BACKGROUND The study was designed to investigate the roles of endometrial thickness (EMT) at the day of human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) administration on pregnancy outcomes in a large patient population. METHODS This retrospective cohort study included 9,952 patients undergoing their first IVF/ICSI with autologous oocytes from January 2011 to January 2015. Patients were divided into three ...

Recurrent ectopic pregnancy of cesarean scar is very rare and its therapeutic management is still not established. We reported the first case of recurrent cesarean scar pregnancy that was successfully treated with concomitant intra-gestational sac methotrexate-potassium chloride injection and systemic methotrexate injection. This case study provides physicians with a safe and effective minimall...

Serial ultrasonographic examinations were performed daily on 9 Miniature Schnauzer bitches from the 15th day of gestation until parturition to determine the time the gestational structures were first detected. The gestational age was timed from the day of ovulation (day 0), which was estimated to occur when the plasma progesterone concentration was >4.0 ng/ml. The gestational length in 9 Miniat...

Introduction: Implantation of a pregnancy in the cesarean scar is considered rarest presentation ectopic with high morbidity and mortality. The use imaging tests capable early diagnosing such cases assisting management pregnancy. present article reports two scar, illustrating main aspects ultrasound tomography (UST) magnetic resonance (MRI) exams. In addition, bibliographic search was carried o...

Prior to the existence of sonar techniques there was no method to proof the existence of a l iving fetus early in pregnancy. Hormon assays such äs human chorionic gondotropin, human placental lactogen oestriol and pregnandiol could offer only indirect informations relating to the trophoblast and corpus luteum function. Concerning the fetus there was no possibility wether to control its conditio...

Background: The accurate difference between normal pregnancy and abnormal in early gestation remains a challenge clinically. Different studies have previously described the association fetal well-being gestational sac characteristics. Yolk first appears at 5 weeks becomes visible by ultrasound, while heart rate 6 they can be used as prognostic parameters for trimester outcome pregnancy. Study a...