OBJECTIVES: To analyze the association between primary infertility and infertility type with the age of natural menopause. METHODS: This is a retrospective cohort study reviewing a subset of women from the Mayo Primary Infertility Cohort (…
BACKGROUND: There is growing interest in long-term outcomes following infertility and infertility treatment. However, there are few detailed longitudinal cohorts available for this work. This study aimed to assemble a historical cohort of w…
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the association of primary infertility with subsequent bilateral oophorectomy and hysterectomy, using a population-based cohort of women with primary infertility and age-matched women in a referent group. METHODS: Th…
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether pregnancy outcomes are poor or futile when an intended day 5 transfer is converted to a cleavage-stage transfer because of poor embryo development or a lower number of embryos. DESIGN: Retrospective cohort s…
INTRODUCTION: Heterotopic pregnancy is a rare complication in which both extra-uterine and intra-uterine pregnancies occur simultaneously. Factors associated with the occurrence of a heterotopic pregnancy are still unclear. The purpose of o…
BACKGROUND: Studies suggested that microRNAs influence cellular activities in the uterus including cell differentiation and embryo implantation. In assisted reproduction cycles, luteal phase support, given to improve endometrial characteris…
INTRODUCTION: This case study presents an unusual finding of filarial infection within follicular fluid obtained during an in vitro fertilization (IVF) oocyte retrieval procedure. CASE: A 41 year-old G4P1030 immigrant from western Africa u…
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effects of pentoxifylline, on vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)-C and flk-1 expression in the rat endometriosis model. DESIGN: Prospective, randomized, placebo-controlled study. SETTING: Academic inst…
unaffected by gonadal hormones, so blood samples may be collected at any time during the menstrual cycle. AMH has been shown to be associated with oocyte yield in IVF, and some studies suggest that AMH is related to treatment outcome (for r…
PURPOSE: To evaluate the influence of sperm characteristics on the outcome of infertility treatment using intrauterine insemination (IUI). METHODS: Retrospective study of 431 infertility couples who underwent 1007 IUI treatment cycles from…