Session 56: Endometrial Function Determines Implantation Success

Correlation between Endometrial Parameters in Doppler Sonography and Success Rate of Implantation in Assisted Reproductive Programs

Background Levels of serum gonadotropins have direct effects on testicular functions and spermatogenesis. Assessment of levels of serum gonadotropins from fathered subjects and infertile patients indicates wide range diversity. In this study, we tried to find out whether the levels of seminal FSH and LH affect the parameters of seminal fluid analysis (SFA) and if there is any correlation betwee...

56 Session 6 Networks of Agents

What Determines Cartel Success?

Although difficult at times to uncover, cartels are far from rare. Nussbaum estimates that international cartels controlled approximately 40% of world trade between 1929 and 1937 (1986, p. 134). As a result of the increased prosecution of international cartels during the 1990s, we have a new set of cartels that are ripe for study. While it is generally agreed that cartels are not as pervasive i...

Company Performance in Ukraine: What Determines Success?

2-ABSTRACT – This paper examines empirically the short run responsiveness of company performance to ownership and market structures, sector and regional specificity, and varying degrees of soft budget constraints. For a cross-sectional data set of Ukrainian firms, the paper provides evidence that post-privatization governance systems impact significantly on efficiency, notwithstanding the influ...

Does the Endometrial Scratch Improve Implantation Rates?

Implantation is one of the most crucial steps in the process of reproduction. Implantation failure is often due to impaired uterine receptivity. Assisted Reproduction techniques are used in order to overcome fertility problems. The endometrial scratch (ES) is a relatively new technique that is said to improve the probability of a successful pregnancy in some women. 1 Although the exact mechanis...