B S Hurst

OBJECTIVE: To determine if extended treatment with doxycycline before and after an in vitro fertilization (IVF) procedure can minimize the detrimental effect of a hydrosalpinx. DESIGN: Retrospective analysis. SETTING: University IVF progr…

OBJECTIVES: To determine if low-dose estrogen replacement can be added to GnRH agonist therapy after three months to reduce hypoestrogenic symptoms while allowing continued relief of pain in patients with endometriosis. MATERIALS AND METHO…

PURPOSE: The role of assisted hatching in good-prognosis IVF patients was evaluated in a prospective, randomized, controlled pilot study, which was followed by a retrospective observational series. METHODS: After assisted hatching was prov…

PURPOSE: Our purpose was to determine the effect of Synthetic Serum Substitute (SSS) versus serum supplementation on fertilization rates and subsequent development of embryos from patients undergoing IVF. PROCEDURE: Experiment I compared t…

OBJECTIVE: To study the potential application of the cavitron ultrasonic surgical aspirator (CUSA) in gynecological laparoscopic surgery using a rabbit animal model. DESIGN: Twenty-six rabbits were prospectively randomized into two groups.…

Patients undergoing human menopausal gonadotropin (hMG) superovulation were reviewed retrospectively to determine whether fecundity was greater for intrauterine insemination (IUI) than timed intercourse. Forty patients with unexplained infe…

Endometriosis remains a poorly understood disease. Multiple factors are likely to be responsible for the relative infertility in patients with endometriosis. All therapeutic options should be presented to the patient. Treatment of a patient…