A 72-year-old man was hospitalized for congestive heart failure and had a favorable response to the intensive medical treatment received. The patient had a history of ischemic heart disease with chronic anterior infarction of several years’ duration and three-vessel disease revascularized percutaneously some years previously. Two years before the current hospitalization, he underwent aortic val...

BACKGROUND An increased incidence of chromosome abnormalities has been reported in sperm samples of many infertile men by fluorescence in-situ hybridization (FISH). METHODS Sperm aneuploidy and diploidy rates for chromosomes 13, 18, 21, X and Y were evaluated in 63 patients with normal karyotypes using dual and triple-colour FISH techniques. Indications for sperm FISH analysis were: recurrent...

An 82-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital due to repeated episodes of syncope with incontinence. Electrocardiography showed torsades de pointes, complete atrioventricular (AV) block, T-wave inversions and a prolonged QTc interval. Urgent coronary angiography showed no significant coronary stenosis and left ventriculography demonstrated typical abnormal wall motion of takotusbo cardiomyo...

BACKGROUND Despite major advances in assisted reproductive techniques, the implantation rates remain relatively low. Some studies have demonstrated that intrauterine infusion of granulocyte colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) improves implantation in infertile women. OBJECTIVE To assess the G-CSF effects on IVF outcomes in women with normal endometrial thickness. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this...

BACKGROUND Bisphenol A (BPA) is a synthetic chemical widely used in the production of polycarbonate plastic and epoxy resins found in numerous consumer products. In experimental animals, BPA increases embryo implantation failure and reduces litter size. OBJECTIVE We evaluated the association of urinary BPA concentrations with implantation failure among women undergoing in vitro fertilization ...

Chronic endometritis (CE) is an infectious disease of the uterine lining, which characterized by endometrial stromal plasmacyte (ESPC) infiltration. CE often seen in infertile women with a history repeated implantation failure (RIF) following vitro fertilization-embryo transfer program, recurrent pregnancy loss, and unknown etiology. Oral antibiotic agents, such as doxycycline, metronidazole, c...