Publications by authors named "M Brzakowski"

In today's society, many women push pregnancy further away from the "right" childbearing age. Assisted reproduction, except egg donation, is unable to fully overcome the effect of age on fertility loss. The effectiveness of oocyte vitrification is demonstrated, and oocyte vitrification is allowed in the French Bioethics law of 2011.

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Objective: Vulvar cancer is rare. In France, surgical management of this cancer is codified by national guidelines. The aim of this survey was to evaluate its surgical management regards to the French guidelines.

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Objectives: To identify IVF±ICSI pregnancy predictive factors during "Top Quality" attempts in case of double embryo transfer.

Patients And Methods: Three years retrospective study (2007, 2008 and 2009) on parameters and results obtained during IVF±ICSI defined as "Top Quality" attempts: first or second attempts on less than 35years old women (age inferior or equal to) with one or two "Top Quality" embryo transfer.

Results: In case of double embryo transfer, pregnancy predictive factors are (OR [IC 95%], P): average endometrial thickness on start (4.

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Background: The purpose of the current study was to evaluate the characteristics of borderline ovarian tumors (BOTs) diagnosed during pregnancy.

Patients And Methods: We conducted a retrospective multicenter study of 40 patients with BOTs diagnosed during pregnancy between 1997 and 2009 at five tertiary universitary departments of Gynecology and Obstetrics and one French cancer center. The medical records were reviewed to determine surgical procedure, histology, restaging surgery and recurrence.

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The aetiological assessment of an infertile couple includes several complementary biological and morphological examinations. Initial exploration of the female genital tract requires the performance of pelvic ultrasound and hysterosalpingography. The value of systematic laparoscopy in infertility assessment is still subject to debate.

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