ObjectiveTo evaluate whether physicians’ choice of ovarian stimulation protocol is associated with laboratory outcomes.DesignRetrospective cohort study.SettingSingle academic center.Patient(s)The subjects were 4,458 patients who completed more than one in vitro fertilization cycle within 1 year. On second stimulation, 49% repeated the same and 51% underwent a different one.Intervention(s)Estrad...

The aim of this study was to determine the efficacy in- vitro fertilization, and embryo transfer (IVF-ET) in patients with hyper-response Ovarian Stimulation for intrauterine insemination (IUI). A Retrospective study, conducted Ferty9 Fertility Center. Rescue IVF-ET offered forty seven IUI cycles having excessive follicular development patient consent. Patients were counseled IVF conversion whe...

[Purpose] Measurement of the diadochokinetic rate can provide useful information on swallowing rehabilitation in the oral phase by elucidating the speed and regularity of movement of muscles related to the lips, tongue, and chin. This study investigated the effect of a three-week period of orofacial myofunctional exercise on the improvement of cheek, tongue, and lip muscle strength and diadocho...

OBJECTIVE The activity of dopamine-dependent retinal signaling can be assessed using electroretinography. Response of this system to oral food stimulation might provide accessible insight into the brain dopamine response to oral stimuli as retinal dopamine concentration is dependent upon mid brain dopamine concentration was postulated. DESIGN AND METHODS Nine individuals had cone ERG (b wave)...

STUDY OBJECTIVES To investigate whether platelets are activated in asthmatics with increased release of preformed mediators and to investigate the influence of oral administration of theophylline on them. DESIGN Comparison of the intracellular free calcium concentration ([Ca2+]i) in platelets as an indicator of platelet activation, CD62P expression on platelets, and the chemokine regulated up...

To review treatment options for poor-responding patients who are undergoing infertility treatment. Review article and case studies.A comprehensive determination of potential ovarian response for the poor-responding patient is important in the individualization of treatment options for these patients. Treatment options include both the microdose flare leuprolide acetate and GnRH antagonist stimu...

IMPORTANCE The temporalis muscle has the potential to substitute for the function of paralyzed facial muscles in a single-stage procedure when transferred as a muscle-tendon unit (MTU). OBJECTIVE To measure the available excursion of the temporalis MTU after release from the coronoid. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS Thirteen consecutive patients undergoing the temporalis MTU transfer proced...

background: the purpose of this study was to describe the knowledge and attitude of pregnant women in qazvin province, central iran, relating to oral hygiene. methods: the study group comprised of 760 pregnant women living in qazvin, center of iran in 2004. the questions were formulated to evaluate information without the need for dental examination. the age groups between 17-41 years old were ...

fasting is a religious obligation, which can be challenging for individuals with oral conditions due to its stringent code of conduct. moreover, food abstinence during fasting can restrict oral feeding even further in patients whose nutrition has been already compromised. previous research has mainly concentrated on oral hygiene and gum health, disregarding orodental conditions and diseases. th...

oral malignant melanoma (omm) accounts for 5% of all oral malignancies. it is a rare aggressive neoplasm usually found on the hard palate and gingiva. the etiology is unknown, but tobacco and chronic irritation are suggested as probable causative factors. over 30% of the cases have been reported to arise from pre-existing pigmented lesions. a biopsy is required to establish the diagnosis and th...