Fertility and sterility
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Fertility and sterility · Aug 2012
Diagnostic evaluation of the infertile male: a committee opinion.
The purpose of this ASRM Practice Committee report is to provide clinicians with principles and strategies for the evaluation of couples with male infertility problems. This revised document replaces, "Report on optimal evaluation of the infertile male," most recently published in Fertil Steril 2006.
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Fertility and sterility · Jun 2012
Association between the location of transposed ovary and ovarian function in patients with uterine cervical cancer treated with (postoperative or primary) pelvic radiotherapy.
To evaluate the effectiveness of ovarian transposition procedures in preserving ovarian function in relation to the location of the transposed ovaries in patients who underwent surgery with or without pelvic radiotherapy. ⋯ Location of transposed ovary higher than 1.5 cm above the iliac crest is recommended to avoid ovarian failure after lateral ovarian transposition after primary or adjuvant pelvic radiotherapy in cervical cancer.
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Fertility and sterility · Jun 2012
Review Meta AnalysisBirth defects in children conceived by in vitro fertilization and intracytoplasmic sperm injection: a meta-analysis.
To conduct a meta-analysis of studies assessing the effect of IVF and intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) on birth defects. ⋯ Children conceived by IVF and/or ICSI are at significantly increased risk for birth defects, and there is no risk difference between children conceived by IVF and/or ICSI.