ObjectiveTo evaluate the assisted reproductive technology (ART) cumulative live-birth rate (LBR) in a cohort of bowel endometriosis patients with no prior history surgery for endometriosis.DesignProspective study.SettingUniversity hospital.Patient(s)One hundred and one consecutive infertile bowel-endometriosis whom diagnosis was based on published imaging criteria using transvaginal sonography ...

BACKGROUND Controlled ovarian hyperstimulation with intrauterine insemination (IUI) is a widely accepted treatment for unexplained and male subfertility. No consensus exists about the drug of first choice to be used as hyperstimulation. This randomized multicentre trial using a parallel design compares the efficacy of clomiphene citrate (CC) with that of recombinant FSH (rFSH). METHODS Couple...

STUDY QUESTION What is the chance of a live birth following one or more linked complete cycles of IVF (including ICSI)? SUMMARY ANSWER The chance of a live birth after three complete cycles of IVF was 42.3% for treatment commencing from 1999 to 2007. WHAT IS KNOWN ALREADY IVF success has generally been reported on the basis of live birth rates after a single episode of treatment resulting i...

OBJECTIVE To determine whether in vitro fertilization with preimplantation genetic screening (IVF/PGS) is cost effective compared with expectant management in achieving live birth for patients with unexplained recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL). DESIGN Decision analytic model comparing costs and clinical outcomes. SETTING Academic recurrent pregnancy loss programs. PATIENT(S) Women with unexp...

background: routine use of assisted hatching (ah) following icsi is a controversial issue in the literature. there are rare studies regarding the effect of laser assisted hatching (lah) on live birth rate. objective: our main goal was to evaluate the effect of lah on delivery rate as well as congenital anomaly in patients undergoing their first icsi cycle. materials and methods: a total of 182 ...

Background and purpose: Prematurity birth occurs when a newborn is born before the thirty seventh week of pregnancy. Preterm birth is the most expensive and the most common health problem. So, the aim of this study was to do epidemiological survey of prematurity in Gonbad-e Kavous in 2010. Materials and Methods: This sectional- descriptive study was carried out on 172 premature babies with cens...

Background: Human fertility has been declined all over the world. Advanced women’s age is one of the most important factors in determining the success of reproduction and ageing has negative impact on ART outcome and advanced female age decreases the chance of live birth rates achieved using ART, especially after 40 years of age. The purpose of this study was to evaluate ART outcomes regarding ...

Abstract Study question What are the developmental competence and clinical value in ICSI cycles of retrieved metaphase-I oocytes matured vitro (rescued-MI) to metaphase-II (MII) stage? Summary answer Rescued MI-oocytes showed lower but similar post-implantation than their sibling MII-oocytes, thereby contributing a + 9.5% relative-increase cumulative-live-birth rate per completed-cycle. is know...

OBJECTIVE To present a report on assisted reproductive technologies (ART) cycles performed in 2005 in Canada. This is the fifth annual report from the Canadian ART Register (CARTR). DESIGN Prospective cohort study. SETTING Twenty-five of 25 ART centers in Canada. PARTICIPANT(S) Couples undergoing ART treatment in Canada during 2005. INTERVENTION(S) ART treatments, including IVF, intracy...

background and aims: air pollution is one of the health problems worldwide. previous epidemiological studies have investigated the impacts of air pollution on respiratory and cardiovascular diseases. the aim of this study was to determine the associations between air pollution levels and different health indicators among world countries. methods: this ecological study was performed in 2013 by u...