Reproductive Endocrinology
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High prevalence of sonographic adenomyosis signs in endometriosis shown
Major finding: Of 103 women undergoing surgery for endometriosis, 91 (88.4%) showed at least one sonographic sign of adenomyosis.Data source:...
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Live births higher with letrozole than clomiphene in women with PCOS
Major finding: Compared with clomiphene, the rate ratio for live births for women with polycystic ovary syndrome treated with letrozole was 1.44....
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Many women with cancer not told about impaired fertility risk
Major finding: Less than half of all women of reproductive age with a diagnosis of cancer were told by physicians that treatment might affect...
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Phthalate effect on fecundity varies according to gender
Major finding: Certain mono-esters of phthalate were associated with increased fecundity among women, while others were associated with decreased...
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Endometrial scratching significantly improves assisted reproductive treatment outcomes
Major finding: Women who had endometrial scratching during oral contraceptive pill pretreatment had an 83% increase in the chance of a live birth...
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M. genitalium demands new STI treatment strategy
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Innovative pricing tried to draw fertility patients
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Acupuncture does not significantly increase pregnancy rates in IVF
Major finding: The odds ratio for clinical pregnancy was 1.14 in those who got acupuncture, compared with control groups. Data source: A more...
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IVF aneuploidies may be fewer with CoQ10
Major finding: Aneuploidies occurred in 41% of oocytes in women pretreated with CoQ10 and in 55% of women on placebo, a statistically...
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Chromosome screening, single-embryo transfer improve outcomes
Major finding: Delivery rates were similar after comprehensive chromosomal screening and single-embryo transfer (61%) or unscreened double-embryo...
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Vitrification efficiently preserves oocytes, embryos
Major finding: Fertilization succeeded in 75% of fresh oocytes and 67% of vitrified oocytes, good-quality embryos on day 3 were seen in 50% and 58...