The purpose of this study was to evaluate the outcomes of various methods of multifetal pregnancy reduction (MFPR) and to determine which method produces better outcomes. One hundred and forty-eight patients with multiple pregnancies resulting from assisted reproduction programs and underwent MFPR were included. According to the use of potassium chloride (KCl), patients were divided into 'KCl',...

This Article considers whether infertile taxpayers can deduct their fertility treatment costs as medical expenses under Internal Revenue Code section 213 and whether they should be able to deduct them. Internal Revenue Code section 213 defines medical expenses as "amounts paid-for the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease, or for the purpose of affecting any structure...

In the United States, the annual rate of preterm births (before 37 weeks of gestation) reached a peak of 12.8% in 2006 and was 11.7% in 2011.1 The rate in the United States remains nearly twice the rate in European nations.2 Premature birth in the United States accounts for 35% of deaths in the first year of life3,4 and estimated annual costs exceeding $26 billion.5 Rates of death in the first ...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study of multifetal pregnancies was the comparison of three-dimensional (3D) volumetry of the cervix, conventional sonographic cervical length measurement and clinical assessment. METHODS 10 mothers were investigated in an observational study between 5/1999 and 9/2000. A total of 34 consecutive 2D- and 3D-transabdominal ultrasound measurements were performed. RESUL...

Objective: To review the effect of the number of embryos transferred on the outcome of in vitro fertilization (IVF), to provide guidelines on the number of embryos to transfer in IVF-embryo transfer (ET) in order to optimize healthy live births and minimize multiple pregnancies. Options: Rates of live birth, clinical pregnancy, and multiple pregnancy or birth by number of embryos transferred ar...

Background/Aims: It is known that high pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI) and high gestational weight gain both can cause many adverse pregnancy outcomes. High pre-delivery BMI (PD-BMI), though theoretically could do similar effects, is rarely been studied. The objectives of this study were to show the distribution of PD-BMI of the delivery women and to identify its correlation with adverse pr...

OBJECTIVE Gastroschisis is a congenital malformation characterized by an abdominal wall defect located laterally to a normal umbilicus. The cause of gastroschisis is unknown, but most authors consider it exogenous. We describe the case of a woman with a twin pregnancy in which both twins had gastroschisis. CASE REPORT A 17-year-old primiparous female was referred to our institution because of...

In recent years, multifetal pregnancy reduction (MFPR) has increasingly been a subject of debate in Norway. The intensity this reached tentative maximum when the Legislation Department delivered their interpretative statement, Section 2 - Interpretation Abortion Act, 2016 response to request from Ministry Health (2014) that consider whether Act allows for MFPR healthy fetuses multiple pregnanci...