A Retrospective Study of Risk Factors for Small Bowel Obstruction After Hysterectomy.

Background And Objectives: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the incidence of small bowel obstruction (SBO) following hysterectomy and to identify factors that may increase the risk of SBO by route of hysterectomy.

Methods: A retrospective review of the electronic medical records of all hysterectomies completed between January 2011 through July 2013 at our institution was performed. Information on patient demographics, comorbid conditions, and surgical characteristics were collected.

Induction of the LH Surge in Premenarchal Girls Confirms Early Maturation of the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Ovarian Axis.

Purpose: To determine whether premenarchal girls exhibit positive estradiol feedback similar to regularly cycling adult women when given exogenous estradiol.

Methods: This was a prospective clinical cohort study at 2 institutions. Nine girls and 6 women received a 7-day course of transdermal estradiol designed to produce physiologic, mid-cycle circulating estradiol levels.

Pregnancy Outcomes After Direct Uterine Myoma Thermal Ablation: Review of the Literature.

The objective of this review is to describe the reproductive outcomes of women after radiofrequency volumetric thermal ablation (RFVTA) of myomas or magnetic resonance-guided high-intensity focused ultrasound (MRgHIFU). This is a literature review of the current case reports of reproductive outcomes after direct myoma thermal ablation at multiple academic and private centers throughout the world. A literature search was performed using PubMed and Medline.

Heterotopic Gestation with Twin Intrauterine Implantation Following Transfer of Three Developmentally-delayed Embryos from Cryopreserved Oocytes: A Case Report.

Background: In vitro fertilization (IVF) data suggest improved live birth rates for embryos transferred at the blastocyst versus the cleavage stage. Embryos that have not reached the blastocyst stage by day 5 postthaw have diminished potential for implantation and live birth. Few data exist regarding embryogenesis and optimal timing of transfer for embryos derived from previously cryopreserved oocytes, but we report the case of 100% implantation following transfer of 3 developmentally-delayed embryos derived from cryopreserved oocytes.

Male adiposity impairs clinical pregnancy rate by in vitro fertilization without affecting day 3 embryo quality.

Objective: Male adiposity is detrimental for achieving clinical pregnancy rate (CPR) following assisted reproductive technologies (ART). The hypothesis that the association of male adiposity with decreased success following ART is mediated by worse embryo quality was tested.

Design And Methods: Retrospective study including 344 infertile couples undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF) or intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) cycles was performed.

Overweight men: clinical pregnancy after ART is decreased in IVF but not in ICSI cycles.

Purpose: To evaluate if elevated male body mass influences success after assisted reproductive technologies

Methods: Retrospective study of 290 cycles.

Results: Male body mass index greater than 25.0 kg/m² was associated with significantly lower clinical pregnancy (53.