VACTERL association with hydrocephalus in a fetus conceived by in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer

VACTERL association with hydrocephalus in a fetus conceived by in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer.

OBJECTIVE We present a case of VACTERL association with hydrocephalus (VACTERL-H) in a fetus conceived by in vitro fertilization (IVF) and embryo transfer (ET) and review the literature. CASE REPORT A 35-year-old woman presented with multiple fetal anomalies at 22 weeks of gestation. She and her husband were non-consanguineous and there was no family history of congenital malformations. This ...

Children conceived by in vitro fertilisation after fresh embryo transfer.

AIMS To compare the outcome in in vitro fertilisation (IVF) children (after fresh embryo transfer) from multiple and singleton births with one another, and with normally conceived control children. METHODS A cohort of 278 children (150 singletons, 100 twins, 24 triplets and four quadruplets), conceived by IVF after three fresh embryos had been transferred, born between October 1984 and Decemb...

In Vitro Fertilization and Embryo Transfer

macrophages" is discussed in the third symposium. Most studies in this section have employed the methodology of DNA labeling, using tritiated thymidine (3H-Tdr) to ascertain whether microglia are related to blood monocytes (as one contributor contends most CNS macrophages are), or whether they represented a "third" glial cell line. Other articles attempt to quantitate neural synapses, to elabor...

In vitro fertilization and embryo transfer.

In vitro fertilization is one of the newest approaches to infertility. Opportunities for nurses in IVF involve teaching couples about physiology, providing technical assistance and care, and counseling about the medical and emotional aspects of the program. Many times the nurse serves as the primary support person for couples and as their advocate with other team members.

Comparison of Easy and Difficult Embryo Transfer Outcomes in In Vitro Fertilization Cycles