Reproductive Endocrinology
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Endometriosis Found in 98% of Adolescents With Chronic Pelvic Pain
Major Finding: In all, 98% of 124 patients 21 years and younger with chronic pelvic pain resistant to conventional medical treatment had...
From the Editor
Clomiphene failure? Try adding dexamethasone to your clomiphene infertility regimen
Clomiphene-resistant women often ovulate, and then become pregnant, when treated with a combination of clomiphene and dexamethasone
News
Hormonal Contraceptives Insignificantly Lower Vitamin B12 Levels
Major Finding: During the first 6 months after the women started hormonal contraception, B12 levels declined by 97 pg/mL (20%) in the OC group and...
News
First Genetic Marker of Endometriosis Risk Identified
Major Finding: Among 132 women with endometriosis, 31% had a genetic mutation affecting expression of the KRAS gene, compared with 5.8% of the...
News
Report Spotlights National IVF Trends
Major Finding: In 2010, the percentage of treatment cycles resulting in live births among women younger than age 35 was 41.7%, compared with 31.9...
Clinical Review
UPDATE ON FERTILITY
Addressing the risks of multiple gestation, a new method of cryopreservation of embryos, and the unique value of anti-Müllerian hormone as a...
News
First-Trimester Cervical Length Predicts IVF Preterm Deliveries
Major Finding: Women with a cervix of 5 cm or longer delivered at a mean of 37 weeks. This decreased to 35 weeks for those with a cervical...
News
Immediate IVF Is Most Effective for Older Women
Major Finding: The per-cycle pregnancy rate was 25% with IVF, compared with 7% for women treated with clomiphene/intrauterine insemination and 8...
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Avoiding ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome
Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome after controlled ovarian stimulation cannot be avoided completely—but its likelihood can be reduced...
Clinical Review
2011 Update on fertility
Two experts discuss the detrimental reproductive effects of obesity; the challenge of preventing ovarian hyperstimulation; and why 4 million or so...
Clinical Review
UPDATE: FERTILITY
Think “Octo-Mom” and you’ll understand why, among other reasons, we need to reduce the rate of multiple gestation arising from treatments for...