Is dosage of hormone replacement therapy related with endometrial polyp formation?

Purpose Of Investigation: To evaluate the effect of different doses of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) on endometrial polyp formation.

Methods: 398 menopausal women were initially evaluated through transvaginal ultrasound and patients who already had endometrial polyps were excluded from the study. One hundred and six (26.

Knowledge, attitude, and behavior of female students concerning contraception in Athens, Greece.

The aims of this study were to investigate the knowledge, attitudes and behavior of female high school and university students concerning contraception. The study was performed at the Alexandra University Hospital in Athens. A total of 297 female students participated in the study.

Does pre-treatment with micronized progesterone affect the ovarian response to a gonadotropin releasing hormone agonist flare-up protocol?

The purpose of this study was to investigate the ovarian response and the receptivity of the endometrium in women pre-treated with micronized progesterone. Eighty-two normogonodotropic women undergoing in vitro fertilization were studied. Thirty received micronized progesterone 1500 mg/day from day 21 of the cycle for a minimum of 2 weeks, and 52 did not receive micronized progesterone (control group).

A preliminary trial of human zygote culture in Ham's F-10 without hypoxanthine.

Purpose: This study deals with the suitability of Ham's F-10 without hypoxanthine for early cleavage-stage embryo culture. A high percentage of mouse two-cell embryos developed into morula and blastocysts in Ham's F-10 formulated without hypoxanthine (75.3 and 71.

Combined GnRH-agonist and HMG therapy in patients with stimulation failure.

This study deals with the combined therapy of GnRH-agonist (GnRH-a) and HMG for stimulation in 15 patients who failed two prior in vitro fertilization attempts. Fifty-three patients who received HMG without GnRH-agonist suppression served as controls. Comparing the HMG group with GnRH-a/HMG cycles, the cancellation rate dropped from 35.