PURPOSE To evaluate the effects of in vitro fertilization (IVF) on early development of the eye in full-term healthy infants. METHODS A case-control study was performed. The study sample included full-term infants born from March 1 to August 14, 2006, in the Neonatal Department of Helen Schneider Women's Hospital, Rabin Medical Center. Data were collected on sex, gestational age, birth weight...

Antiphospholipid antibodies have an established association with pregnancy complications such as recurrent miscarriage, growth retardation, placental abruption and stillbirth but their mechanism of action is unclear. We have investigated whether antiphospholipid antibodies occur more frequently in women having in-vitro fertilization (IVF) and whether their presence is associated with the likeli...

STUDY OBJECTIVE To estimate the safety and efficacy of Essure placement for proximal tubal occlusion in women with hydrosalpinx before in vitro fertilization (IVF). DESIGN Prospective 2-center clinical study of women with hydrosalpinx who were recruited for off-label unilateral or bilateral placement of Essure before IVF (Canadian Task Force classification II-2). SETTING Tertiary office-bas...

Partial or complete fertilization failure after IVF was reported in 5-10% of cycles. Total fertilization failure in patients with normal sperm parameters is rare but very stressful incident after IVF. To rescue the IVF cycles after total fertilization failure, ICSI of unfertilized oocytes after initial insemination has been reported.We reviewed a 2 years experience of rescue ICSI and analyzed t...

In vitro fertilization (IVF) is a method of treatment for infertility in selected indications. Recent years have brought dynamic development of technologies related to IVF. This article presents problems pertaining to the safety of technology with respect to the patient, as well as the embryo, based on an analysis of scientific reports and our own experience. Invasiveness of the IVF procedure f...

BACKGROUND To present a diagnostic evaluation and treatment strategy for serous adenocarcinoma of the ovary discovered during an in vitro fertilisation (IVF) sequence, and report on reproductive outcome after tumour resection and embryo transfer. CASE PRESENTATION Cycle monitoring in IVF identified an abnormal ovarian lesion which was subjected to ultrasound-guided needle aspiration. Cytology...

Gentle ovarian stimulation protocols, such as 'mini-IVF', have several potential advantages over conventional IVF protocols, including less medication and fewer injections, producing fewer eggs, but eggs of higher quality. The particular 'mild' stimulation protocol called 'mini-IVF' is described. This protocol requires a reliable and cheap method for embryo cryopreservation such as vitrificatio...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the success rate of proximal tubal occlusion with Essure devices in subfertile women with hydrosalpinges, and to observe the results of subsequent treatment with IVF. DESIGN Prospective, single-arm, clinical study. SETTING University hospital and teaching hospital. PATIENT(S) Ten women with uni- or bilateral hydrosalpinges prior to IVF. In all patients laparoscopy...

This essay seeks to address a puzzling element of the current political and legal struggles over abortion in the United States: if, as pro-life activists insist, embryos are morally equivalent to living persons, then why do these activists not oppose in vitro fertilization (IVF) as aggressively as they oppose abortion? IVF accounts for a significant number of destroyed embryos. Constitutionally...

Assisted reproductive technology (ART) such as in vitro fertilization (IVF) and embryo transfer (ET) has been essential in the treatment of infertility. The world's first IVF-ET baby was born in 1978 based on the technique developed by Dr. Robert Edwards and Dr. Patrick Steptoe. In Japan, the first IVF-ET birth was reported in 1983 by Prof. Masakuni Suzuki at Tohoku University School of Medicin...