BACKGROUND: Serum beta-human chorionic gonadotropin (β-hCG) hormone is a well-established biomarker used for pregnancy monitoring and prognosis in in vitro fertilization (IVF) cycles. After embryo transfer, a high serum β-hCG level with a p…
INTRODUCTION: Adenomyosis is a uterine disorder defined by presence of endometrial glands and stroma within the myometrium with surrounding myometrial hyperplasia. Research has shown that ultrasound (US) can play a key role in early adenomy…
PURPOSE: To explore if a day 7 blastocyst is predictive of the reproductive potential of sibling day 5 or day 6 blastocysts? METHODS: Retrospective cohort of autologous frozen embryo transfers (FET), February 2019 to April 2022. Cycles div…
(Abstracted from Fertil Steril 2023;119(3):484–489) Adenomyosis is a benign gynecologic condition that causes endometrial glands and stroma to be found in the myometrium. Although the criterion-standard diagnosis of adenomyosis remains hist…
Objective: The purpose of this study was to understand how Canadian Obstetricians/Gynaecologists (OBGYNs) diagnose and manage adenomyosis. Methods: This cross-sectional study was performed via an online survey distributed to 262 OBGYNs at t…
OBJECTIVE: To use the Morphological Uterus Sonographic Assessment (MUSA) criteria to evaluate the impact of adenomyosis on the live birth rate after donor egg embryo transfer. DESIGN: Retrospective cohort study. SETTING: Tertiary fertilit…