Fertility and sterility
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Fertility and sterility · Jun 2006
Development and validation of the Infertility Self-Efficacy scale.
To develop and validate a scale of perceived self-efficacy for people coping with infertility treatment. ⋯ The ISE scale appears to be a reliable and valid measure of an individual's self confidence in areas related to health promotion during infertility treatment. Assessing an infertility patients' self-efficacy with the ISE may be useful in clinical research and as a counseling tool to help guide patients in actively managing their fertility treatment.
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Fertility and sterility · Jun 2006
Professional self-regulation for preimplantation genetic diagnosis: experience of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine and other professional societies.
Professional societies that are stakeholders in preimplantation genetic diagnosis have democratically elected officers and favor self-regulation. Their practice guidelines are cognizant of societal needs and allow for introduction of new technologies. These societies have demonstrated the ability for professional self-regulation by collection, validation, and promulgation of center-specific results.
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Fertility and sterility · Jun 2006
Congenital malformations among 911 newborns conceived after infertility treatment with letrozole or clomiphene citrate.
To evaluate the incidence of congenital malformations among offspring of mothers who conceived with clomiphene citrate (CC) or with letrozole treatment for infertility. ⋯ There was no difference in the overall rates of major and minor congenital malformations among newborns from mothers who conceived after letrozole or CC treatments. However, it appears that congenital cardiac anomaly is less frequent in the letrozole group. The concern that letrozole use for ovulation induction could be teratogenic is unfounded based on our data.