Anogenital distance in newborn infants conceived by assisted reproduction and natural conception.

Research Question: Does anogenital distance (AGD) differ in newborn infants conceived through assisted reproduction technology (ART) compared with those conceived naturally?

Design: This case-control study looked at anthropometric and anogenital measurements in 247 male and 200 female newborns born after ART (n = 121) or natural conception (n = 326), within 24 h of birth. Anogenital measurements included distance from the centre of the anus to the anterior clitoris (AGDAC) and to the posterior fourchette (AGDAF) in female infants, and from the centre of the anus to the posterior base of the scrotum (AGDAS) and to the anterior base of the penis (AGDAP) in male infants.

Results: ART mothers were older, more likely to be nulliparous and delivered by Caesarean section at an earlier gestational week.

Endometrial volume measured on the day of embryo transfer is not associated with live birth rates in IVF: A prospective study and review of the literature.

Objective: To evaluate the effect of endometrial volume (EV) on the live birth rates (LBR)s in fresh or frozen embryo transfer (ET) cycles.

Material And Methods: This is a prospective study including all women who underwent a fresh or frozen single blastocyst transfer between January 2017 and September 2018 in a university affiliated private hospital. Patients with advanced age (>42years), congenital uterine anomalies, endometrial or myometrial abnormalities, those with a difficult ET, those with only poor-quality blastocysts available for transfer, those in whom an optimal 3D TVUS image could not be obtained and those who were lost to follow-up were excluded.

The utility of first trimester uterine artery Doppler, placental volume and PAPP-A levels alone and in combination to predict preeclampsia.

In this study, we aimed to evaluate the detection of pre-eclampsia (PE) by integrating uterine artery Doppler, placental volume, and pregnancy-associated plasma protein A (PAPP-A) levels in the first trimester. We prospectively recruited 602 women that underwent 11-13weeks' aneuploidy screening. The mean pulsatility index (PI) of the uterine arteries and the placental volume were measured by ultrasonography.

Double notches: association of uterine artery notch forms with pregnancy outcome and severity of preeclampsia.

Objective: To assess uterine artery Doppler waveforms and notches performed in the third trimester as a predictor of adverse outcomes.

Methods: Of 490 preeclampsia (PE) patients between 24 and 34 weeks gestation, 166 were diagnosed with mild PE and 324 were diagnosed with severe PE. Patients were divided into four groups (no notch, a unilateral notch, bilateral notches and double notches).