background: the quality of intraoperative analgesia with paracervical block (pcb) during egg collection in in-vitro fertilization (ivf) is still unclear. objective: this study performed to compare the pain levels during egg collection and the subsequent intra and postoperative side effects in patients receiving a conscious sedation with and without paracervical block. materials and methods: in ...

The role of paracervical block in the pain relief during egg collection in in-vitro fertilization (IVF) is still not confirmed. In this prospective, double-blind and placebo-controlled study, 135 patients undergoing egg collection in their first IVF cycle were randomized to receive 10 ml of 1.5% lignocaine (group A) or normal saline (group B) in the paracervical block and no local injection (gr...

UNLABELLED The aim, of this prospective study was to estimate whether the presence of endometrial fluid detected by transvaginal ultrasound investigation was a marker for the pathological changes of the endometrium in postmenopausal women. MATERIAL AND METHODS 128 postmenopausal women with uterine bleeding and 29 asymptomatic postmenopausal women underwent transvaginal ultrasound investigatio...

basic data and outcome measures were used in the reanalysis. The short report was expanded to include more information, and it was resubmitted and accepted as a short paper. Contributors: CL initiated the research, participated in the protocol design, coordinated patient recruitment, performed transvaginal scans, provided counselling, collected and analysed data, and contributed to writing the ...

OBJECTIVES The human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) discriminatory level-the maternal serum β-hCG level above which a gestational sac should be consistently visible on sonography in a normal pregnancy--has been reported to be 1000 to 2000 mIU/mL for transvaginal sonography. We assessed whether a woman with a β-hCG above 2000 mIU/mL and no intrauterine fluid collection on transvaginal sonography c...