OBJECTIVE: The endometriosis fertility index (EFI) is a novel index for predicting pregnancy after surgery. We investigated the utility of the EFI for predicting the ability to conceive without assisted reproductive technology (ART) treatme…
PURPOSE: To investigate whether clomiphene citrate (CC) affects uterine receptivity or not, we evaluated pregnancy rates (PR) during the hormone replacement cycle (HRC) according to the period between the last day of CC administration and t…
Study question: To compare the pregnancy rate in patients submitted to FET (Frozen Embryos Transfer) of cleavage stage embryos (Group 1), or at the blastocyst stage (Group 2). Summary answer: Our data showed that the transfer of frozen blas…
AIM: The aim of this study was to observe the insides of the fallopian tubes of patients with unilateral or bilateral endometriomas by using salpingoscopy and evaluate the inner cavity of the fallopian tubes according to our original scorin…
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to investigate how many oocytes are needed to achieve an adequate pregnancy rate per 1 oocyte retrieval cycle in mild ovarian stimulation. METHODS: This protocol consisted of clomiphene citrate and re…
PURPOSE: The purpose was to establish a mild ovarian stimulation protocol that would help assisted reproductive technology (ART) units to avoid scheduling on weekends. METHODS: This protocol directed patients to take 50 mg/day of clomiphen…
OBJECTIVE: To build an evaluation scoring system using the results of salpingoscopy, and to evaluate the relationship between this scoring system and the outcome of pregnancy. DESIGN: Retrospective study. SETTING: Sugiyama Clinic. INTERV…
PURPOSE: To determine whether embryos cultured with a low oxygen level (2%) brought about beneficial effects on the outcome of ART. METHODS: This is a sequential case-control embryo-culture study. Embryos were cultured either with a gas mi…
PURPOSE: We attempted clinical application of a plastic blade, which is a novel cryopreservation device, for vitrification of human embryos and blastocysts. METHODS: Between February 2003 and December 2007, a total of 4,430 Day 3 embryos f…