BACKGROUND The latest meta-analysis demonstrated that acupuncture improves pregnancy rates among women undergoing in vitro fertilization-embryo transfer (IVF-ET), and surface acupoint stimulation, such as transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation (TEAS), may have the same or better potential. METHODS/DESIGN To explore the effect of TEAS on the clinical pregnancy rate (CPR) and live birth...

OBJECTIVE King Fahd University Hospital, Al-Khobar is a tertiary care center without the facility for in-vitro fertilization (IVF) and embryo transfer, but ovulation induction (OI) is done routinely. The objective of this analysis was to study the obstetric outcome of patients who conceived after IVF and OI. DESIGN Retrospective analysis. PATIENTS AND METHODS One hundred and twenty patients...

BACKGROUND Premature ovarian failure (POF) remains a clinically challenging entity because in vitro fertilisation (IVF) with donor oocytes is currently the only treatment known to be effective. METHODS A 33 year-old nulligravid patient with a normal karyotype was diagnosed with POF; she had a history of failed fertility treatments and had an elevated serum FSH (42 mIU/ml). Oocytes donated by ...

We present an uncommon case of ectopic pregnancy following In-vitro fertilization in a 32 year old infertile Banker who, prior to IVF treatment, was diagnosed with stage 4 endometriosis by laparoscopy. She presented after 4 years of being unable to conceive with associated severely painful menstrual periods and deep dyspareunia. She had In-vitro fertilization and embryo transfer of two Day 3 em...

backgrownd: studies in regions with seasonal climatic variations have revealed a correlation between human natural conception and birth rates. holidays and other cultural activities probably have influence on conception, but the ambient temperature and emotional influences on the female hormones related to fertility may play an important part in the seasonal variation in conception. objectives:...

BACKGROUND Since severe ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS) is a potentially life-threatening complication of assisted reproduction, the focus of attention in such cases is placed firmly upon the health of the patient, with the endeavour to achieve a pregnancy being considered of secondary importance. The aim of this study was to focus on the pregnancy rate and pregnancy outcome in IVF pat...

OBJECTIVE To analyze the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of alternative treatments for unexplained infertility. DESIGN Retrospective analysis of 45 published reports. SETTING Clinical practices. PATIENT(S) Couples who met criteria for unexplained infertility. Women with Stage I or Stage II endometriosis were included. INTERVENTION(S) Observation; clomiphene citrate (CC); gonadotropins (...

BACKGROUND Preimplantation genetic screening (PGS) has increasingly been used in the past decade. Here we present a systematic review and meta-analysis of RCTs on the effect of PGS on the probability of live birth after IVF. METHODS PubMed and trial registers were searched for RCTs on PGS. Trials were assessed following predetermined quality criteria. The primary outcome was live birth rate p...

OBJECTIVE To examine the effect of method of conception on adverse pregnancy outcome after the 11-13 weeks scan. METHODS Prospective screening study for adverse obstetric outcomes in women with singleton pregnancies and live fetus with no obvious defects at 11(+0)-13(+6) weeks. The method of conception was recorded as spontaneous, in vitro fertilization (IVF) and assisted by ovulation inducti...

Introduction: Reduced fertility is a major concern in women with endometriosis. The influence of surgery of deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE) affecting the bowel wall on fertility is controversial and the literature on this field is heterogenous. In this review we addressed if surgery for bowel DIE improves spontaneous pregnancy rate and results of in vitro fertilization (IVF), and the pote...