Fertility and sterility
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Fertility and sterility · Apr 2009
Predictors of pregnancy and discontinuation of infertility services among women who received medical help to become pregnant, National Survey of Family Growth, 2002.
To determine demographic characteristics associated with pregnancy and, separately, discontinuation of infertility services when unsuccessful at achieving pregnancy, among a national sample of women who received infertility services. ⋯ Patients should be adequately counseled regarding modifiable behaviors and the range of services available before making decisions regarding their infertility.
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Fertility and sterility · Mar 2009
Case ReportsParasitic myomas after laparoscopic myomectomy: case report.
To report a case of a woman who presented with parasitic myomas 27 months after laparoscopic myomectomy. ⋯ Pieces of initial myoma dispersed within the pelvis during morcellation may have developed into parasitic myomas.
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Fertility and sterility · Feb 2009
Review Practice GuidelineThe Androgen Excess and PCOS Society criteria for the polycystic ovary syndrome: the complete task force report.
To review all available data and recommend a definition for polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) based on published peer-reviewed data, whether already in use or not, to guide clinical diagnosis and future research. ⋯ Based on the available data, it is the view of the AE-PCOS Society Task Force that PCOS should be defined by the presence of hyperandrogenism (clinical and/or biochemical), ovarian dysfunction (oligo-anovulation and/or polycystic ovaries), and the exclusion of related disorders. However, a minority considered the possibility that there may be forms of PCOS without overt evidence of hyperandrogenism, but recognized that more data are required before validating this supposition. Finally, the Task Force recognized and fully expects that the definition of this syndrome will evolve over time to incorporate new research findings.
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Fertility and sterility · Feb 2009
Case ReportsPreimplantation genetic diagnosis for Duchenne muscular dystrophy by multiple displacement amplification.
To evaluate the use of multiple displacement amplification (MDA) in preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) for female carriers with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). ⋯ We suggest that this protocol is reliable to increase the accuracy of the PGD for DMD.