OBJECTIVE To compare pregnancy rate, cost effectiveness, patients effort, related stress, and the ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS) rate, between patients monitored for ovarian hyperstimulation using a combination of ultrasound and hormonal determination (combination protocol), in contrast to applying ultrasound only, in in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer (IVF ET). METHOD This ...

Heterotopic pregnancy is a rare event that occurs in less than 1% of pregnancies following in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer, especially when complicated with ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome. We report a case of a 31-year-old woman in the 6th gestational week of pregnancy achieved after in vitro fertilization, who was complaining of acute lower abdominal pain and distension, breathin...

OBJECTIVE To study the effect of body composition on reproduction in women with unexplained infertility treated with a controlled ovarian hyperstimulation and intrauterine insemination programme. METHODS This prospective observational study was conducted on 308 unexplained infertile women who were scheduled for a controlled ovarian hyperstimulation and intrauterine insemination programme and ...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE To determine the prevalence of markers of inherited thrombophilia in patients with severe form of ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS) DESIGN AND METHODS: Blood samples were analysed for markers of thrombophilia (mutation of factor V - Leiden, mutation of methylentetrahydrofolat reductase (MTHFR) C677T and mutation of prothrombin G20210A). The study group consisted ...

background: repeated in vitro fertilization (ivf) failure together with ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (ohss) is one of the distressing situations leading couples to search for alternative treatment options. for such patients with polycystic ovarian syndrome (pcos) who have experienced ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome, mild ovarian stimulation with in vitro oocyte maturation could be a prom...

BACKGROUND Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS) is a recognized complication of ovulation induction, occurring in 1-10% of IVF and embryo transfer cycles. While mild OHSS is of no clinical relevance, severe OHSS is a life threatening complication. However, the efficacy of prevalent treatments appeared to be limited. We developed a continuous autotransfusion system with an ultrafiltration in...

BACKGROUND An increased risk of major congenital abnormalities after IVF and ICSI has been described, but underlying mechanisms are unclear. This study evaluates the effects of ovarian hyperstimulation, the in vitro procedure and time to pregnancy (TTP) - as proxy for the severity of subfertility - on the prevalence of dysmorphic features. DESIGN/METHODS Participants were singletons born foll...

Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS) is an uncommon complication of controlled ovarian hyperstimulation. Although principal risk factors for OHSS have been determined, unfortunately, to date we are unable to precisely predict the appearance of OHSS. Still more infrequent are thromboembolic complications of OHSS. The background for the increased blood clotting in such cases includes, but is ...

BACKGROUND Controlled ovarian hyperstimulation with intrauterine insemination (IUI) is a widely accepted treatment for unexplained and male subfertility. No consensus exists about the drug of first choice to be used as hyperstimulation. This randomized multicentre trial using a parallel design compares the efficacy of clomiphene citrate (CC) with that of recombinant FSH (rFSH). METHODS Couple...

Background One the main aspects of an in vitro fertilization (IVF) cycle is to avoid any possible systemic damage to women undergoing to a controlled ovarian hyperstimulation (COH). The aim of this work is to evaluate renal and hepatic function blood tests in patients undergoing controlled ovarian hyperstimulation during IVF cycles. MaterialsAndMethods All patients received a long stimulation p...