PURPOSE: Excess embryos transferred (ET) (> plurality at birth) and fetal heartbeats (FHB) at 6 weeks' gestation are associated with reductions in birthweight and gestation, but prior studies have been limited by small sample sizes and limi…
STUDY QUESTION: What is the association between ART conception and treatment parameters and the risk of birth defects? SUMMARY ANSWER: Compared to naturally conceived singleton infants, the risk of a major nonchromosomal defect among ART s…
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to compare the endometrial expression of milk fat globule-EGF factor 8 (MFG-E8), its receptor integrin αvβ3, and leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF) in patients with endometriosis and infertility and in hea…
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether endometriosis is associated with mitochondrial dysfunction in cumulus (granulosa [GC]) cells of subjects undergoing IVF-intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI). DESIGN: Prospective cohort study. SETTING: An…
OBJECTIVES: We conducted a prospective blinded study to evaluate the costs, accuracy, risks, and benefits of 3-dimensional (3D) transvaginal sonography compared to hysterosalpingography. METHODS: A total of 101 women aged 26 to 44 years wi…
PURPOSE: To evaluate if the degree of recovery of serum gonadotropins after oral contraceptive pills (OCP) pretreatment has an impact on ovarian response in GnRH-antagonist IVF cycles in women of advanced maternal age. METHODS: In this ret…
OBJECTIVE: To characterize pubertal development of the first generation of young adults born as a result of in vitro fertilization (IVF). Demographic, clinical, and body size characteristics were examined regarding developmental milestones.…
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and body mass index (BMI) on selected indicators of IVF or intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) treatment success. A retrospective cohort study was …
PURPOSE: To investigate the effect of the cumulative exposure to estradiol (E(2)) during the follicular phase on IVF outcome. METHODS: Patients were stimulated with recombinant FSH after GnRH agonist suppression and had a day 3-embryo tran…
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of endometriomas on clinical pregnancy rates of in vitro fertilization-embryo transfer. STUDY DESIGN: Infertile patients with endometriosis who underwent in vitro fertiliza…
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the ovarian response and in vitro fertilization/embryo transfer (IVF-ET) results in patients with tubal infertility and two ovaries, according to (1) the degree and extent of pelvic disease (isolate…
In 54 patients referred with the diagnosis of unexplained infertility (UI), the diagnosis was confirmed in 26 (strict UI) (48%). Minimal abnormalities (MA) were found in 19 (35%); 9 (17%) had gross abnormalities and were excluded from analy…