Does duration of abstinence affect the live-birth rate after assisted reproductive technology? A retrospective analysis of 1,030 cycles.

Objective: To study influence of abstinence period on the live-birth rate after assisted reproductive technology (ART).

Design: Retrospective cohort study.

Setting: Reproductive medicine unit, university-level hospital.

Effect of oral contraceptive containing ethinyl estradiol combined with drospirenone vs. desogestrel on clinical and biochemical parameters in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome.

Background: A prospective randomized trial was conducted to compare efficacy of a drospirenone-containing combined oral contraceptives (COC) with desogestrel-containing COC in women with polycystic ovary-syndrome (PCOS) not desirous of child-bearing.

Study Design: Sixty women were randomized into study group [ethinylestradiol (EE) 30 mcg+drospirenone 3 mg] and control group (EE 30 mcg+desogestrel 150 mcg), treated for 6 months and followed up at 1 month, 3 months, 6 months, during treatment and 3 and 6 months post-treatment. Acne and hirsutism scoring, bodyweight, body mass index (BMI), blood pressure (BP), ultrasound parameters, lipid profile, glycemic profile and hormonal profile were compared.