Purpose: To investigate the relationship between early serum hCG levels after frozen embryo transfer and fetal anomalies.
Methods: This was a case-control study at a single academic fertility center between 1/2010 and 12/2021, including all patients who underwent euploid frozen embryo transfers resulting in any fetal anomaly confirmed at the time of induced abortion > 10 weeks or any anomaly reported at delivery. Controls included patients with healthy live births matched for age and day/grade of embryo after euploid FET.
Introduction Cesarean hysterectomy is a relatively rarely performed, complex, life-saving procedure considered during post-partum hemorrhage and other obstetric complications. This multi-site study aimed at validating a low-cost, low-fidelity cesarean hysterectomy model to support resident proficiency and increase their confidence in performing this critical procedure. Materials and methods We developed a low-fidelity, anatomically representative model for cesarean hysterectomy simulation purposes.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To validate a prognosis-based scoring system for in vitro fertilization (IVF) grant allocation.
Design: Retrospective cohort study.
Setting: A 501(c)(3) nonprofit foundation that awards donated IVF cycles and grants to those with demonstrated financial need.
Radiation Recall encompasses an array of inflammatory reactions, most commonly dermatitis, that occurs in response to a systemic medication with distribution in a previously irradiated field. While historically cytotoxic chemotherapy was a major culprit, this case report describes radiation recall dermatitis in response to pembrolizumab and lenvatinib in a 62-year old female with ongoing advanced endometrial cancer and history of breast cancer. Discontinuation of lenvatinib alone lead to complete resolution of the dermatitis, and she ultimately resumed her previous lenvatinib dose without recurrent symptoms.
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