Mohamed Khrouf, Soufiene Slimani, Myriam Razgallah Khrouf, Marouen Braham, Maha Bouyahia, Khadija Kacem Berjeb, Hanene Elloumi Chaabane, Ghaya Merdassi, Aida Zahaf Kaffel, A. Zhioua, F Zhioua,
Background In IVF, Luteal phase support is usually performed using vaginal progesterone. A part of patients using this route reports being uncomfortable with this route. We tried to study whether the rectal route could be an effective alternative and associated with less discomfort. Patients and Methods A prospective randomized controlled study. All patient were eligible for IVF treatment for infertility. After oocyte pickup, 186 patients were allocated to one the following protocols for luteal ...
Tópico(s): Reproductive Health and Contraception
2016 - SAGE Publishing | Clinical Medicine Insights Women s Health
Afef Slimani, Awatef Jelassi, Imen Jguirim, Mohamed Najah, L. Rebhi, Asma Omezzine, Faouzi Maatouk, Khaldoun Ben Hamda, Maha Kacem, Jean‐Pierre Rabès, Marianne Abifadel, Cathérine Boileau, Mustapha Rouis, Mohamed Naceur Slimane, Mathilde Varret,
Background Autosomal dominant hypercholesterolemia (ADH) is commonly caused by mutations in the low-density lipoprotein (LDL) receptor gene (LDLR), in the apolipoprotein B-100 gene (APOB), or in the proprotein convertase subtilisin kexine 9 gene (PCSK9). ADH subjects carrying a mutation in LDLR present highly variable plasma LDL-cholesterol (LDL-C). This variability might be due to environmental factors or the effect of some modifying genes such as PCSK9 and APOE. Aims We investigated the molecular basis ...
Tópico(s): Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health
2012 - Elsevier BV | Atherosclerosis
Khouloud Rjiba, Soumaya Mougou-Zerelli, Imen hadj Hamida, G. Saad, Bochra Khadija, Afef Jelloul, Wafa Slimani, Y. Hasni, Sarra Dimassi, Hela Ben Khelifa, Amira Sallem, Molka Kammoun, Hamza Hadj Abdallah, Moez Gribaa, Joëlle Bignon-Topalovic, Sami Chelly, Hédi Khairi, Mohamed Bibi, M. Kacem, Ali Saâd, Anu Bashamboo, Kenneth McElreavey,
Forty-six ,XY Differences/Disorders of Sex Development (DSD) are characterized by a broad phenotypic spectrum ranging from typical female to male with undervirilized external genitalia, or more rarely testicular regression with a typical male phenotype. Despite progress in the genetic diagnosis of DSD, most 46,XY DSD cases remain idiopathic.To determine the genetic causes of 46,XY DSD, we studied 165 patients of Tunisian ancestry, who presented a wide range of DSD phenotypes. Karyotyping, candidate ...
Tópico(s): Urological Disorders and Treatments
2023 - BioMed Central | Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology
Mariem Garci, Ghada Abdelmoula, S. Armi, Fatma Dhieb, Mehdi Makni, Nabil Mathlouthi, Linda Hadj Kacem, Cyrine Belghith, Olfa Slimani,
Pelvic localizations of hydatid disease are rare and can be a source of diagnostic difficulty. We aim to present a case of an unusual presentation of an isolated ovarian hydatid cyst diagnosed on the occasion of pelvic pain and considered an ovarian tumor. A 62-year-old woman menopausal for 5 years, was referred to our consultation for pelvic pain and post-menopausal metrorrhagia. Pelvic ultrasound revealed a mixt pelvic mass. An magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed a multiloculated cystic mass ...
Tópico(s): Urinary and Genital Oncology Studies
2023 - | PAMJ Clinical Medicine