BACKGROUND Accurate population-based data are needed on the incidence of cancer in children born after assisted conception. METHODS We linked data on all children born in Britain between 1992 and 2008 after assisted conception without donor involvement with data from the United Kingdom National Registry of Childhood Tumours to determine the number of children in whom cancer developed before 1...

BACKGROUND It is estimated that there is at least a 2-fold rise in the incidence of monozygotic twinning after assisted reproductive technology compared with natural conception. This can result in adverse pregnancy outcomes. METHODS We searched MEDLINE, EMBASE and SCISEARCH for studies that estimated the risk of monozygotic twinning and its association with any particular assisted reproductiv...

membrane ion transport, possibly as a result of hypoxia, is probably responsible for the development of cerebral oedema in diabetic ketoacidosis. Though the aetiology of the condition is still unclear, management must aim to minimise the risk. Cerebral oedema usually presents 2-24 hours after treatment has started, with abrupt neurological deterioration and coma followed by respiratory arrest. ...

Saline infusion sonohysterography has been employed to evaluate the uterine cavity prior to commencement of assisted conception.Intra-uterine lesions play an important role in the outcome of assisted conception procedures. A descriptive retrospective study of 760 patients who had saline infusion sonohysterography prior to assisted conception, between January 2008 and December, 2010. Forty-six p...