The predictive value of the "Hull & Rutherford" classification for tubal damage.

Objective: This study explores the predictive value for live birth following tubal reconstructive surgery of the "Hull & Rutherford" (H&R) classification system.

Design: Retrospective cohort study.

Setting: Tertiary infertility referral service, University of Bristol.

Pre-ovulatory granulosa cells of infertile women with endometriosis are less sensitive to luteinizing hormone.

Problem: Reduced fertilization rates in women with minor endometriosis may be the result of direct effects on the ovary or to primary dysfunction within the hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian axis. This controlled study was designed to examine the steroidogenic potential of luteinized granulosa cells in women with minor endometriosis.

Method Of Study: Granulosa cells were harvested at oocyte recovery and incubated for 3 hr in increasing concentrations of luteinizing hormone (LH).

Quadruplet pregnancy following transfer of two embryos: Case report.

Following a long period of secondary unexplained infertility, a couple had assisted conception treatment with IVF and transfer of two embryos 2 days later. The woman conceived and was found to have a quadruplet pregnancy. Following spontaneous labour onset at 34 weeks gestation, she was delivered by immediate Caesarean section.