Progesterone level at oocyte retrieval predicts in vitro fertilization success in a short-antagonist protocol: a prospective cohort study.

Objective: To evaluate the distribution of P levels on the day of oocyte retrieval as it relates to pregnancy outcome in an antagonist protocol, which may be at higher risk for elevated P levels.

Design: Prospective cohort study.

Setting: Academic IVF center.

Complex X chromosome rearrangement delineated by array comparative genome hybridization in a woman with premature ovarian insufficiency.

Objective: To investigate candidate genes affected by a complex X chromosome rearrangement that may play a role in the diagnosis of spontaneous premature ovarian insufficiency (POI).

Design: Prospective cytogenetic analysis, fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) analysis and oligonucleotide array comparative genome hybridization (CGH).

Setting: University medical center.

Thalidomide treatment attenuates chemotherapy-induced gonadal toxicity.

The aim of this study was to investigate gonadal-protective properties of thalidomide in a mouse model of chemotherapy-induced ovarian failure. Administration of thalidomide before alkylating chemotherapy preserved ovarian follicles and lead to the resumption of normal estrous cyclicity.

Laparoscopic management of placenta percreta.

The incidence of abnormal placentation is increasing as a result of the rise in the cesarean delivery rate. Management of placenta percreta involving the urinary bladder often requires extensive surgery including bladder resection. A 27-year-old woman with placenta previa percreta that invaded the urinary bladder underwent delayed total laparoscopic hysterectomy performed after the portion of the placenta invading the bladder had regressed.