Z Ben-Rafael

No ORCID on file · 8 papers in corpus
other 2008
Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics ·doi:10.1007/s10815-007-9188-8

BACKGROUND: The aim of the present study was to compare the quality of embryos derived from sibling oocytes by in vitro fertilization (IVF) or ICSI. METHODS: Consecutive patients with a less than 40% fertilization rate in a previous standa…

observational 2001
Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics ·doi:10.1023/a:1016614217411

PURPOSE: Our purpose was to determine the risk of premature delivery among singleton pregnancies derived from assisted reproduction technology (ART). METHODS: Ninety-five singleton ART pregnancies and 190 matched spontaneous pregnancies we…

nonrandomized-trial 2000
Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(00)00632-4

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effectiveness of modified hysterosalpingography using <3 mL amount of contrast medium followed by injection of saline to minimize the adverse effects associated with the procedure. DESIGN: For modified hysterosal…

observational 1999
Clinical and experimental obstetrics & gynecology

OBJECTIVE: To assess the incidence of post-hysterectomy pelvic fluid collection in the early postoperative period and to study its natural history. STUDY DESIGN: Cross-sectional, prospective, observational study. PATIENTS AND METHODS: The…

review 1996
Harefuah
review 1995
Harefuah
lab-animal 1995
Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics ·doi:10.1007/bf02213709

PURPOSE: Our purpose was to determine whether some cases of infertility may be due to serological factors inhibiting development of the embryo. METHOD: We examined the effect of infertile women's sera on the expansion, attachment, and spre…

case-report 1993
Fertility and sterility ·doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(16)55997-4

Severe life-threatening complications as a result of ultrasonically guided ovum pick-up for IVF may rarely occur. We report 14 cases, out of 3,656 patients undergoing the procedure, presenting with a clinical picture of acute abdomen. In 9 …