Morphology of early intrauterine deaths with full trisomy 15.

Objective: The morphologic features of embryos with full trisomy 15 are described.

Method: A total of 1195 pregnancy losses were examined embryoscopically and cytogenetically.

Results: Of 1173 successfully karyotyped specimens, full trisomy 15 was diagnosed cytogenetically in 59 cases (5%).

Live birth after in vitro fertilization and single embryo transfer in a kidney transplant patient: a case report and review of the literature.

Background: To present a successful case of in vitro fertilization (IVF) and single embryo transfer (SET) in a kidney transplant (NTX) patient and review of the literature.

Methods: Case report and review of the literature.

Setting: IVF-Unit in a university medical center.

Laparoscopic versus open myomectomy: a double-blind study to evaluate postoperative pain.

The advantages of laparoscopic over open surgery have been documented in nonblinded settings. Our prospective, double-blind setting evaluated pain scores 72 h after surgery by comparing patients who underwent laparoscopic myomectomy or with laparotomy. Forty women referred for conservative myomectomy were included in the study.

Polymorphisms of the Nos3 gene and unexplained late intrauterine fetal death.

Objective: Genetic polymorphisms associated with vascular diseases have been proposed to be involved in the pathogenesis of late unexplained intrauterine fetal death (IUFD). The Nos3 gene is known to regulate vascular tone via the endothelial nitric oxide synthase/nitric oxide pathway.

Study Design: In a multicenter case-control study, we evaluated two Nos3 polymorphisms (exon 7 Glu298Asp and a 27bp-repeat in intron 4) in 92 women with IUFD and 92 healthy control women.