In vitro fertilisation: the major issues.

Pregnancy Rate after First Intra Cytoplasmic Sperm Injection-In Vitro Fertilisation Cycle in Patients with Endometriomawith or without Deep Infiltrating Endometriosis

Education & Debate

One of the few examples of explicit rationing in the National Health Service is provided by in vitro fertilisation. Ofsix purchasing authorities examined three have decided against buying in vitro fertilisation while three have decided in favour. The decisions reflect local factors such as the absence or presence of local providers and the views of the public and health professionals. But in vi...

Embryo donation at an Australian university in-vitro fertilisation clinic: issues and outcomes.

OBJECTIVES To review the choices of couples relinquishing frozen embryos and the outcomes of embryo donation at a major in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) clinic. DESIGN AND SETTING Retrospective audit of 11.5 years of data (1991-2002) from the Monash University IVF clinic, Melbourne. PARTICIPANTS Couples who make decisions regarding the fate of their frozen embryos, and recipient couples taking ...

Mitochondria directly influence fertilisation outcome in the pig.

The mitochondrion is explicitly involved in cytoplasmic regulation and is the cell's major generator of ATP. Our aim was to determine whether mitochondria alone could influence fertilisation outcome. In vitro, oocyte competence can be assessed through the presence of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) as indicated by the dye, brilliant cresyl blue (BCB). Using porcine in vitro fertilisati...

Prevention of multiple pregnancies in couples with unexplained or mild male subfertility: randomised controlled trial of in vitro fertilisation with single embryo transfer or in vitro fertilisation in modified natural cycle compared with intrauterine insemination with controlled ovarian hyperstimulation

OBJECTIVES To compare the effectiveness of in vitro fertilisation with single embryo transfer or in vitro fertilisation in a modified natural cycle with that of intrauterine insemination with controlled ovarian hyperstimulation in terms of a healthy child. DESIGN Multicentre, open label, three arm, parallel group, randomised controlled non-inferiority trial. SETTING 17 centres in the Nether...