OBJECTIVE To evaluate whether the surgical resection or aspiration with ethanol sclerotherapy (AEST) of endometrioma before in vitro fertilization (IVF) affect controlled ovarian stimulation (COS) and IVF outcome in the infertilie women with endometroma undergoing IVF. METHODS In this retrospective cohort study, 101 consecutive IVF/intracytoplasmic sperm injection cycles that were performed i...

STUDY QUESTION Does IVF increase the risk of autism spectrum disorders (ASDs)? SUMMARY ANSWER No association between IVF and ASDs or any of its subtypes was found in this sample. WHAT IS KNOWN ALREADY Certain prenatal factors may increase the risk of ASDs. Studies on the association between IVF and ASDs have shown inconsistent results. IVF is known to increase the risk of perinatal problems...

BACKGROUND To evaluate the neonatal outcome and the prevalence of congenital malformations in children born after IVF in northern Finland we carried out a population-based study with matched controls. METHODS Firstly, 304 IVF children born in 1990-1995 were compared with 569 controls, representing the general population in proportion of multiple births, randomly chosen from the Finnish Medica...

BACKGROUND During in vitro fertilization (IVF), fertility patients are expected to self-administer many injections as part of this treatment. While newer medications have been developed to substantially reduce the number of these injections, such agents are typically much more expensive. Considering these differences in both cost and number of injections, this study compared patient preferences...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Additional intraventricular hemorrhage leads to higher mortality and worse functional outcome after intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH). Intraventricular fibrinolysis (IVF) with recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rtPA) is an emerging treatment strategy for such patients. However, experimental studies suggest that rtPA may exert proedematous effects and lead to increased...

OBJECTIVE Insulin resistance is associated with aging and stress, both common among patients repeatedly failing to conceive with in vitro fertilization (IVF repeaters). In the present study we examined whether low-dose metformin could improve the outcome in IVF repeaters without polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). DESIGN Study I was a preliminary clinical trial aiming at defining indications fo...

Objective: To evaluate the effect of fibroids on outcome of IVF and study value of myomectomy prior to IVF. Design: Prospective controlled study. Setting: Private IVF center, The Egyptian IVF ET Center, Maadi, Cairo. Materials and methods: One hundred and eighty four patients were included. Sixty three patients with intramural fibroids were counseled for either myomectomy or no treatment prior ...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The aim of the current study was to investigate the dose-dependent efficacy of intraventricular fibrinolysis (IVF) in patients with severe intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH). METHODS Patients with intracerebral hemorrhage, severe IVH, and obstructive hydrocephalus with the need for external ventricular drainage were treated with IVF through external ventricular drainage....

AIMS To compare the outcome in in vitro fertilisation (IVF) children (after fresh embryo transfer) from multiple and singleton births with one another, and with normally conceived control children. METHODS A cohort of 278 children (150 singletons, 100 twins, 24 triplets and four quadruplets), conceived by IVF after three fresh embryos had been transferred, born between October 1984 and Decemb...

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...