlying cause of this phenomenon. There is a relatively notable risk of disease recurrence in previously recovered patients, even those who are immunised against the virus. More studies are required to clarify the underlying cause of this phenomenon. To identify risk factors for postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) following cesarean delivery (CD). A retrospective study of all women who underwent CD in a university-affiliated tertiary hospital (2014-15). PPH was defined as any of the following clinical PPH (≥1000 ml estimated blood loss), hemoglobin (Hb) drop ≥3 g/dl (the difference between pre-CD Hb level within a 24 h prior to the delivery) and post-CD (nadir level during the first 72 h after CD)) or the need for blood products transfusion. The characteristics of women with PPH following CD were compared to a control group of those with CD without PPH. Of the 15,564 deliveries during the study period, 3208 (20.6%) women met inclusion criteria, of them, 307 (9.6%) had PPH and 2901 (90.4%) served as controls. Women in the PPH group were younger (32.6 ± 5.3 33.5 ± 5.4,  = .006) and more often nulliparous (45.9% 33.3%, <.001) compared to the controls. However, there were no differences between the groups regarding the rate of multiple gestations, maternal diabetes mellitus, hypertensive disorders, polyhydramnios, and macrosomia. The rates of induction of labor (16.3% 8.6%, <.001) and urgent CD (47.9% 32.0%, <.001) were higher in the PPH group compared to the controls. In multivariate logistic regression, predictors for PPH following CD were (odds ratio, 95% confidence interval) urgent CS (1.57, 1.78-2.11,  = .002), CD duration (1.02, 1.01-1.03, <.001), and the number of previous CDs (0.74, 0.62-0.90,  = .003). In women undergoing cesarean section, urgent CD, the duration of the surgery, and the number of the previous CD are associated with the risk of PPH and should be taken into consideration during the postpartum assessment. In women undergoing cesarean section, urgent CD, the duration of the surgery, and the number of the previous CD are associated with the risk of PPH and should be taken into consideration during the postpartum assessment.Immature oocytes retrieved from in vitro fertilization (IVF) and clinical in vitro maturation (IVM) is a common problem, especially in patients with advanced age, poor ovarian response (POR), or polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). Considering there is no common name to describe this group of oocytes, we suggest naming all of immature oocytes retrieved from IVF and clinical IVM cycles as 'Medical Unusable Oocytes' (MUO) as none of them will be used for subsequent treatment and will eventually be discarded. Scientists attempt to improve the clinical utilization rate of MUO instead of discarding them. Rescue IVM and mitochondria supplementation may be available approaches to mature MUO. We propose a specific definition of rescue IVM, namely the cultivation and maturation of immature oocytes in vitro collected from IVF cycles with human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) trigger. Rescue IVM is usually mixed up with clinical IVM. Clarification of the differences between rescue IVM and clinical IVM is necessary. This manuscript aims to clarify the rather confusing IVM procedures and review existing methods of improving rescue IVM, currently available information on the success rate, and explore the future possibility of rescue IVM serving as a promising tool in reproductive medicine. To report the outcome of fetuses with a prenatal diagnosis of Vein of Galen (VOG) malformation. PubMed and Embase databases were searched. https://www.selleckchem.com/products/nvp-bgt226.html Random effect meta-analysis of proportions was used to analyze the data. The outcomes explored were prenatal ultrasound findings, mortality, preterm birth (PTB), abnormal neurological outcome, associated findings detected at post-natal brain imaging, need for anticonvulsant therapy, and the rate of children free from neurological impairment. Random effect meta-analysis of proportions were used to analyze the data. Eleven studies (226 fetuses with a prenatal diagnosis of VOG malformation) were included. All cases were detected during the third trimester of pregnancy. Ventriculomegaly was detected in 31.8% (95% CI 27.6-47.7), cardiomegaly or other ultrasound signs of cardiac compromise in 23.1% (95% CI 14.9-32.5) and hydrops in 7.3% (95% CI 2.8-13.6) of cases. The incidence of IUD, NND, and PND was 1.5% (95% CI 0.2-4.3), 23.8% (95% CI 16.9-31.4), and 24.5% (95% CI 17.6-32.