BACKGROUND Infertility treatment decisions require people to balance multiple priorities. Within couples, partners must also negotiate priorities with one another. In this study, we assessed the family-building priorities of couples prior to their first consultations with a reproductive specialist. METHODS Participants were couples who had upcoming first consultations with a reproductive spec...

Genetic causes have a considerable involvement in infertility. Well-known examples are some chromosomal translocations or sex-chromosomal abnormalities and Y-chromosome deletions. The most common chromosomal aberrations associated especially with severe oligo- and azoospermia are sex chromosome aneuploidies and chromosomal translocations. Consequently, occurrence of aneuploid embryos will lower...

Embracing the unique technology-driven clinical contributions to nursing practice that only nurse informaticians can provide demands that nurse leaders at all organizational levels lock arms to take three definitive steps towards advancing patient care and the practice of the nursing profession. • First, BLOCKINnurse BLOCKINleaders BLOCKINmust BLOCKINselect BLOCKINa BLOCKINproperly BLOCKINeduca...

PURPOSE The promotion of educators is challenged by the lack of accepted standards to evaluate the quality and impact of educational activities. Traditionally, promotion is related to research productivity. This study developed an evaluation tool for educational performance of medical school faculty using educator portfolios (EPs). METHODS Design principles and quantitative items for EPs were...

The aim of this document it to present an overview of some recent research activities on ultra–wideband (UWB) channel modeling. Compared to models introduced in DRB1.2, recent research was focused on more sophisticated tools to model UWB channels, like information theoretic arguments. Physical modeling of UWB channels was also investigated. Reference D.xx.xx Issue n.m 4 November 2006 507325 NEW...

Investigation of the probable cause of infertility is complex and in many instances a complicated process. Another adverse factor is stress and there is nothing more stressful than uncertainty and delay especially in couples struggling with involuntary childlessness. Unfortunately infertility investigations are frequently strung out over many months and the process is not only lengthy but frequ...

BACKGROUND Recent advances in our understanding of the causes of infertility and of assisted reproductive technology (ART) have led to the development of complex diagnostic tools, prognostic models and treatment options. The Third Evian Annual Reproduction (EVAR) Workshop Meeting was held on 26-27 April 2008 to evaluate evidence supporting current approaches to the diagnosis and management of i...

BACKGROUND Medical induction of ovulation using clomiphene citrate (CC) as first line and exogenous gonadotrophins as second line forms the classical treatment algorithm in normogonadotrophic anovulatory infertility. Because the chances of success following classical ovulation induction are not well established, a shift in first-line therapy can be observed towards alternative treatment. The st...