OBJECTIVE To investigate whether serum levels of estradiol affect reproductive outcomes of normoresponder women undergoing fresh embryo transfer (ET) versus frozen-thawed ET (FET). MATERIAL AND METHODS Two hundred fifty-five normoresponder women underwent fresh ET in their first or second in vitro fertilization cycle. Ninety-two women with negative pregnacy test results underwent FET. Clinica...

Background: Malignant melanoma is the leading cause of death among skin cancers in western countries. However, the incidence, histologic subtypes, and tumor behaviors are quite different in Asians and western populations. Objective: This study was designed to survey the clinicopathological aspects of malignant melanoma among Khouzestan people. Patients and Methods: In a retrospective stud...

It has been documented that specific follicular fluid (FF) biochemical characteristics may be essential to determining oocyte quality. Lipid derivatives have most important role in the fertilization process and embryonic development. MALDI mass spectrometry is used for the diagnosis of biomolecules in the FF and serum of infertile women. FF and blood samples from 13 infertile women (20-38...

Leonardo Baldassarre is currently the Engineering Manager & Principal Engineer for Compressors & Expanders with General Electric Oil & Gas Company, in Florence, Italy. He is responsible for all requisition, and standardization as well as for detailed design of new products for centrifugal compressors, reciprocating compressors and turboexpanders. Dr.Baldassarre began his career with General Ele...

Background: Focused ultrasound surgery (FUS) is a novel noninvasive surgery that results in localized tissue necrosis without any breech of the skin or other body orifice. MRI guidance provides anatomic visualization and real time thermal feedback. Our goal is to safely extend this therapy to women who desire future pregnancies. Materials and Methods: We have undertaken 4 multisite trials of FU...

Identifying the factors that contribute to ongoing intimate partner abuse (IPA) among survivors of childhood abuse is essential to developing appropriate interventions. The current study assessed prospectively whether childhood betrayal trauma (BT) history and women's potential dependence on their perpetrators (unemployment, number of children below 13) increased women's risk of ongoing victimi...