OBJECTIVE To determine if there are any pathologic or technical differences between laser-assisted uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (LAUP) and electrocautery-assisted uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (EAUP). DESIGN A prospective randomized in vivo trial in an appropriate animal species. RESULTS We found no gross difference in healing between the palates treated with laser and those treated with high-freq...

The global phenomenon of deferment of conception is due to a variety of reasons including increased opportunities for women in education and careers, high divorce rate and economic instability [1]. With this growing tendency toward delayed reproduction, there is an increase in the age of the sub fertile community and a growing demand for Assisted Reproductive Techniques (ART) [2] by women who f...

All current approaches to manipulating the reproductive biology of the nonpregnant mare are discussed.

harlequin ichthyosis is a rare and the most severe form of congenital ichthyosis. although prenatal diagnosis is difficult for this disorder, recently, this obstacle has markedly improved with the use of dna-based prenatal diagnosis. here in, we presented a neonate with harlequin ichthyosis born by assisted reproductive technology (art). in this case, the diagnosis of harlequin ichthyosis was n...

Cryopreservation of human gametes and embryos has become an essential part of assisted reproduction. It is now possible to cryopreserve gametes and embryos at their different stages of development. It allows patients undergoing chemotherapy or radiotherapy to preserve their fertility, and helps to attain all benefits from the costly ovarian superovulation therapies prior to assisted reproductiv...

Assisted reproductive technology is used worldwide to achieve pregnancy for millions of childless couples and help them give birth a healthy baby their own. Many ocular changes undesirable effects the techniques in this procedure were seen mothers infants. There much evidence on anomalies reported children born through ART. Studies stated reduced visual acuity, anisometropia, other manifestatio...

The Clinical Effectiveness Unit acknowledges the points raised by Drs Donegan1 and Mansour2 in their letter and commentary article, respectively, published in this Journal. In our initial draft of the missed pill statement, the text was more detailed and included a section on practical application of missed pill guidance in each week of the pill pack. In producing a statement there is a balance...

A chronically weak area in research papers, reports, and reviews is the complete identification of seminal background documents that formed the building blocks for these papers. A method for systematically determining these seminal references is presented. Citation-Assisted Background (CAB) is based on the assumption that seminal documents tend to be highly cited. Application of CAB to the fiel...

A large fraction of the world grasslands and savannas are undergoing a rapid shift from herbaceous to woody-plant dominance. This land-cover change is expected to lead to a loss in livestock production (LP), but the impacts of woody-plant encroachment on this crucial ecosystem service have not been assessed. We evaluate how tree cover (TC) has affected LP at large spatial scales in rangelands o...

OBJECTIVE To compare characteristics for patients scheduled for autologous chondrocyte implantation with matrix-assisted chondrocyte implantation (MACI) with those enrolled in clinical trials and to describe differences in patient selection between countries. DESIGN Anonymized data from patients scheduled for MACI treatment in the knee in Europe and Australia/Asia were obtained from the Genzy...