OBJECTIVE This study aimed to assess predictive ability of heart rate variability (HRV) for pregnancy outcomes with in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHOD A total of 180 women with 261 cycles of IVF and 211 embryo transfers (ETs) were analyzed. HRV was measured at four times during IVF treatment: the first date of menstruation, r-HCG (Ovidrel) administration, and b...

objective: recently the laparoscopic ovarian drilling (lod) has been used as a surgical treatment for ovulation in women with polycystic ovarian syndrome (pcos), although its mechanism and outcomes are still unclear. this study was undertaken to evaluate the in vitro fertilization (ivf)/intracytoplasmic sperm injection (icsi) outcomes in clomiphene-resistant women with pcos who were treated wit...

Objective Recently the laparoscopic ovarian drilling (LOD) has been used as a surgical treatment for ovulation in women with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), although its mechanism and outcomes are still unclear. This study was undertaken to evaluate the in vitro fertilization (IVF)/intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) outcomes in clomiphene-resistant women with PCOS who were treated with...

P a t i e n t s 317 patients who were ≥ 18 years of age (mean age 64 y, 58% men) and had weight loss ≥ 10% of usual body weight in the previous 6 months, histologically confirmed cancer, and planned major elective surgery. Exclusion criteria were hepatic, renal, or cardiac dysfunction; Karnofsky performance status < 60; pregnancy; ongoing infection; and intestinal anastomosis of the large bowel...

BACKGROUND Intrauterine insemination (IUI) can be performed with or without controlled ovarian hyperstimulation (COH). Studies in which the additional benefit of COH on IUI for cervical factor subfertility is assessed are lacking. We assessed whether COH in IUI improved pregnancy rates in cervical factor subfertility. METHODS We performed a historical cohort study among couples with cervical ...

OBJECTIVE To conduct a meta-analysis of randomized controlled studies to evaluate abdominal ultrasound-guided embryo transfer compared to the clinical touch method. DESIGN Meta-analysis. SETTING Four studies performed in academic research centers in Barcelona, Vizcaya, Hong Kong, and Madrid. PATIENT(S) A total of 2,051 patients: 1,024 received ultrasound-guided embryo transfers and 1,027 ...

BACKGROUND Previous experiments have shown that granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF), quantified in the follicular fluid (FF) of individual oocytes, correlates with the potential for an ongoing pregnancy of the corresponding fertilized oocytes among selected transferred embryos. Here we present a proof of concept study aimed at evaluating the impact of including FF G-CSF quantification...