Should embryos developing to blastocysts on day 7 be cryopreserved and transferred: an analysis of pregnancy and implantation rates.

Objective: To compare pregnancy rates (PRs) using blastocysts cryopreserved on day 7 with those cryopreserved on days 5 and 6.

Design: Retrospective observational cohort study.

Setting: Infertility center performing IVF.

The combined effect of age and basal follicle-stimulating hormone on the cost of a live birth at assisted reproductive technology.

Objective: To predict the cost of a delivery following assisted reproductive technologies (ART).

Design: Cost analysis based on retrospective chart analysis.

Setting: University-based ART program.

Embryo afterloading: a refinement in embryo transfer technique that may increase clinical pregnancy.

Objective: Given the importance of ET technique during assisted reproductive technology cycles, we evaluated the effect of embryo afterloading subsequent to placement of the ET catheter on pregnancy rates vs. a standard direct ET.

Design: Retrospective cohort analysis.

The role of fallopian tube anastomosis in training fellows: a survey of current reproductive endocrinology fellows and practitioners.

This survey of fellows and reproductive endocrinologists in practice suggests that decreasing numbers of tubal reanastomosis procedures are being performed. This change has occurred both in fellow training and in the clinical practice of reproductive endocrinologists.

The diagnosis and management of hirsutism.

Approximately 10% of women of childbearing age are hirsute, which is defined as the presence of coarse terminal hairs in androgen-dependent areas on the face and body. It not only is a source of psychological discomfort but also may be a sign of an underlying medical condition. This article reviews the pathophysiology, diagnosis, evaluation, and treatment of hirsutism.

Prediction of 24-hour protein excretion in pregnancy with a single voided urine protein-to-creatinine ratio.

Objective: This study was undertaken to validate the prediction of 24- hour urine protein excretion by a single voided urine protein-to-creatinine (P:C) ratio in a hospitalized pregnant population at our institution. We sought to evaluate the ability of serial single voided P:C ratios to follow the course of proteinuria.

Study Design: Pregnant patients who were admitted to the antepartum unit at Northwestern Memorial Hospital and who were undergoing a 24-hour urine collection for the quantitation of proteinuria were recruited.