Fertility and sterility
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Fertility and sterility · Jul 2009
Egg donation, surrogate mothering, and cloning: attitudes of men and women in Germany based on a representative survey.
To determine opinions and attitudes of the German general population toward the treatment methods of reproductive medicine: egg donation, surrogate mothering, and reproductive cloning. ⋯ New techniques in reproductive medicine and their development provide hope and health promises for affected couples but also entail long-term risks and ethical issues. Balancing the individual's right to a reproductive autonomy and choice and ethical standards will constitute a future challenge for society. Results demonstrate considerable uncertainty and information deficits in the community.
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Fertility and sterility · Jul 2009
Laparoscopic management of complicated adnexal masses in the first trimester of pregnancy.
To describe our experiences with laparoscopic management of complicated adnexal masses in the first trimester of pregnancy. ⋯ Operative laparoscopy for complicated adnexal masses performed during early pregnancy is safe and feasible.
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To determine the feasibility of laparoscopic metroplasty in the treatment of bicornuate and didelphic uteri. ⋯ This new technique of laparoscopic metroplasty is an acceptable alternative for abdominal metroplasty, with minimal adhesion formation.
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Fertility and sterility · Jun 2009
Expression of insulin-like growth factors (IGFs) and IGF signaling: molecular complexity in uterine leiomyomas.
To study whether dysregulation of insulin-like growth factors (IGFs) and IGF signaling are common molecular changes in symptomatic leiomyomas (fibroids) and whether IGFs are associated with large fibroids. ⋯ Altered expressions of IGFs and their related downstream proteins were found in one third of fibroids. Large fibroids show high levels of IGF-1 and p-AKT activity compared with small ones.
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Fertility and sterility · Jun 2009
Laparoscopic management of neural pelvic pain in women secondary to pelvic surgery.
To report the impact of the laparoscopic approach to the pelvic nerves in the management of neural pelvic pain in women secondary to pelvic surgery. ⋯ Laparoscopy is a unique method for diagnosis and therapeutic management of surgically damaged nerves and must be considered as a first-line option in the treatment of pelvic somatic pain, whereas in regard to the management of pelvic visceral pain, medical treatment remains first-line treatment.