Ovarian stimulation for preimplantation genetic testing
A narrative review of the management of controlled ovarian stimulation in patients undergoing preimplantation genetic testing is presented. An electronic search was performed to identify research publications that addressed ovarian stimulation and preimplantation genetic testing published until December 2017. Studies were...
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Purpose of the Review To assess the most recent high-quality evidence for endometrial cancer prevention strategies. Recent Findings Obesity is an established risk factor for endometrial cancer. Weight cycling and weight gain in middle age are risk factors for endometrial cancer. Bariatric surgery reduces the risk...
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Objective The ultimate goal of this study is to reassess the five-dimensional implantation markers and pregnancy predictors on the day of human chorionic gonadotropin injection in the intracytoplasmic sperm injection and embryo transfer programs. Design A pilot prospective clinical trial. Setting The Assisted Reproductive...
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Objectives To evaluate the effects of oral contraceptive pill (OCP) and metformin at the end of 6 months of treatment on ovarian stromal blood flow by using pulsed and color Doppler in women with PCOS. Methods Women with PCOS (n = 101) fulfilling the Rotterdam criteria were enrolled and randomized to receive...
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The most recent evidences suggest the use of progesterone mimicking drugs for the treatment of endometriosis. Particularly, dienogest has been largely tested. However, the standard treatment of extra-pelvic endometriosis is debated. Particularly, cerebral localization of endometriosis is a very rare clinical condition. The...
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Background: Over the years, many article on different aspects of pathogenesis and management of poor ovarian responders have been published but there is no clear guideline for treating themyet. Objective: This study was designated to compare the effectiveness of a delayed start protocol with gonadotropin-releasing...
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STUDY QUESTION Is there any relationship between the number of oocytes retrieved and cumulative live birth rates (CLBRs) in women of advanced age? SUMMARY ANSWER CLBRs increase with the number of oocytes retrieved in women of advanced reproductive age up to 41 years old, the added value is minimal...
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Background: The diagnostic accuracy of colposcopy is poor for detecting precancerous cervical lesions Objectives: We assessed the performance of colposcopy for identifying cervical intraepithelial neoplasia grade 2 or worse (CIN2+), before and after including a dynamic spectral imaging (DSI) map that quantifies and maps...
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