Fertility and sterility
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We tested the hypothesis that the protective effect of parity on fibroids is due to direct pregnancy-related effects by following women from early pregnancy to postpartum period with ultrasound. Of 171 women with one initial fibroid, 36% had no identifiable fibroid at the time of postpartum ultrasound, and 79% of the remaining fibroids decreased in size.
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Fertility and sterility · Nov 2010
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative StudyProspective randomized comparison of human oocyte cryopreservation with slow-rate freezing or vitrification.
To compare cryopreservation of mature human oocytes with slow-rate freezing and vitrification and determine which is most efficient at establishing a pregnancy. ⋯ Our results suggest that vitrification/warming is currently the most efficient means of oocyte cryopreservation in relation to subsequent success in establishing pregnancy.
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Fertility and sterility · Nov 2010
Comparative StudyAbdominal myomectomy--a safe procedure in an ambulatory setting.
To evaluate the efficacy and safety of minilaparotomy myomectomy in an ambulatory setting. ⋯ This study demonstrates that minilaparotomy myomectomy, when performed using a systematic operative technique, can be accomplished in an outpatient setting with minimal blood loss, fast recovery time, and a low complication rate. Postoperatively, patients require minimal analgesia, which permits them to be discharged home the same day. Minilaparotomy myomectomy is a safe, cost-effective treatment of most symptomatic uterine leiomyomata in an ambulatory setting.
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Fertility and sterility · Nov 2010
Identification of X chromosome copies by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction for population screening tests.
We adapted a method that allows the identification of X chromosome copy number by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in a short amount of time. It may be used for sex and aneuploidy involving X chromosome large population screening tests.