Unmet communication needs and moral work in the disposition decision concerning surplus frozen embryos: The perspectives of IVF users.

The disposition decision is a frequently unresolved issue for many IVF users with surplus frozen embryos (SFEs), and this study draws attention to their experiences and moral work, locating it in the Jewish-Israeli context that legally enables the donation of SFEs to research but prohibits donation to other infertile people. To explore the (mis)understandings and (mis)communication underlying IVF users' decisions concerning the fate of their SFEs, the records of 674 IVF users with SFEs stored for more than 5 years during 1996-2011 were analyzed, and 89 IVF users with different disposition decisions were recruited for semi-structured interviews. With an average of 5.

Embryo quality in controlled ovarian stimulation for in vitro fertilization in young poor responders.

This retrospective matched case control study was conducted to evaluate the effects of poor ovarian response in a group of young women (20-30 years) on embryos quality in controlled ovarian hyperstimulation (COH) for in vitro fertilization. Thirty-nine young patients with poor ovarian response (≤5 oocytes on retrieval) were enrolled and compared to age- and date-matched controls. Maximal Estradiol levels, number of oocytes aspirated, number of M2 oocytes and number of fertilized oocytes were significantly lower in the study group compared to controls.

Effects of cancer on ovarian response in controlled ovarian stimulation for fertility preservation.

Objective: To evaluate the effects of cancer on ovarian response in controlled ovarian hyperstimulation (COH).

Design: Retrospective analysis study.

Setting: University-based tertiary medical center.

Effects of salpingectomy on ovarian response in controlled ovarian hyperstimulation for in vitro fertilization: a reappraisal.

To evaluate the effects of salpingectomy on ovarian response in controlled ovarian hyperstimulation (COH), 36 women who underwent controlled ovarian stimulation cycles for IVF before and after salpingectomy were studied. The overall number of dominant follicles and the number of oocytes aspirated before and after salpingectomy were comparable (7.2 ± 3.