Reproductive Endocrinology
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Vitrification efficiently preserves oocytes, embryos
Major finding: Fertilization succeeded in 75% of fresh oocytes and 67% of vitrified oocytes, good-quality embryos on day 3 were seen in 50% and 58...
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Drop in infertility rate among findings of national survey
Major finding: From 2006 to 2010, an estimated 6% of married women in the United States aged 15-44 were infertile, down from 8.5% in 1982.
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Egg banks save patients time, not money
Major finding: Pregnancy using frozen oocytes requires an average of 12 eggs at a cost of $2,225 per egg and an efficiency rate of 7.5%-10%, for a...
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Oocyte vitrification aids fertility after cancer
Major finding: Among 26 noncancer patients and 4 cancer patients who reclaimed their frozen oocytes, 5 noncancer patients and 1 cancer patient...
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Long-term mifepristone associated with endometrial thickening, bleeding
Major finding: Clinically relevant bleeding developed in four women with greater than 20 mm of endometrial thickening after 14 or more weeks of...
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Time-lapse imaging said to improve embryo selection
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Long-term depression may affect ability to conceive
Major finding: Six-plus years of depression was associated with a longer time to pregnancy than was no depression (adjusted OR 1.25).
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Low-molecular-weight heparin improves fertility treatment outcomes
Major finding: Implantation (22.2% vs. 10%, P =.0136), pregnancy (47% vs. 20.6%, P = .0026), and live birth rates (30% vs.
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Pregnancy in Turner’s syndrome carries high hypertensive risk
Major finding: Hypertensive complications were seen in 35% of women, with preeclampsia in 20%.
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Adequate hypothyroid treatment aids assisted fertility success
Major finding: Implantation (28% vs. 22%, P = .11), clinical pregnancy (36% vs. 34%, P = .93), and live delivery (30% vs.
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Analysis: Estrogen therapy after hysterectomy may have saved lives
Major finding: A minimum of 18,600 and as many as 91,600 excess deaths occurred between 2002 and 2011 among hysterectomized women aged 50-59 years...