Angiotensin-converting enzyme insertion/deletion (I/D) polymorphisms and recurrent pregnancy loss: a meta-analysis.

BACKGROUND: Recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL) had said to be related to the angiotensin converting enzyme insertion/deletion polymorphisms (ACE I/D) gene polymorphisms. But the conclusions were controversial. This meta-analysis was conducted to investigate the real association in ACE I/D polymorphisms and RPL firstly. METHODS: Combine Pubmed Embase and HuGENet database in data analysis for this meta-analysis from October 2000 to November 2011. The metagen system was used to select the models and effects. Odds ratio (OR) with 95% confidence interval (CI) was used to assess the strength of this association. RESULTS: 9 studies from six countries with 1264 RPL and 845 controls were included according to our criterion. Following the metagen system, we used the dominant model with random effects. The summary OR =1.61 (95% CI: 1.10-2.36, I (2) = 59.0%), which suggested the ACE D allele might increase the RPL risk in Asia (OR=1.97, 95% CI: 1.31-2.98, I (2) = 44.4%), among Asians (OR=1.69, 95% CI: 1.06-2.36, I (2) =32.7%). In additional, after conducting sensitivity analysis, the results had no differences except for Caucasian subgroup reached to the significance (OR=2.059, 95% CI: 1.455-2.914), so we couldn't ignore the relationship between the polymorphisms of ACE D/I gene and Caucasians yet. There seemed no publication bias in our eligible studies with Begg's test (P = 0.867). CONCLUSIONS: Results in this meta-analysis presented the positive function of the ACE I/D polymorphism in increasing the RPL risk. Furfure prospective studies were needed to confirm the precise relationship between the ACE I/D and RPL.

Clinical analysis of 129 infertility patients with both fallopian tubes unobstructed and cavitas pelvis fluidify / 中国医师进修杂志

Objective To evaluate the relationship between cavitas pelvis fluidify and infertility.Methods The clinical data of 129 infertility patients which ultrasound hint cavitas pelvis fluidify but hysterosalpingography hint both fallopian tubes to be unobstructed were analyzed retrospectively. The patients were divided into two groups, after 3 months cure with traditional Chinese medicine, the cavitas pelvis fluidify of 86 cases were obsolescent as group Ⅰ , the cavitas pelvis fluidify of 43 cases were no obsolescent as group Ⅱ. Compared their pregnancy rates. Results The pregnancy rate of group Ⅰ was 30.23%(26/86),group Ⅱ was 6.98%(3/43 ), there was significant deviation between the two groups (P < 0.05 ). Eighty-seven patients who were no pregnant were diagnosed laparoscopy, there were 55 cases with endometriosis (EMS), 25 cases with cavitas pelvis accretion, 1 case with tuberculosis of peritoneum, 6 cases with carmoisine cavitas pelvis fluidify without other abnormal. Thirty-one of these patients were pregnant through in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer. Conclusion Cavitas pelvis fluidify is very important in clinic, search for the cause of a disease and cure actively is needed, so that they can cure utility.