DEBATE: Tubal transfer: a forgotten ART? Is there a rationale for tubal transfer in human ART?

Funduscopy: a forgotten art?

Funduscopy is an integral part of the physical examination, especially in older patients in whom visual problems and systemic diseases affecting the fundi (e.g., diabetes mellitus) are more common. We have assessed the views of hospital doctors to funduscopy via a questionnaire survey, reviewed the case notes to see whether or not funduscopy is carried out on older patients, and assessed the vi...

Bilateral tubal pregnancies after a single‐embryo transfer

Case To present an extremely rare case of bilateral tubal pregnancies following a single-embryo transfer in a woman with a 4 year history of infertility prior to seeking assisted reproductive technology. Outcome A pregnancy resulted from the transfer of an embryo that had been thawed from a frozen blastocyst during a hormone replacement cycle. An ultrasound that was performed at 5 weeks and 5...

Vaginal delivery: a forgotten art!

Tool Writing: A Forgotten Art?

I n 1994, Shyam Chidamber and Chris Ke-merer defined a set of six simple metrics for object-oriented programs. Although this number swelled to above 300 in the years that followed, I had a case where I preferred to use the original classic metrics for clarity, consistency, and simplicity. Surprisingly, none of the six open source tools I found for collecting metrics fit the bill. Most calculate...

Utero-tubal embryo transfer and vasectomy in the mouse model.

The transfer of preimplantation embryos to a surrogate female is a required step for the production of genetically modified mice or to study the effects of epigenetic alterations originated during preimplantation development on subsequent fetal development and adult health. The use of an effective and consistent embryo transfer technique is crucial to enhance the generation of genetically modif...