CONTEXT: Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) antagonists in fixed or flexible regimens are used for prevention of premature luteinizing hormone (LH) surge, however, data comparing these regimens in stimulated intrauterine insemination (IU…
OBJECTIVE: To provide consensus recommendations for health-care providers on the use of oral contraceptive pills (OCPs) in polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) women in India. PARTICIPANTS: Extensive deliberations, discussions, and brainstor…
OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study is to analyze the role of diagnostic hysterolaparoscopy (DHL) for evaluation of infertility in a tertiary care hospital. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This retrospective study was conducted from July 2014 to…
We performed a systematic review on the clinical epidemiology and outcome of difficult embryo transfers (ETs) in infertility patients who present with difficult ET. We searched PubMed, ScienceDirect, and Elsevier journals from 1980 to June …
BACKGROUND: Serum progesterone is the main hormone of the luteal phase. The hyperechoic pattern of the endometrium in the luteal phase is believed to be induced by raised serum progesterone. Serum progesterone is found to be raised cases of…
BACKGROUND: Assessment of ovarian reserve before an in vitro fertilization cycle (IVF) is one among the many factors that predicts a successful cycle. Individualized protocol based on ovarian reserve is designed to optimize the pregnancy ou…
BACKGROUND: Empty follicle syndrome (EFS) is a condition in which no oocytes are retrieved from normally growing ovarian follicles after ovarian stimulation. It is a rare and frustrating condition of obscure etiology. OBJECTIVE: The object…
CONTEXT: Poor response is reported in 9%-24% of stimulated cycles. Color Doppler indices of follicular blood flow are correlated with oocyte recovery, fertilization rate, developmental potential of oocyte, and pregnancy rate in in vitro fer…
Extrapelvic endometriosis is known to be difficult to diagnose. Appropriate management in an infertile patient with extrapelvic endometriosis is not only difficult but also not well established. This case report describes a patient with tho…
Progesterone hypersensitivity is a rare phenomenon which can occur after both endogenous and exogenous exposures. We present a case of hypersensitivity to various forms and routes of exogenous progesterone. A 27-year-old female presented wi…
AIM: Gonadotropin stimulation is used as the second line of treatment in patients with thin endometrium following clomiphene citrate (CC) administration, which is associated with higher cost, multiple births, and ovarian hyperstimulation sy…
OBJECTIVE: The objective of the study was (1) "to evaluate the therapeutic efficacy of endometrial scratching in repeated controlled ovarian stimulation (COS) failure cycles." And (2) "to compare differences in pregnancy outcome by endometr…
CONTEXT: Periodontal disease and endometriosis are seen to share a common pathogenesis. There is only one report suggesting the possible association between the two conditions. AIMS: To study the association between endometriosis and perio…
BACKGROUND: Adenomyosis is associated with implantation failure and poor reproductive performance in IVF/ICSI cycles. AIMS: To compare if window of implantation (WOI) is displaced in patients having adenomyosis compared to controls using e…
BACKGROUND: Endometriosis is one of the common causes of infertility with very diverse etiology. In modern lifestyle, humans are exposed to several endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) which may lead to reproductive disturbances. Diethyl h…
STUDY OBJECTIVE: To compare the operative and reproductive outcome of hysteroscopic myomectomy using unipolar resectoscope versus bipolar resectoscope in patients with infertility and menorrhagia. DESIGN: Randomized, prospective, parallel,…
BACKGROUND: Pregnancies achieved through in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) are associated with adverse first trimester outcomes in comparison to spontaneously achieved pregnancies. In view of this, it is imperative to predict the success as well…
BACKGROUND: The vascularization status of ovarian follicles affects reproductive competence of oocytes and in turn embryo quality by regulating its oxygen supply. Transvaginal power Doppler ultrasound can noninvasively map this vascularity …
OBJECTIVE: This study aims to study the difference in etiology and outcome in terms of implantation rate and abortion rate in fresh (self-stimulated) versus frozen (oocyte donation cycle) in vitro fertilization (IVF) and in transient versus…
AIMS: This study is aimed at determining the prognostic factors influencing successful pregnancy following intrauterine insemination (IUI). SETTINGS AND DESIGN: Retrospective analysis. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A total of 2123 cycles undergo…