STUDY QUESTION: Does advanced male partner's age impact live birth rates (LBRs) in IVF treatment when female partner's age is factored in? SUMMARY ANSWER: In fresh IVF cycles LBRs decline with male partner's age ≥40 years when the female p…
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the management of subfertility and infertility among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander females attending Australian general practice. METHODS: Cross-sectional study of 1,258,581 women (18-49 years) attending g…
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the association between hysterectomy with conservation of one or both adnexa and ovarian and tubal cancer. DESIGN: Prospective cohort study. SETTING: Thirteen NHS Trusts in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. P…
This article discusses the role of ultrasound in assessing endometrial and uterine factors affecting the implantation of the embryo. Modern ultrasound equipment includes advanced Doppler and three-dimensional facilities that refine our unde…
There is a general trend towards delay in childbearing age amongst women. The ovarian reserve clearly falls with increasing age and the impact is greater with advancing age, particularly from late 30s. Presence of other risk factors can inc…
We thank Ludovisi et al. for their interest in our paper and for undertaking a retrospective analysis of data collected from symptomatic women attending their department for clinical evaluation. The authors note visualization rates of over …
PURPOSE: To evaluate the characteristics of polycystic compared to normal ovaries using three-dimensional (3-D) power Doppler ultrasonography. METHODS: We recruited 42 volunteers, all of whom were commencing IVF treatment. Each patient was…
The levonorgestrel intrauterine system (LNG-IUS or Mirena®) is an efficient contraceptive device which also brings about a profound reduction in menstrual blood loss. It is therefore a recognised treatment for menorrhagia. A common cause of…
OBJECTIVES: To assess the effect of short-term (2-3 weeks) pituitary suppression and controlled ovarian stimulation on ovarian and uterine artery Doppler measurements during the in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment cycle and to compare th…
The endothelins are signalling peptides that act via two receptors, ET(A) and ET(B). In the human endometrium, endothelin receptors have been demonstrated in glands and stroma and have been shown to vary during the course of the menstrual c…
OBJECTIVE: Our purpose was to study the hemodynamic changes in the uterine and intraovarian vessels during the normal menstrual cycle and to relate the vascular changes to hormonal index values. STUDY DESIGN: Seven women who had bilateral …
A total of 96 women undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment were studied on the day of human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) administration by transvaginal ultrasonography with color and pulsed Doppler ultrasound. We assessed endomet…
OBJECTIVE: To compare the midluteal uterine artery impedance to blood flow as measured by the pulsatility index in women with different causes of infertility with that of women with normal fertility and to correlate this with endometrial th…
OBJECTIVE: To assess the value of transvaginal ultrasonography with colour blood flow imaging in detecting early ovarian cancer in women with a family history of the disease. DESIGN: Study of self referred symptomless women with a close re…
We are using transvaginal ultrasonography with color Doppler imaging to study changes in intrafollicular blood flow over the periovulatory period. We report here the findings from one volunteer (subject 9), who took two tablets of paracetam…
OBJECTIVE: To assess the value of ultrasonography in a screening procedure for early ovarian cancer. DESIGN: Prospective study of at least 5000 self referred women without symptoms of ovarian cancer. Each woman was scheduled to undergo thr…
In the study period (June 1984 to December 1986), 2232 cycles were stimulated in 1294 patients. Ultrasound-directed oocyte recovery (UDOR) was performed as an ambulatory procedure in 1737 (77.8%) cycles, resulting in 1375 embryos transfers …
The absorption, metabolism, and clearance of progesterone from the peripheral circulation were investigated in five postmenopausal women after oral administration of 100 mg daily for five consecutive days. Maximal plasma concentrations of p…