Background: FIVCAT.NET is the registry of human assisted reproductive techniques (ART) in Catalunya to which all authorised centres are obliged to declare their activities. The Background of the present study is to describe the data on effectiveness of the ART in Catalunya over the period 2001-2005 and to compare our findings with other similar registries. Materials and Methods: The data were o...

Aim The Japan Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology implemented a registry report system for the clinical practice of assisted reproductive technology in 1986. The aggregated results from 1992 to 2014 are reported herein. Methods and Results The total number of registered treatments was 393 745 cycles, of which 66 550 were pregnancy cycles and 46 008 were cycles with a live birth. Compared to ...

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OBJECTIVE To determine if there are any pathologic or technical differences between laser-assisted uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (LAUP) and electrocautery-assisted uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (EAUP). DESIGN A prospective randomized in vivo trial in an appropriate animal species. RESULTS We found no gross difference in healing between the palates treated with laser and those treated with high-freq...

The global phenomenon of deferment of conception is due to a variety of reasons including increased opportunities for women in education and careers, high divorce rate and economic instability [1]. With this growing tendency toward delayed reproduction, there is an increase in the age of the sub fertile community and a growing demand for Assisted Reproductive Techniques (ART) [2] by women who f...

All current approaches to manipulating the reproductive biology of the nonpregnant mare are discussed.

The Clinical Effectiveness Unit acknowledges the points raised by Drs Donegan1 and Mansour2 in their letter and commentary article, respectively, published in this Journal. In our initial draft of the missed pill statement, the text was more detailed and included a section on practical application of missed pill guidance in each week of the pill pack. In producing a statement there is a balance...

A chronically weak area in research papers, reports, and reviews is the complete identification of seminal background documents that formed the building blocks for these papers. A method for systematically determining these seminal references is presented. Citation-Assisted Background (CAB) is based on the assumption that seminal documents tend to be highly cited. Application of CAB to the fiel...

A large fraction of the world grasslands and savannas are undergoing a rapid shift from herbaceous to woody-plant dominance. This land-cover change is expected to lead to a loss in livestock production (LP), but the impacts of woody-plant encroachment on this crucial ecosystem service have not been assessed. We evaluate how tree cover (TC) has affected LP at large spatial scales in rangelands o...

OBJECTIVE To compare characteristics for patients scheduled for autologous chondrocyte implantation with matrix-assisted chondrocyte implantation (MACI) with those enrolled in clinical trials and to describe differences in patient selection between countries. DESIGN Anonymized data from patients scheduled for MACI treatment in the knee in Europe and Australia/Asia were obtained from the Genzy...