OBJECTIVE To compare the performance of the SureView catheter, a new ultrasonic embryo transfer (ET), with the classic Wallace catheter during ultrasound-guided ET. DESIGN Prospective, randomized study. SETTING Private, academically affiliated clinic. PATIENT(S) 175 patients undergoing donor egg in vitro fertilization with ET (IVF-ET). INTERVENTION(S) Ultrasound-guided ET by a single ph...

No doubt, uterine leiomyoma (UL) still the most common benign tumor of female reproductive system, affected about 80% of women during all reproductive age. The history of discovering referred to the times of Hippocrates, which firstly mentioned UL as “womb stones”. Later Galen depicted that condition as “scleromas”. The first “exhibition” of real samples with a high probability is situated in t...

The human fetus has for centuries remained a medical recluse in an opaque womb. The concept of the fetus as a patient is alarmingly modern, as in earlier days there were no diagnostic or therapeutic measures available to assess the severity of fetal involvement, until after delivery. Experience in the management of fetal disorders is limited and the optimal management of each disorder is still ...

Asparagus racemosus, traditionally known as shatavari means "who possesses a hundred husbands or acceptable to many". In Ayurveda it is considered a female tonic. In spite of being a rejuvenating herb it is beneficial in female infertility, as it increases libido, cures inflammation of sexual organs and even moistens dry tissues of the sexual organs, enhances folliculogenesis and ovulation, pre...

Introduction -., Traditional concepts and values have undergone dramatic upheaval consequent to advancement in biomedical technology. As newer technologies replace existing ones, they throw open a host of ethical questions. We need to reflect on many issues if ethics in biomedical sciences is to have any meaning at all. One such issue that has attracted recent attention and is surrounded by con...

in which it existed prior to conception,?viz., a small body about three or four inches in length. This diminution is accomplished by the joint processes of absorption and excretion?the tissues of the womb previously taking on fatty degeneration?and also by a simultaneous growth of new fibres. Well, this process of involution is arrested in many cases, and, speaking for myself, I must say that I...

The musical brain is built over time through experience with a multitude of sounds in the auditory environment. However, learning the melodies, timbres, and rhythms unique to the music and language of one's culture begins already within the mother's womb during the third trimester of human development. We review evidence that the intrauterine auditory environment plays a key role in shaping lat...

Independent use of K(2) and D(3) and simultaneous application of K(2) and D(3) inhibited the development of osteoporosis caused by PD food intake. The ALP activity of urine as a marker of bone formation osteoporosis did not rise in rats fed PD foods containing D(3), K(2) or both together. Body and womb weights fell in rats fed PD foods with D(3) K(2) and both D(3), K(2). Osteoporosis caused by ...