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The Pregnancy Outcomes of Day 2 versus Day 3 Embryo Transfer: A Cross-Sectional Study

Background The objective was to evaluate whether extending the embryo culture period from 2 to 3 days would yield a more optimal selection of viable embryos, thereby increasing the pregnancy rat. MaterialsAndMethods We have retrospectively analyzed pregnancy rates in the patients who had embryo transfer either on day 2 (582 patients) or on day 3 (387 patients) post-insemination over a 10-month ...

Saving on a Rainy Day, Borrowing for a Rainy Day

The aim of this paper is to understand what a recession means for individual consumers, and to model in a life-cycle framework how individuals respond to recessions. Our focus is on the sharp increase in savings rates that have been observed in the current and recent recessions. We show empirically that these saving spikes were short-lived and common to all working age groups. We then study lif...

Phase I trial of oral 2'-deoxy-2'-methylidenecytidine: on a daily x 14-day schedule.

2'-deoxy-2'-methylidenecytidine (DMDC) is a potent deoxycytidine analogue. Preclinical studies of DMDC demonstrated activity against a variety of murine and human tumors in cell cultures and murine models and indicate enhanced antitumor activity of DMDC when it was administered in a manner that provided prolonged systemic exposure. In view of this observation, this study was designed to determi...

On a cold winter's day.

Estradiol Level on Day 2 and Day of Trigger: A Potential Predictor of the IVF-ET Success.

OBJECTIVE To evaluate role of serum estradiol levels in predicting likelihood of pregnancy in women undergoing GnRH-a protocol in IVF-ET cycles. DESIGN A 3-year retrospective analysis of estradiol levels on down-regulated day 2, day 6, and day of hCG trigger and subsequent clinical pregnancy rates. SETTING A university hospital tertiary referral centre. POPULATION OR SAMPLE Women undergoi...